1988Final results
1988 election for Indiana Senate District 8
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Dennis P. Neary (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Roger W. Cooper (R) by 30.9 points.
Dennis P. NearyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%24,556
Roger W. CooperRepublican
34.5%12,951
37,507 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