1970Final results
1970 election for Indiana House of Representatives: Clay–Putnam
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
John J. Thomas (R) won re-election with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Harold Roeschlein (D) by 16.0 points.
John J. ThomasRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%11,369
Harold RoeschleinDemocrat
42.0%8,237
19,606 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)