1992Final results

1992 election for Indiana Senate District 16

Indiana State Senate · Indiana

John R. Sinks (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Geoff Paddock (D) by 8.9 points.

John R. SinksRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.5%23,618
45.5%19,747
43,365 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenR+27.81984R+21.41988R+8.91992R+39.02000R+30.32012R+32.12016

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