1978Final results
1978 election for Indiana Senate District 47
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Michael C. Kendall (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Michael H. McDermott (R) by 9.7 points.
Michael C. KendallDemocrat · winner
54.8%22,430
Michael H. McDermottRepublican
45.2%18,479
40,909 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