1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Indiana House of Representatives: Crawford–Harrison–Washington
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Nelson D. Kennedy (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Russell E. Breeden (R) by 2.4 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Nelson D. KennedyDemocrat · winner
51.2%9,667
Russell E. BreedenRepublican · incumbent
48.8%9,215
18,882 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)