1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Indiana Senate District 27
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Allen E. Paul (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating David L. Nicholson (D) by 0.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Allen E. PaulRepublican · winner
50.2%15,165
David L. NicholsonDemocrat · incumbent
49.8%15,026
30,191 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET