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2002Final results

2002 election for Indiana Senate District 39

Indiana State Senate · Indiana

John M. Waterman (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Phil Croft (D) by 27.5 points.

John M. WatermanRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.7%20,948
Phil CroftDemocrat
36.3%11,922
32,870 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+9.21990R+1.41994R+7.01998R+27.52002R+5.62006R+26.12010

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