1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Indiana State Senate: Howard–Tipton
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Merton Stanley (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Nash (R) by 0.1 points.
Merton StanleyDemocrat · winner
50.1%16,161
Robert L. NashRepublican · incumbent
49.9%16,115
32,276 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET