Indiana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Indiana Senate District 8
A district of about 131,000 people, 21% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+36.0 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Mike Bohacek (R) · won69.8%
- Leon P. Smith (D)30.2%
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; the seat changed party 2 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 | Mike Bohacek (R) | Leon P. Smith (D) | 39.6 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Mike Bohacek (R) | Gary Davis (D) | 18.8 |
| 2016 | Mike Bohacek (R)Flip | Maxine Spenner (D) | 16.5 |
| 2012 | Jim Arnold (D) | Eric Harris (R) | 16.6 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Jim Arnold (D) | Allen L. Stevens Jr. (R) | 42.4 |
| 2004 | Anita Bowser (D) | Allen L. Stevens Jr. (R) | 14.2 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Anita Bowser (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Anita Bowser (D) | Patricia L. Lain (R) | 14.3 |
| 1992 | Anita Bowser (D) | Michael H. Zucker (R) | 23.9 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Dennis P. Neary (D) | Roger W. Cooper (R) | 30.9 |
| 1984 | Dennis P. Neary (D) | Richard F. Kelsey (R) | 24.4 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Dennis P. Neary (D) | John F. Shawley (R) | 9.9 |
| 1976 | Dennis P. Neary (D)Flip | John F. Shawley (R) | 4.5 |
| 1972 | John F. Shawley (R) | William Taylor (D) | 13.7 |
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 8
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 8's area in each.
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 | R+28.9 |
| U.S. Senate | R+28.9 |
| Governor | R+21.7 |
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 8.
Lower than 80% of seats.
Higher than 80% of seats.
Higher than 55% of seats.
Lower than 88% of seats.
Lower than 94% of seats.
Less dense than 86% 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.
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22% college gradsR+46.5Not up in 2026District 48
20% college gradsR+44.3Held R
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