1982Final results
1982 election for Indiana Senate District 38
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
William C. Dunbar (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Dennis Herbert Stark (D) by 6.8 points.
William C. DunbarRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%22,652
Dennis Herbert StarkDemocrat
46.6%19,778
42,430 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