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{{Short description|Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Indiana}}
{{for|related races|1968 United States gubernatorial elections}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1968 Indiana gubernatorial election
| country = Indiana
| flag_year =
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1964 Indiana gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1964
| next_election = 1972 Indiana gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1972
| election_date = November 5, 1968
| image1 = [[File:Edgar Doud Whitcomb (cropped).jpg|x145px]]
| nominee1 = '''[[Edgar Whitcomb]]'''
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = '''1,080,271'''
| percentage1 = '''52.72%'''
| image2 = [[File:No image.svg|x100px]]
| nominee2 = [[Robert L. Rock]]
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 965,816
| percentage2 = 47.13%
| map_image = File:1968 Indiana gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
| map_size = 250px
| map_caption = County results <br/>
'''Whitcomb:''' {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40-50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} <br>'''Rock:''' {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}
| title = Governor
| before_election = [[Roger D. Branigin]]
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = [[Edgar Whitcomb]]
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsIN}}
The '''1968 Indiana gubernatorial election''' was held on November 5, 1968.

Incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[Governor of Indiana|Governor]] [[Roger D. Branigin]] was term-limited.

[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[Edgar Whitcomb]] defeated [[Democratic Party (United States)|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.{{sfn|America Votes 8|p=116}}{{sfn|Congressional Quarterly|1998|p=112}}

===Democratic nomination===
====Candidates====
*Richard C. Bodine, former [[List of Speakers of the Indiana House of Representatives|Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives]]
*[[Robert L. Rock]], incumbent [[Lieutenant Governor of Indiana|Lieutenant Governor]]

====Results====
The Democratic convention was held on June 21, 1968.<ref name="Daily Banner 22 June 1968">{{cite news |last=Myers |first=Hortense |date=22 June 1968 |title=Rock wins Demo governor's spot |url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=TDB19680622-01.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- |work=The Daily Banner |location=Greencastle, IN |pages=1–2 |access-date=4 June 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Butters |first=Mary Ann |date=22 June 1968 |title=Demo Women Take Active Part in Helping Favorite Candidates |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26220038/the-indianapolis-star/ |work=Indianapolis Star |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |page=6 |access-date=4 June 2020 }}</ref>

{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic convention results<ref name="Daily Banner 22 June 1968" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Foughty |first=Trevor |title=That wild 1968 Indiana Democrat convention |url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/HPI_20180614.pdf |magazine=Howey Politics Indiana |location=Kokomo, Indiana |volume=23 |number=41 |date=14 June 2018 |page=7 |access-date=4 June 2020 }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Robert L. Rock]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 953
| percentage = 49.33
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Richard C. Bodine
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 951
| percentage = 49.23
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
| candidate = Absent/not voting
| party =
| votes = 28
| percentage = 1.45
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1,932
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Republican primary===
====Candidates====
*Dr. [[Otis Bowen]], [[List of Speakers of the Indiana House of Representatives|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.<ref name="Daily Banner 19 June 1968">{{cite news |last=Cadou |first=Eugene J. |date=19 June 1968 |title=Municipal vote gives Whitcomb the GOP nod |url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=TDB19680619-01.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- |work=The Daily Banner |location=Greencastle, IN |page=1 |access-date=4 June 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.capitolandwashington.com/blog/2018/06/15/the-close-convention-upset-that-history-mostly-forgot/ |title=The close convention upset that history mostly forgot |last=Foughty |first=Trevor |date=15 June 2018 |website=Capital & Washington |access-date=4 June 2020 }}</ref>

{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican convention results<ref name="Daily Banner 19 June 1968" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=411236 |title=IN Governor, 1968 - R Convention |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Edgar Whitcomb]]
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 1,260
| percentage = 56.86
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Otis Bowen]]
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 527
| percentage = 23.78
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Earl Butz]]
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 429
| percentage = 19.36
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 2,216
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}

==General election==
===Governor===
====Candidates====
*Melvin E. Hawk, Prohibition
*[[Robert L. Rock]], Democratic
*[[Edgar Whitcomb]], Republican

====Results====

{{Election box begin | title=1968 Indiana gubernatorial election{{sfn|Congressional Quarterly|1998|p=50}}{{sfn|America Votes 8|p=107}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174226 |title=IN Governor, 1968 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=18&year=1968&f=0&off=5&elect=0 |title=1968 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Indiana |publisher=US Election Atlas |access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = [[Edgar Whitcomb]]
| votes = 1,080,271
| percentage = 52.72%
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = [[Robert L. Rock]]
| votes = 965,816
| percentage = 47.13%
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Prohibition Party
| candidate = Melvin E. Hawk
| votes = 2,985
| percentage = 0.15%
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
| votes = 114,455
| percentage = 5.59%
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
| votes = 2,049,072
| percentage = 100.00%
| change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = Democratic Party (United States)
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Lieutenant governor===

{{Election box begin | title=1968 Indiana lieutenant gubernatorial election<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=18&year=1968&f=0&off=6&elect=0 |title=1968 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results – Indiana |publisher=US Election Atlas |access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = [[Richard E. Folz]]
| votes = 1,086,704
| percentage = 54.00%
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = James W. Beatty
| votes = 922,352
| percentage = 45.83%
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
| party = Prohibition Party
| candidate = James G. Harkless
| votes = 3,277
| percentage = 0.16%
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
| votes = 164,352
| percentage = 8.17%
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
| votes = 2,012,333
| percentage = 100.00%
| change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = Democratic Party (United States)
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book |title=Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=Congressional Quarterly Inc. |date=1998 |isbn=1-56802-396-0 | ref={{SfnRef|Congressional Quarterly|1998}}}}
* {{cite book |editor-last=Scammon |editor-first=Richard M. |title=America Votes 8: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1968 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=Governmental Affairs Institute |date=1970 |url=https://archive.org/details/americavotes8elec/mode/2up |ref={{SfnRef|America Votes 8}}}}
* {{cite book |last1=Brown |first1=Otis R. |author1-link=Otis R. Bowen |last2=Du Bois |first2=William |date=2000 |title=Doc: Memories from a Life in Public Service |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0CSwDQAAQBAJ&pg=PP1 |location=Bloomington, Illinois |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=0-253-33767-4 |ref={{SfnRef|Bowen and Du Bois|2000}} }}

{{1968 United States elections}}

[[Category:Indiana gubernatorial elections|1968]]
[[Category:1968 United States gubernatorial elections|Indiana]]
[[Category:1968 Indiana elections|Gubernatorial]]
[[Category:November 1968 events in the United States]]

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