1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Indiana Senate District 25
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
James R. Abraham (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Teague (D) by 3.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James R. AbrahamRepublican · winner
51.5%18,610
Thomas J. TeagueDemocrat · incumbent
48.5%17,518
36,128 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