2006Final results
2006 election for Indiana Senate District 39
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
John M. Waterman (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Steven M. Thais (D) by 5.6 points.
John M. WatermanRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.8%19,367
Steven M. ThaisDemocrat
47.2%17,301
36,668 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET