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1986Final results

1986 election for Indiana Senate District 19

Indiana State Senate · Indiana

Larry D. Macklin (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating David C. Ford (R) by 2.0 points.

Larry D. MacklinDemocrat · winner
51.0%17,713
David C. FordRepublican
49.0%17,029
34,742 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+20.71982D+2.01986D+3.61990R+5.71994R+5.51998R+35.02002

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