1978Final results
1978 election for Indiana Senate District 19
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
W. Wayne Townsend (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Michael E. Boonstra (R) by 10.6 points.
W. Wayne TownsendDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.2%16,646
Michael E. BoonstraRepublican
43.6%13,382
Ted L. GarrisonOther party
2.2%667
30,695 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