1984Final results
1984 election for Indiana Senate District 8
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Dennis P. Neary (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Richard F. Kelsey (R) by 24.4 points.
Dennis P. NearyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.2%24,527
Richard F. KelseyRepublican
37.8%14,895
39,422 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