2012Final results

2012 election for Indiana Senate District 12

Indiana State Senate · Indiana

Carlin Yoder (R) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Ball (D) by 37.3 points.

Carlin YoderRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.7%28,933
Jim BallDemocrat
31.3%13,206
42,139 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+42.21984R+53.52004R+24.82008R+37.32012R+40.32016R+37.12020

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