1976 general · November 2, 1976
1976 Indiana State Senate election results, district by district
Every Indiana State Senate district in the 1976 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 28 · R 22
Races25
Changed party5
Unopposed4%1 races
Incumbents defeated3
Every district
D 11 · R 14
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Mathias A. Kerger (D) | 4.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-3 | Katie Hall (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | John R. Larson (R) | 12.0 | |
| SD-7 | John M. Guy (R) | 12.4 | |
| SD-8 | Dennis P. Neary (D) | 4.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-9 | V. Richard Miller (R) | 2.2 | |
| SD-10 | Douglas A. Hunt (D) | 21.4 | |
| SD-12 | Richard E. Shank (R) | 17.5 | |
| SD-13 | John B. Augsburger (R) | 13.6 | |
| SD-16 | John R. Sinks (R) | 22.9 | |
| SD-18 | Robert E. Peterson (D) | 2.8 | Flipped |
| SD-20 | Roger Jessup (R) | 1.8 | |
| SD-28 | Martin K. Edwards (R) | 8.2 | |
| SD-30 | Joan M. Gubbins (R) | 19.2 | |
| SD-32 | Charles E. Bosma (R) | 14.6 | |
| SD-33 | Louis J. Mahern (D) | 44.8 | |
| SD-34 | Julia Carson (D) | 65.5 | |
| SD-35 | Morris H. Mills (R) | 12.4 | |
| SD-36 | Lawrence M. Borst (R) | 17.1 | |
| SD-37 | Paul W. Swisher (R) | 24.2 | |
| SD-39 | Elden C. Tipton (D) | 6.4 | |
| SD-40 | Patrick D. Carroll (D) | 19.0 | |
| SD-42 | Thomas J. Wheeler (D) | 0.0 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-44 | James W. Spurgeon (D) | 0.5 | Flipped |
| SD-50 | James R. Harris (R) | 3.3 |
Indiana State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner