2008Final results
2008 election for Indiana Senate District 40
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Vi Simpson (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Leslie O. Compton (R) by 40.0 points.
Vi SimpsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.0%41,120
Leslie O. ComptonRepublican
30.0%17,626
58,746 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