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