1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Indiana Senate District 11
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Daniel A. Manion (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Kovach (D) by 4.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Daniel A. ManionRepublican · winner
52.4%13,953
Robert L. KovachDemocrat · incumbent
47.6%12,662
26,615 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET