1984Final results
1984 election for Indiana Senate District 16
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
John R. Sinks (R) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Gordon W. Anthony (D) by 27.8 points.
John R. SinksRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.6%26,813
Gordon W. AnthonyDemocrat
35.7%15,074
Daniel Dean HeadleeLibertarian
0.7%296
42,183 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET