Electoral History
| Indiana gubernatorial election, 1960 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Matthew E. Welsh | 1,072,717 | 50.4% | |
| Republican | Crawford F. Parker | 1,049,540 | 49.3% | |
| Democratic Presidential Primary in Indiana, 1964 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Matthew E. Welsh | 376,023 | 68.5%% | |
| Democratic | George Wallace | 172,646 | 31.5%% | |
| Indiana gubernatorial election, 1972 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Otis R. Bowen | 1,203,903 | 56.8% | |
| Democratic | Matthew E. Welsh | 900,489 | 42.5% | |
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