1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Indiana State Senate: Posey–Vanderburgh 2
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
J. Jeff Hays (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Sidney Kramer (R) by 2.2 points.
J. Jeff HaysDemocrat · winner
51.1%35,691
Sidney KramerRepublican · incumbent
48.9%34,154
69,845 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET