1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Indiana Senate District 2
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Thurman Ferree (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Ralph J. Postesta (R) by 5.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Thurman FerreeDemocrat · winner
52.6%21,415
Ralph J. PostestaRepublican · incumbent
47.4%19,324
40,739 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET