1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Indiana Senate District 27
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
David L. Nicholson (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Marlin K. McDaniel (R) by 6.8 points.
David L. NicholsonDemocrat · winner
53.4%17,355
Marlin K. McDanielRepublican · incumbent
46.6%15,132
32,487 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