1970Final results
1970 election for Indiana House of Representatives: Hendricks–Johnson–Morgan–Shelby
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
H. Jack Mullendore (R), Robert H. Bales (R) and Jack Smitherman (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsH. Jack MullendoreRepublican · winner · incumbent
19.5%34,895
Robert H. BalesRepublican · winner · incumbent
19.3%34,481
Jack SmithermanRepublican · winner · incumbent
19.2%34,257
JonesDemocrat
14.4%25,748
BurchfieldDemocrat
13.8%24,747
JamesDemocrat
13.8%24,654
178,782 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)