1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Indiana House of Representatives: Dearborn–Jefferson–Ohio–Ripley–Switzerland
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Edward Goble (D) and Gary L. Butler (D) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsEdward GobleDemocrat · winner
26.9%17,945
Gary L. ButlerDemocrat · winner
26.2%17,492
Ralph A. DunbarRepublican · incumbent
23.7%15,821
NegangardRepublican
23.2%15,490
66,748 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)