1978Final results
1978 election for Indiana Senate District 45
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Clay Baird (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Flora Joan Clark (R) by 27.9 points.
Clay BairdDemocrat · winner
63.9%14,986
Flora Joan ClarkRepublican
36.1%8,448
23,434 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