1988Final results
1988 election for Indiana Senate District 33
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Louis J. Mahern (D) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Donald Buckingham II (R) by 35.8 points.
Louis J. MahernDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.9%18,345
Donald Buckingham IIRepublican
32.1%8,667
27,012 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