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1990Final results

1990 election for Indiana Senate District 46

Indiana State Senate · Indiana

Kathy Smith (D) won with 74.5% of the vote, defeating Timothy Deatrick (R) by 49.1 points.

Kathy SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.5%19,438
25.5%6,643
26,081 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenD+9.51982D+27.91986D+49.11990D+17.61994D+23.71998D+22.32002

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