1986Final results
1986 election for Indiana Senate District 49
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Joseph F. Oday (D) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Donald K. Burdick (R) by 37.2 points.
Joseph F. OdayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.6%24,230
Donald K. BurdickRepublican
31.4%11,103
35,333 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