1978Final results
1978 election for Indiana Senate District 49
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Joseph F. Oday (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Timothy R. Dodd (R) by 29.5 points.
Joseph F. OdayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%15,703
Timothy R. DoddRepublican
35.2%8,546
24,249 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