1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Indiana Senate District 1
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Frank Mrvan (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Sandy Dempsey (R) by 1.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Frank MrvanDemocrat · winner
50.9%12,738
Sandy DempseyRepublican · incumbent
49.1%12,270
25,008 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET