Indiana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Indiana Senate District 30
A district of about 132,000 people, 26% Black, 52% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+44.1 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Fady Qaddoura (D) · won100.0%
Unopposed.
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; the seat changed party 3 times. 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 | Fady Qaddoura (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Fady Qaddoura (D)Flip | John Ruckelshaus (R) | 5.1 |
| 2016 | John Ruckelshaus (R) | Pamela L. Hickman (D) | 5.0 |
| 2012 | Scott Schneider (R) | Tim Delaney (D) | 1.3 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Teresa Smith Lubbers (R) | Todd S. Degroff (D) | 18.8 |
| 2004 | Teresa Smith Lubbers (R) | Bob Farrell (I) | 78.1 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Teresa Smith Lubbers (R)Flip | David Robb (D) | 32.1 |
| 1996 | Jill L. Chambers (D)Flip | James Satterthwaite (I) | 88.4 |
| 1992 | Teresa Smith Lubbers (R) | Michael J. Forestal (D) | 46.9 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Virginia Blankenbaker (R) | Carolyn F. Fay (D) | 19.6 |
| 1984 | Virginia Blankenbaker (R) | Alice Schloss (D) | 21.7 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Virginia Blankenbaker (R) | Martin McDermott (D) | 21.0 |
| 1976 | Joan M. Gubbins (R) | Martin McDermott (D) | 19.2 |
| 1972 | Joan M. Gubbins (R) | Webster L. Brewer (D) | 29.5 |
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 30
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 30's area in each.
- U.S. House
- IN-7 100%
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+43.1 |
| U.S. Senate | D+38.8 |
| Governor | D+42.2 |
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 30.
Higher than 94% of seats.
Lower than 96% of seats.
Higher than 78% of seats.
Higher than 94% of seats.
Higher than 76% of seats.
Denser than 90% 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.
District 4634% college gradsD+41.7Held DDistrict 33
37% Black · 39% college gradsD+66.5Not up in 2026District 29
59% college gradsD+15.5Held DDistrict 40
50% college gradsD+29.1Not 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