1968 Indiana gubernatorial election

none related races 1968 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1968 Indiana gubernatorial election Indiana Presidential no 1964 Indiana gubernatorial election 1964 1972 Indiana gubernatorial election 1972 November 5, 1968 File:Edgar Doud Whitcomb (cropped).jpg 150x150px Edgar Whitcomb Republican Party (United States) 1,080,271 52.72% 3x4.svg Robert L. Rock Democratic Party (United States) 965,816 47.13% File:1968 Indiana gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 160px County results Whitcomb: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Rock: #7996e2 50–60% Governor Roger D. Branigin Democratic Party (United States) Edgar Whitcomb Republican Party (United States) The 1968 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Democratic Governor Roger D. Branigin was term-limited. Republican nominee Edgar Whitcomb defeated Democratic nominee Robert L. Rock with 52.72% of the vote. Nominations Until 1976, all nominations for statewide office in Indiana were made by state conventions.America Votes 8 116Congressional Quarterly 1998 112 Democratic nomination Candidates Richard C. Bodine, former Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives Robert L. Rock, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Results The Democratic convention was held on June 21, 1968.Myers Hortense 22 June 1968 Rock wins Demo governor's spot https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=TDB19680622-01.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- The Daily Banner Greencastle, IN 1–2 4 June 2020 Butters Mary Ann 22 June 1968 Demo Women Take Active Part in Helping Favorite Candidates https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26220038/the-indianapolis-star/ Indianapolis Star Indianapolis, Indiana 6 4 June 2020 Democratic convention resultsFoughty Trevor That wild 1968 Indiana Democrat convention https://www.in.gov/library/files/HPI_20180614.pdf Howey Politics Indiana Kokomo, Indiana 23 41 14 June 2018 7 4 June 2020 Robert L. Rock Democratic Party (United States) 953 49.33 Richard C. Bodine Democratic Party (United States) 951 49.23 Absent/not voting 28 1.45 1,932 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Dr. Otis Bowen, Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives Earl Butz, former Assistant United States Secretary of Agriculture Edgar Whitcomb, incumbent Secretary of State of Indiana Results The Republican convention was held on June 18, 1968.Cadou Eugene J. 19 June 1968 Municipal vote gives Whitcomb the GOP nod https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=TDB19680619-01.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- The Daily Banner Greencastle, IN 1 4 June 2020 https://www.capitolandwashington.com/blog/2018/06/15/the-close-convention-upset-that-history-mostly-forgot/ The close convention upset that history mostly forgot Foughty Trevor 15 June 2018 Capital & Washington 4 June 2020 Republican convention resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=411236 IN Governor, 1968 - R Convention Our Campaigns 4 June 2020 Edgar Whitcomb Republican Party (United States) 1,260 56.86 Otis Bowen Republican Party (United States) 527 23.78 Earl Butz Republican Party (United States) 429 19.36 2,216 100.00 General election Governor Candidates Melvin E. Hawk, Prohibition Robert L. Rock, Democratic Edgar Whitcomb, Republican Results 1968 Indiana gubernatorial electionCongressional Quarterly 1998 50America Votes 8 107https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174226 IN Governor, 1968 Our Campaigns 4 June 2020https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=18&year=1968&f=0&off=5&elect=0 1968 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Indiana US Election Atlas 4 June 2020 Republican Party (United States) Edgar Whitcomb 1,080,271 52.72% Democratic Party (United States) Robert L. Rock 965,816 47.13% Prohibition Party Melvin E. Hawk 2,985 0.15% 114,455 5.59% 2,049,072 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Lieutenant governor 1968 Indiana lieutenant gubernatorial electionhttps://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=18&year=1968&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1968 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results – Indiana US Election Atlas 4 June 2020 Republican Party (United States) Richard E. Folz 1,086,704 54.00% Democratic Party (United States) James W. Beatty 922,352 45.83% Prohibition Party James G. Harkless 3,277 0.16% 164,352 8.17% 2,012,333 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Bibliography Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Scammon Richard M. America Votes 8: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1968 Washington, D.C. Governmental Affairs Institute 1970 https://archive.org/details/americavotes8elec/mode/2up America Votes 8 Brown Otis R. Otis R. Bowen Du Bois William 2000 Doc: Memories from a Life in Public Service https://books.google.com/books?id=0CSwDQAAQBAJ&pg=PP1 Bloomington, Illinois Indiana University Press 0-253-33767-4 Bowen and Du Bois 2000 1968 Indiana Gubernatorial Indiana gubernatorial election