1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Indiana Senate District 38
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Robert F. Hellmann (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating William C. Dunbar (R) by 6.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert F. HellmannDemocrat · winner
53.3%20,315
William C. DunbarRepublican · incumbent
46.7%17,796
38,111 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