Elections / 1982 · Senate · IN
The Republican candidate won Indiana's Senate seat R+8.2.
Indiana, 1982. Party-level statewide totals below — candidate names join when the raw MEDSL store is re-fetched with name columns.
Indiana — 1982 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
828,400
45.6%
Republican (R)
978,301
53.8%
All others
10,586
0.6%
Margin
R+8.2
Indiana's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | −18.8% |
| 1980 | −7.6% |
| 1982 | −8.2% |
| 1986 | −22.1% |
| 1988 | −36.3% |
| 1990 | −7.3% |
| 1992 | −16.6% |
| 1994 | −36.9% |
| 1998 | +28.9% |
| 2000 | −34.7% |
| 2004 | +24.4% |
| 2006 | −87.4% |
| 2010 | −14.6% |
| 2012 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | −9.7% |
| 2018 | −5.9% |
| 2022 | −20.7% |
| 2024 | −19.9% |