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Indiana State Senate seat · former district

Indiana State Senate: Decatur–Fayette–Rush–Shelby

1 elections since 1968: Democrats won 0, Republicans 1.

1968 election

Nov 5, 1968
  1. Robert L. Sheaffer (R) · won56.1%
  2. Floyd A. Hines (D)43.9%

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

Every election for this seat

1 race since 1968.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
1968Robert L. Sheaffer (R)Floyd A. Hines (D)12.3

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