1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Indiana Senate District 43
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Johnny Nugent (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Bischoff (D) by 0.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Johnny NugentRepublican · winner
50.4%19,081
Robert J. BischoffDemocrat
49.6%18,761
37,842 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