2018Final results
2018 election for Indiana Senate District 49
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Jim Tomes (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Edie Hardcastle (D) by 27.9 points.
Jim TomesRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.0%28,895
Edie HardcastleDemocrat
36.0%16,276
45,171 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