1970Final results
1970 election for Indiana House of Representatives: Allen
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
John R. Sinks (R), Elmer Macdonald (R), Samuel A. Rea (R), Arthur C. Hayes (R) and William S. Latz (R) won the district's 5 seats.
5 seatsJohn R. SinksRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.6%47,513
Elmer MacdonaldRepublican · winner
10.5%47,160
Samuel A. ReaRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.4%46,583
Arthur C. HayesRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.3%46,213
William S. LatzRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.2%45,532
Graham A. RichardDemocrat
10.1%45,098
KernDemocrat
9.7%43,486
Esther WilsonDemocrat
9.5%42,719
SullivanDemocrat
9.5%42,592
SilvermanDemocrat
9.1%40,657
447,553 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)