2008Final results

2008 election for Indiana Senate District 9

Indiana State Senate · Indiana

Ryan Mishler (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Mike Settles (D) by 34.4 points.

Ryan MishlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.2%34,803
Mike SettlesDemocrat
32.8%16,968
51,771 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

EvenR+4.31984D+14.71988R+5.21992R+23.21996R+34.42008R+49.82020

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET