1970Final results
1970 election for Indiana House of Representatives: Gibson–Posey
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
H. Joel Deckard (R) won re-election with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Martin (D) by 2.3 points.
H. Joel DeckardRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.2%11,607
MartinDemocrat
48.8%11,081
22,688 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)