1978Final results
1978 election for Indiana Senate District 6
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Ernest Niemeyer (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Ronald E. Johnson (D) by 20.3 points.
Ernest NiemeyerRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.2%18,537
Ronald E. JohnsonDemocrat
39.8%12,272
30,809 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