1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 election for Indiana Senate District MARION-1

Name: 1968 election for Indiana Senate District MARION-1
Start: 1968-11-05
Location: Indiana

Indiana State Senate · Indiana

6 seats: John M. Ryan (R), Walter H. Barbour (R), Charles E. Bosma (R), Joan M. Gubbins (R), Lawrence M. Borst (R), George A. Rubin (R) won.

6 seats

John M. RyanRepublican · winner

9.6%169,739

Walter H. BarbourRepublican · winner

9.6%169,457

Charles E. BosmaRepublican · winner

9.5%168,101

Joan M. GubbinsRepublican · winner

9.5%168,023

Lawrence M. BorstRepublican · winner

9.4%167,259

George A. RubinRepublican · winner

9.3%164,582

Nelson G. GrillsDemocrat · incumbent

7.3%129,509

Marie T. LauckDemocrat · incumbent

7.2%128,320

7.2%127,359

Hugh E. MilesDemocrat · incumbent

7.2%127,047

Kenneth PedigoDemocrat · incumbent

7.1%126,694

7.1%126,165

1,772,255 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

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