1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Indiana Senate District 38
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
William C. Dunbar (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating John A. Kesler (D) by 8.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William C. DunbarRepublican · winner
54.2%16,993
John A. KeslerDemocrat
45.8%14,365
31,358 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