1978Final results
1978 election for Indiana Senate District 48
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Kenneth C. Snider (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Everett Beasley (R) by 5.6 points.
Kenneth C. SniderDemocrat · winner
52.8%18,742
Everett BeasleyRepublican
47.2%16,761
35,503 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