1976Final results
1976 election for Indiana Senate District 16
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
John R. Sinks (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Donald W. Rice (D) by 22.9 points.
John R. SinksRepublican · winner
61.4%25,780
Donald W. RiceDemocrat
38.6%16,185
41,965 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET