1970Final resultsSpecial election
1970 special election for Indiana State Senate: Jasper–Newton–Porter
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Charles Kleinkort (R) won re-election with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Richard D. Knudten (D) by 17.2 points.
Charles KleinkortRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.6%21,545
Richard D. KnudtenDemocrat
41.4%15,216
36,761 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 1970
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)