1982Final results
1982 election for Indiana Senate District 19
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
W. Wayne Townsend (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Michael E. Boonstra (R) by 20.7 points.
W. Wayne TownsendDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.3%23,366
Michael E. BoonstraRepublican
39.7%15,364
38,730 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET