1982Final results
1982 election for Indiana Senate District 46
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Clay Baird (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating James E. Hatfield Jr. (R) by 9.5 points.
Clay BairdDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.7%17,318
James E. Hatfield Jr.Republican
45.3%14,316
31,634 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