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1988Final results

1988 election for Indiana Senate District 28

Indiana State Senate · Indiana

Beverly J. Gard (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Michael B. Oconnor (D) by 11.8 points.

Beverly J. GardRepublican · winner
55.9%22,975
44.1%18,130
41,105 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

EvenR+1.51980R+29.81984R+11.81988R+39.01992R+34.52008R+23.42012

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