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2020Final results

2020 election for Indiana Senate District 35

Indiana State Senate · Indiana

R. Michael Young (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Pete Cowden (D) by 15.9 points.

R. Michael YoungRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%29,557
Pete CowdenDemocrat
42.0%21,446
51,003 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 2020

Races before and after

EvenR+26.32004R+9.32008R+13.42012R+17.62016R+15.92020R+3.72024

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