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1998Final results

1998 election for Indiana Senate District 39

Indiana State Senate · Indiana

John M. Waterman (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Rodney A. Hasler (D) by 7.0 points.

John M. WatermanRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.5%19,239
46.5%16,713
35,952 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

EvenD+17.71982D+9.21990R+1.41994R+7.01998R+27.52002R+5.62006

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