This is the 1968 race. The latest: 1970 →

1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 election for Indiana House District LAPORTE

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

2 seats: Roy H. Hibner (R), Robert L. Borst (R) won.

2 seats
Roy H. HibnerRepublican · winner
26.6%20,515
Robert L. BorstRepublican · winner
26.3%20,267
Richard D. BellDemocrat · incumbent
23.9%18,434
23.3%17,965
77,181 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenR+4.71968D+3.51970

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET