2012Final results
2012 election for Indiana Senate District 5
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Ed Charbonneau (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Porter (D) by 9.6 points.
Ed CharbonneauRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.8%30,039
PorterDemocrat
45.2%24,766
54,805 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET