2010Final results
2010 election for Indiana Senate District 39
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
John M. Waterman (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Steven M. Thais (D) by 26.1 points.
John M. WatermanRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.1%22,340
Steven M. ThaisDemocrat
36.9%13,083
35,423 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET