1976Final results
1976 election for Indiana Senate District 36
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Lawrence M. Borst (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Charles O. Grist (D) by 17.1 points.
Lawrence M. BorstRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.6%26,581
Charles O. GristDemocrat
41.4%18,814
45,395 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