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1990Final results

1990 election for Indiana Senate District 49

Indiana State Senate · Indiana

Joseph F. Oday (D) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Linda L. Orth (R) by 25.1 points.

Joseph F. OdayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.6%19,692
Linda L. OrthRepublican
37.4%11,785
31,477 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+33.41982D+37.21986D+25.11990D+24.82006R+3.42010R+27.92018

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