2008Final results
2008 election for Indiana Senate District 5
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Ed Charbonneau (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Larry W. Balmer (D) by 9.3 points.
Ed CharbonneauRepublican · winner
54.6%28,716
Larry W. BalmerDemocrat
45.4%23,839
52,555 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