1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Indiana State Senate election results, district by district
Every Indiana State Senate district in the 1978 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 21 · R 29
Races25
Changed party7
Unopposed0%0 races
Incumbents defeated4
Every district
D 10 · R 15
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Frank Mrvan (D) | 64.1 | |
| SD-4 | John Bushemi (D) | 57.4 | |
| SD-6 | Ernest Niemeyer (R) | 20.3 | |
| SD-11 | Daniel A. Manion (R) | 4.9 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-14 | Richard Worman (R) | 9.4 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-15 | Elmer Macdonald (R) | 24.0 | Flipped |
| SD-17 | Gene Snowden (R) | 26.3 | |
| SD-19 | W. Wayne Townsend (D) | 10.6 | |
| SD-21 | James R. Butcher (R) | 10.7 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-22 | Michael E. Gery (D) | 15.5 | |
| SD-23 | Joseph W. Harrison (R) | 8.2 | |
| SD-24 | Keith C. McCormick (R) | 10.1 | |
| SD-25 | James R. Abraham (R) | 3.0 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-26 | Allie V. Craycraft Jr. (D) | 7.3 | |
| SD-27 | Marlin K. McDaniel (R) | 17.1 | |
| SD-29 | Leslie Duvall (R) | 29.7 | |
| SD-31 | John M. Mutz (R) | 25.2 | |
| SD-38 | William C. Dunbar (R) | 8.4 | Flipped |
| SD-41 | Robert D. Garton (R) | 18.5 | |
| SD-43 | Johnny Nugent (R) | 0.8 | Flipped |
| SD-45 | Clay Baird (D) | 27.9 | |
| SD-46 | Frank O'Bannon (D) | 15.9 | |
| SD-47 | Michael C. Kendall (D) | 9.7 | |
| SD-48 | Kenneth C. Snider (D) | 5.6 | |
| SD-49 | Joseph F. Oday (D) | 29.5 |
Indiana State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner