1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Indiana Senate District 2
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Mathias A. Kerger (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Ralph J. Postesta (R) by 4.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Mathias A. KergerDemocrat · winner
52.3%19,702
Ralph J. PostestaRepublican · incumbent
47.7%17,985
37,687 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