1970Final results
1970 election for Indiana House of Representatives: Carroll–Cass–Miami
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
J. Harold Mertz (R) and Kermit O. Burrous (R) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsJ. Harold MertzRepublican · winner · incumbent
25.9%17,537
Kermit O. BurrousRepublican · winner · incumbent
25.8%17,411
MurphyDemocrat
24.5%16,596
James Riley ThimlarDemocrat
23.8%16,057
67,601 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)