1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Indiana State Senate: Delaware–Jay–Randolph–Wells 1
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Charles D. Wise (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Rodney Piper (D) by 7.8 points.
Charles D. WiseRepublican · winner
53.9%42,238
Rodney PiperDemocrat · incumbent
46.1%36,128
78,366 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)