1982Final results
1982 election for Indiana Senate District 4
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
John Bushemi (D) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Richard J. Reed (R) by 48.5 points.
John BushemiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.1%23,521
Richard J. ReedRepublican
25.6%8,134
Brenda BrdarWorking Families
0.3%81
31,736 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