1982Final results
1982 election for Indiana Senate District 6
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Ernest Niemeyer (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Ohara (D) by 26.1 points.
Ernest NiemeyerRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.1%18,578
Thomas J. OharaDemocrat
36.9%10,886
29,464 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