1968Final results
1968 election for Indiana State Senate: Decatur–Fayette–Rush–Shelby
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Robert L. Sheaffer (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Floyd A. Hines (D) by 12.3 points.
Robert L. SheafferRepublican · winner
56.1%24,753
Floyd A. HinesDemocrat
43.9%19,341
44,094 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET