2018Final results
2018 election for Indiana Senate District 31
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
James W. Merritt Jr. (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Derek Camp (D) by 2.7 points.
James W. Merritt Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
51.4%30,221
Derek CampDemocrat
48.6%28,612
58,833 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 2018
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET