1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 election for Indiana House District DELAWAREJAY

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

3 seats: Donald A. Hanlin (D), James Erwin Walsh (D), Leo A. Voisard (D) won.

3 seats
Donald A. HanlinDemocrat · winner
17.8%26,620
James Erwin WalshDemocrat · winner
17.2%25,651
Leo A. VoisardDemocrat · winner
16.7%24,951
Richard E. RigginRepublican · incumbent
16.5%24,598
SchickRepublican
16.1%23,999
Eugene E. HeathRepublican · incumbent
15.7%23,410
149,229 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

Races before and after

EvenR+4.81968D+0.71970

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET