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1982Final results

1982 election for Indiana Senate District 49

Indiana State Senate · Indiana

Joseph F. Oday (D) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Jan Gallo (R) by 33.4 points.

Joseph F. OdayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.7%23,190
Jan GalloRepublican
33.3%11,566
34,756 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+33.41982D+37.21986D+25.11990D+24.82006R+3.42010R+27.92018

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