1982 general · November 2, 1982
1982 Indiana State Senate election results, district by district
Every Indiana State Senate district in the 1982 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 18 · R 32
Races25
Changed party0
Unopposed12%3 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 13 · R 12
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Frank Mrvan (D) | 63.1 | |
| SD-4 | John Bushemi (D) | 48.5 | |
| SD-6 | Ernest Niemeyer (R) | 26.1 | |
| SD-11 | Joseph C. Zakas (R) | 6.8 | |
| SD-14 | Richard Worman (R) | 25.2 | |
| SD-15 | Elmer Macdonald (R) | 12.2 | |
| SD-17 | Gene Snowden (R) | 8.8 | |
| SD-19 | W. Wayne Townsend (D) | 20.7 | |
| SD-21 | James R. Butcher (R) | 3.9 | |
| SD-22 | Michael E. Gery (D) | 16.8 | |
| SD-23 | Joseph W. Harrison (R) | 17.9 | |
| SD-25 | William D. McCarty (D) | 4.8 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-26 | Allie V. Craycraft Jr. (D) | 27.1 | |
| SD-27 | David L. Nicholson (D) | 6.8 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-29 | Leslie Duvall (R) | 46.8 | |
| SD-31 | William H. Vobach (R) | 17.5 | |
| SD-38 | William C. Dunbar (R) | 6.8 | |
| SD-39 | James R. Monk (D) | 17.7 | |
| SD-41 | Robert D. Garton (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-43 | Johnny Nugent (R) | 16.1 | |
| SD-45 | James A. Lewis (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-46 | Clay Baird (D) | 9.5 | |
| SD-47 | Frank O'Bannon (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-48 | Lindel O. Hume (D) | 25.2 | |
| SD-49 | Joseph F. Oday (D) | 33.4 |
Indiana State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner