1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Indiana Senate District 8
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Dennis P. Neary (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating John F. Shawley (R) by 4.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Dennis P. NearyDemocrat · winner
52.3%20,257
John F. ShawleyRepublican · incumbent
47.7%18,502
38,759 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