1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Indiana House of Representatives: Vanderburgh
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
J. Jeff Hays (D), Elsie Barning (D), Maurice Oconnor (D) and Henry Talbott Allen (D) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsJ. Jeff HaysDemocrat · winner
13.3%32,507
Elsie BarningDemocrat · winner
13.3%32,367
Maurice OconnorDemocrat · winner
13.1%31,799
Henry Talbott AllenDemocrat · winner
12.6%30,797
John Coates CoxRepublican · incumbent
12.3%30,018
Harry E. ThompsonRepublican · incumbent
12.1%29,458
LoppRepublican
11.8%28,700
Robert L. Rickard Jr.Republican · incumbent
11.5%27,949
243,595 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)