1988Final results
1988 election for Indiana Senate District 40
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Vi Simpson (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Lloyd W. Olcott (R) by 8.6 points.
Vi SimpsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.3%22,255
Lloyd W. OlcottRepublican
45.7%18,748
41,003 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