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1982Final results

1982 election for Indiana Senate District 48

Indiana State Senate · Indiana

Lindel O. Hume (D) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating David R. Cox (R) by 25.2 points.

Lindel O. HumeDemocrat · winner
62.6%27,697
David R. CoxRepublican
37.4%16,548
44,245 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

EvenD+11.61974D+5.61978D+25.21982R+31.32014R+44.72022R+14.72026

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET