1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Indiana House District VANDERBURGH
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
4 seats: John Coates Cox (R), Harry E. Thompson (R), Robert L. Rickard Jr. (R), Jerry A. Lamb (R) won.
4 seatsJohn Coates CoxRepublican · winner
13.1%38,349
Harry E. ThompsonRepublican · winner
13.0%38,107
Robert L. Rickard Jr.Republican · winner
12.8%37,455
Jerry A. LambRepublican · winner
12.7%37,359
Elsie BarningDemocrat · incumbent
12.4%36,334
Thomas P. ToonDemocrat · incumbent
12.2%35,728
Orvil E. HuettDemocrat · incumbent
11.9%34,989
Charles K. AbshierDemocrat · incumbent
11.9%34,956
293,277 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET