1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Indiana Senate District 42
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Thomas J. Wheeler (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Sheaffer (R) by 0.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Thomas J. WheelerDemocrat · winner
50.0%21,111
Robert L. SheafferRepublican · incumbent
50.0%21,096
42,207 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