1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Indiana House of Representatives: Fayette–Franklin–Union
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Robert W. Gordon (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating William R. Hamilton (R) by 6.7 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Robert W. GordonDemocrat · winner
53.4%9,145
William R. HamiltonRepublican · incumbent
46.6%7,996
17,141 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)