2008Final results
2008 election for Indiana Senate District 12
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Carlin Yoder (R) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Donald L. Metzlersmith (D) by 24.8 points.
Carlin YoderRepublican · winner
62.4%27,496
Donald L. MetzlersmithDemocrat
37.6%16,569
44,065 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET