2008Final results
2008 election for Indiana Senate District 35
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
R. Michael Young (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Michael Cesnik (D) by 9.3 points.
R. Michael YoungRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.6%22,861
Michael CesnikDemocrat
45.4%18,987
41,848 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