1978Final results
1978 election for Indiana Senate District 27
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Marlin K. McDaniel (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Richard E. Wise (D) by 17.1 points.
Marlin K. McDanielRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.6%14,547
Richard E. WiseDemocrat
41.4%10,288
24,835 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