Indiana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Indiana Senate District 10
A district of about 137,000 people, 30% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+17.1 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- David Niezgodski (D) · won77.8%
- Tim Cotton (LIB)22.2%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 50 seats
Every Indiana State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
14 races since 1972. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | David Niezgodski (D) | Tim Cotton (I) | 55.6 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | David Niezgodski (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | David Niezgodski (D) | Gerard Arthus (I) | 65.9 |
| 2012 | John E. Broden (D) | Glenn L. Terry (R) | 38.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | John E. Broden (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | John E. Broden (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | John E. Broden (D) | Matthew Wilken (I) | 91.5 |
| 1996 | Cleophus Washington (D) | Stanley W. Plappert (R) | 16.6 |
| 1992 | Douglas A. Hunt (D) | Thomas Alan Hostetler (R) | 27.7 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Douglas A. Hunt (D) | Ralph E. Johnson (R) | 43.6 |
| 1984 | Douglas A. Hunt (D) | Ralph E. Johnson (R) | 38.6 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Douglas A. Hunt (D) | Ralph E. Johnson (R) | 27.6 |
| 1976 | Douglas A. Hunt (D) | William Wesley Grounds (R) | 21.4 |
| 1972 | Burnett C. Bauer (D) | Noble I. Frederick (R) | 13.0 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 10
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 10's area in each.
- U.S. House
- IN-2 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | D+15.6 |
| U.S. Senate | D+13.6 |
| Governor | D+16.4 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 50 seats. Small marks are other seats in Indiana. The black marker is District 10.
Higher than 59% of seats.
Lower than 80% of seats.
Higher than 90% of seats.
Higher than 88% of seats.
Higher than 57% of seats.
Denser than 71% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.
District 425% college gradsR+0.3CountingDistrict 1
33% college gradsR+5.7Flipped DDistrict 46
34% college gradsD+41.7Held DDistrict 35
21% Black · 24% college gradsR+15.9Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET