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1982Final results

1982 election for Indiana Senate District 1

Indiana State Senate · Indiana

Frank Mrvan (D) won with 81.6% of the vote, defeating John F. Drac (R) by 63.1 points.

Frank MrvanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.6%22,623
John F. DracRepublican
18.4%5,112
27,735 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+63.11982D+59.11986Even1994D+1.91998D+23.62006D+20.62010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET