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Election 1968 Results

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1968 Indiana governor election

Edgar D. Whitcomb (Republican) beat Robert L. Rock (Democrat) in Indiana in 1968, 52.7% to 47.1%, a margin of 5.6 points and 114,455 votes.

Indiana changed party: in 1964 it went Democratic, for Roger D. Branigin.

Republicans led in 66 of the 92 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 26. The largest, Marion, cast 299,864 votes and went to the Republican by 11.3 points. The closest was Jefferson, where 3 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edgar D. Whitcomb won	Republican	1,080,271	52.7%
Robert L. Rock	Democratic	965,816	47.1%
All other candidates		2,985	0.1%
Total		2,049,072

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Marion	132,735 44.3%	166,756 55.6%	373	299,864	R+11.3
Lake	112,609 56.8%	85,105 42.9%	446	198,160	D+13.9
Allen	47,822 45.1%	58,206 54.9%	65	106,093	R+9.8
St. Joseph	53,771 52.3%	48,948 47.6%	121	102,840	D+4.7
Vanderburgh	35,438 47.4%	39,325 52.6%	57	74,820	R+5.2
Madison	28,732 49.5%	29,183 50.3%	72	57,987	R+0.8
Delaware	22,427 47.7%	24,529 52.2%	62	47,018	R+4.5
Vigo	24,232 52.9%	21,552 47.0%	39	45,823	D+5.8
Elkhart	17,136 41.6%	23,921 58.1%	92	41,149	R+16.5
Tippecanoe	16,809 41.9%	23,327 58.1%	20	40,156	R+16.2
La Porte	18,631 47.7%	20,380 52.2%	31	39,042	R+4.5
Wayne	14,432 46.2%	16,698 53.5%	75	31,205	R+7.3
Porter	12,533 40.5%	18,359 59.3%	44	30,936	R+18.8
Howard	13,924 45.9%	16,348 53.9%	56	30,328	R+8.0
Grant	13,409 44.7%	16,514 55.1%	59	29,982	R+10.4
Monroe	13,357 50.4%	13,125 49.5%	33	26,515	D+0.9
Clark	13,870 56.1%	10,828 43.8%	26	24,724	D+12.3
Bartholomew	10,102 42.4%	13,675 57.4%	39	23,816	R+15.0
Floyd	12,232 55.0%	10,003 44.9%	21	22,256	D+10.0
Henry	9,460 43.9%	12,033 55.9%	52	21,545	R+11.9
Hamilton	6,052 29.7%	14,276 70.1%	36	20,364	R+40.4
Johnson	7,823 38.6%	12,407 61.3%	24	20,254	R+22.6
Hendricks	6,998 34.7%	13,112 65.1%	29	20,139	R+30.4
Kosciusko	6,906 35.0%	12,764 64.7%	54	19,724	R+29.7
Knox	9,693 52.1%	8,872 47.7%	47	18,612	D+4.4
Cass	8,655 48.2%	9,272 51.7%	14	17,941	R+3.4
Huntington	7,880 48.3%	8,399 51.5%	32	16,311	R+3.2
Marshall	7,159 44.6%	8,870 55.3%	19	16,048	R+10.7
Shelby	7,409 46.4%	8,529 53.4%	37	15,975	R+7.0
Lawrence	6,739 43.1%	8,876 56.8%	17	15,632	R+13.7
Gibson	7,962 51.2%	7,578 48.7%	17	15,557	D+2.5
Morgan	6,068 39.1%	9,430 60.7%	29	15,527	R+21.7
Montgomery	5,942 39.6%	9,019 60.2%	29	14,990	R+20.5
Jackson	5,256 36.4%	9,174 63.5%	27	14,457	R+27.1
Clinton	6,313 44.3%	7,915 55.6%	16	14,244	R+11.2
Wabash	5,350 38.9%	8,376 60.9%	25	13,751	R+22.0
Miami	6,119 45.8%	7,210 54.0%	22	13,351	R+8.2
Dubois	7,920 59.5%	5,387 40.5%	9	13,316	D+19.0
Greene	6,689 51.1%	6,374 48.7%	15	13,078	D+2.4
De Kalb	5,840 44.8%	7,169 55.0%	33	13,042	R+10.2
Boone	5,197 39.9%	7,803 60.0%	13	13,013	R+20.0
Hancock	5,028 39.2%	7,773 60.5%	40	12,841	R+21.4
Noble	6,323 49.8%	6,364 50.1%	16	12,703	R+0.3
Randolph	5,313 43.1%	6,983 56.6%	32	12,328	R+13.5
Dearborn	6,237 51.2%	5,933 48.7%	9	12,179	D+2.5
Daviess	5,033 41.6%	7,042 58.2%	30	12,105	R+16.6
Warrick	5,689 49.5%	5,797 50.4%	11	11,497	R+0.9
Fayette	5,772 51.4%	5,448 48.5%	19	11,239	D+2.9
Putnam	5,035 45.0%	6,127 54.8%	21	11,183	R+9.8
Jefferson	5,552 49.9%	5,555 50.0%	12	11,119	level
Clay	5,441 49.1%	5,615 50.7%	22	11,078	R+1.6
Adams	6,085 55.2%	4,887 44.4%	42	11,014	D+10.9
Jay	5,279 49.8%	5,283 49.9%	29	10,591	level
Whitley	5,020 47.6%	5,503 52.2%	20	10,543	R+4.6
Ripley	4,903 47.9%	5,316 51.9%	15	10,234	R+4.0
White	4,389 43.3%	5,740 56.7%		10,129	R+13.3
Wells	5,031 50.2%	4,974 49.6%	24	10,029	D+0.6
Posey	4,948 50.4%	4,853 49.5%	12	9,813	D+1.0
Decatur	4,236 43.9%	5,390 55.9%	14	9,640	R+12.0
Sullivan	5,415 57.0%	4,077 42.9%	7	9,499	D+14.1
Fountain	4,444 47.4%	4,930 52.6%	7	9,381	R+5.2
Harrison	5,112 54.5%	4,231 45.1%	34	9,377	D+9.4
Perry	4,797 53.7%	4,129 46.2%	3	8,929	D+7.5
Spencer	4,151 47.2%	4,635 52.7%	6	8,792	R+5.5
Carroll	3,786 44.9%	4,641 55.0%	11	8,438	R+10.1
Orange	3,675 43.9%	4,683 56.0%	10	8,368	R+12.0
Fulton	3,268 39.1%	5,088 60.8%	9	8,365	R+21.8
Vermillion	4,787 57.7%	3,511 42.3%	4	8,302	D+15.4
Rush	3,230 39.4%	4,971 60.6%	6	8,207	R+21.2
Jennings	3,298 40.4%	4,849 59.5%	8	8,155	R+19.0
Starke	4,044 50.7%	3,915 49.1%	18	7,977	D+1.6
Jasper	2,959 37.6%	4,893 62.2%	12	7,864	R+24.6
Washington	3,640 47.8%	3,964 52.1%	9	7,613	R+4.3
Tipton	3,242 42.9%	4,299 56.9%	10	7,551	R+14.0
Steuben	2,712 36.7%	4,676 63.2%	9	7,397	R+26.6
Parke	3,297 46.9%	3,729 53.0%	4	7,030	R+6.1
Pike	3,518 52.9%	3,110 46.8%	17	6,645	D+6.1
Franklin	3,097 48.7%	3,252 51.2%	7	6,356	R+2.4
Blackford	3,385 53.3%	2,960 46.6%	2	6,347	D+6.7
Scott	3,313 56.1%	2,590 43.8%	6	5,909	D+12.2
Pulaski	2,587 44.0%	3,279 55.8%	10	5,876	R+11.8
Benton	2,311 42.1%	3,178 57.8%	5	5,494	R+15.8
Owen	2,594 47.7%	2,836 52.2%	7	5,437	R+4.5
Martin	2,771 52.1%	2,542 47.8%	7	5,320	D+4.3
Lagrange	2,077 39.6%	3,156 60.2%	10	5,243	R+20.6
Newton	1,751 35.6%	3,161 64.3%	4	4,916	R+28.7
Warren	1,782 42.6%	2,393 57.2%	9	4,184	R+14.6
Crawford	1,916 46.5%	2,183 53.0%	18	4,117	R+6.5
Brown	1,755 47.2%	1,956 52.6%	7	3,718	R+5.4
Switzerland	1,774 53.6%	1,528 46.2%	5	3,307	D+7.4
Union	1,214 41.9%	1,674 57.8%	6	2,894	R+15.9
Ohio	1,169 52.8%	1,042 47.1%	3	2,214	D+5.7

