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Indiana House of Representatives seat · former district

Indiana House District VANDERBURGH

2 elections since 1968: Democrats won 1, Republicans 1.

1970 election

Nov 3, 1970
  1. J. Jeff Hays (D) · won13.3%
  2. Elsie Barning (D) · won13.3%
  3. Maurice Oconnor (D) · won13.1%
  4. Henry Talbott Allen (D) · won12.6%

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Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

Every election for this seat

2 races since 1968.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
1970J. Jeff Hays · Elsie Barning · Maurice Oconnor · Henry Talbott Allen (D)John Coates Cox (R)0.3
1968John Coates Cox · Harry E. Thompson · Robert L. Rickard Jr. · Jerry A. Lamb (R)Elsie Barning (D)0.3

Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)