1978Final results
1978 election for Indiana Senate District 17
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Gene Snowden (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Shirley Hipsher (D) by 26.3 points.
Gene SnowdenRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.1%20,702
Shirley HipsherDemocrat
36.9%12,085
32,787 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