Counties as they stood in 1968; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Indiana governor elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Mike Braun (R)	R+13.3
2020	Eric Holcomb (R)	R+24.5
2016	Eric Holcomb (R)	R+6.0
2012	Mike Pence (R)	R+2.9
2008	Mitch Daniels (R)	R+17.8
2004	Mitch Daniels (R)	R+7.7
2000	Frank O'Bannon (D)	D+14.9
1996	Frank O'Bannon (D)	D+4.7
1992	Evan Bayh (D)	D+25.1
1988	Evan Bayh (D)	D+6.4
1984	Robert D. Orr (R)	R+5.0
1980	Robert D. Orr (R)	R+15.8
1976	Otis R. Bowen (R)	R+14.2
1972	Otis R. Bowen (R)	R+14.3
1968	Edgar D. Whitcomb (R)	R+5.6
1964	Roger D. Branigin (D)	D+12.7
1960	Matthew E. Welsh (D)	D+1.1
1956	Harold W. Handley (R)	R+11.6
1952	George N. Craig (R)	R+12.1
1948	Henry F. Schricker (D)	D+8.4
1944	Ralph F. Gates (R)	R+2.8
1940	Henry F. Schricker (D)	D+0.2
1936	Maurice Clifford Townsend (D)	D+11.0
1932	Paul V. McNutt (D)	D+12.3
1928	Harry G. Leslie (R)	R+3.1
1924	Ed Jackson (R)	R+6.6
1920	Warren T. McCray (R)	R+13.4
1916	James P. Goodrich (R)	R+1.8
1912	Samuel M. Ralston (D)	D+20.8
1908	Thomas R. Marshall (D)	D+2.1
1904	J. Frank Hanly (R)	R+12.6
1900	Winfield T. Durbin (R)	R+3.8
1896	James A. Mount (R)	R+4.1
1892	Claude Matthews (D)	D+1.3
1888	Alvin P. Hovey (R)	R+0.4
1884	Isaac P. Gray (D)	D+1.5
1880	Albert Gallatin Porter (R)	R+1.5
1876	James Douglas Williams (D)	D+1.2
1872	Thomas Andrews Hendricks (D)	D+0.3
1868	Conrad Baker (R)	R+0.3

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