1984Final results
1984 election for Indiana Senate District 42
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Thomas D. Hession (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating R. Jeffrey McDaniel (D) by 12.5 points.
Thomas D. HessionRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.3%24,721
R. Jeffrey McDanielDemocrat
43.7%19,218
43,939 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