1998Final results
1998 election for Indiana Senate District 23
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Joseph W. Harrison (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Douglas F. Shelby (D) by 29.9 points.
Joseph W. HarrisonRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.9%21,175
Douglas F. ShelbyDemocrat
35.1%11,436
32,611 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