1996Final results
1996 election for Indiana Senate District 40
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Vi Simpson (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Margaret Cook (R) by 21.1 points.
Vi SimpsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.6%24,391
Margaret CookRepublican
39.4%15,882
40,273 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET