State legislatures / Indiana


Indiana Senate

Party seats now, after each election since 1968, and district results 2016-2024

Current seats

Republican majorityDemocrats 10, Republicans 40. 50 seats; 26 for a majority.
Democrats 10Republicans 40

Control counts seats by party; coalitions and power-sharing agreements are not shown.

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

District map

Democrat 10Republican 40

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2024: the candidate(s) with the most votes in each contest (MEDSL); contests with unreliable rows are not shown. Lines of the 2024 elections (US Census Bureau).

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

Seats after each election, 1968-2022

Seats by election, table
YearDROtherSeatsControl
20221040050Republican majority
20201139050Republican majority
20181040050Republican majority
2016941050Republican majority
20141040050Republican majority
20121337050Republican majority
20101337050Republican majority
20081733050Republican majority
20061733050Republican majority
20041733050Republican majority
20021832050Republican majority
20001832050Republican majority
19982030050Republican majority
19962030050Republican majority
19941931050Republican majority
19922228050Republican majority
19902426050Republican majority
19882426050Republican majority
19862030050Republican majority
19842030050Republican majority
19821832050Republican majority
19801535050Republican majority
19782129050Republican majority
19762822050Democratic majority
19742327050Republican majority
19722030050Republican majority
19702129050Republican majority
1968Not available

Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022: version 1.0, released June 12, 2024; a fixed historic release.

District results, 2016-2024

The candidate with the most votes in each contest.

2024: 25 contests

Incomplete in the source: rows with no district (dropped).

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
2LONNIE M RANDOLPHDemocrat65.7%seats not in source
3MARK SPENCERDemocrat73.1%seats not in source
5ED CHARBONNEAURepublican66.0%seats not in source
7BRIAN W BUCHANANRepublican100.0%seats not in source; one candidate
8MIKE BOHACEKRepublican53.8%seats not in source
9RYAN MISHLERRepublican100.0%seats not in source; one candidate
10DAVID LEE NIEZGODSKIDemocrat77.8%seats not in source
12BLAKE DORIOTRepublican100.0%seats not in source; one candidate
13C SUSAN GLICKRepublican100.0%seats not in source; one candidate
16JUSTIN BUSCHRepublican100.0%seats not in source; one candidate
18STACEY A DONATORepublican100.0%seats not in source
20SCOTT A BALDWINRepublican59.9%seats not in source
24BRETT CLARKRepublican64.5%seats not in source
28MICHAEL CRIDERRepublican78.0%seats not in source
30FADY QADDOURADemocrat100.0%seats not in source; one candidate
32AARON FREEMANRepublican60.5%seats not in source
33GREG TAYLORDemocrat100.0%seats not in source; one candidate
34LA KEISHA JACKSONDemocrat100.0%seats not in source; one candidate
35R MICHAEL YOUNGRepublican59.1%seats not in source
36CYNTHIA "CYNDI" CARRASCORepublican62.5%seats not in source
37RODRIC D BRAYRepublican75.9%seats not in source
40SHELLI YODERDemocrat100.0%seats not in source; one candidate
42JEAN LEISINGRepublican100.0%seats not in source
44ERIC A KOCHRepublican100.0%seats not in source
50VANETA BECKERRepublican80.7%seats not in source
2022: 19 contests

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
1DANIEL E DERNULCRepublican52.3%
6RICK NIEMEYERRepublican100.0%one candidate
14TYLER JOHNSONRepublican72.8%
17ANDY ZAYRepublican75.0%
19TRAVIS HOLDMANRepublican100.0%one candidate
21JAMES R BUCKRepublican62.5%
25MIKE GASKILLRepublican64.1%
26SCOTT ALEXANDERRepublican57.4%
27JEFFREY S RAATZRepublican76.5%
29ALEX CHOIRepublican52.0%
31KYLE WALKERRepublican56.4%
38JON FORDRepublican100.0%one candidate
39ERIC BASSLERRepublican100.0%one candidate
41GREG WALKERRepublican67.8%
43CHIP PERFECTRepublican100.0%one candidate
45CHRIS GARTENRepublican62.5%
47GARY BYRNERepublican73.0%
48MARK MESSMERRepublican78.1%
49JIM TOMESRepublican100.0%one candidate
2018: 25 contests, 5 not shown

Incomplete in the source: rows with no district (dropped).

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

Incomplete in the source: distinct district labels in the rows differ from districts stored.

DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
1FRANK MARVANDemocrat63.3%
4KAREN TALLIANDemocrat60.4%
6RICK NIEMEYERRepublican63.4%
11LINDA ROGERSRepublican61.2%
14DENNIS K KRUSERepublican100.0%one candidate
15LIZ BROWNRepublican55.4%
17Not shown: district codes are fragments of one contest
19TRAVIS HOLDMANRepublican100.0%one candidate
21JAMES R BUCKRepublican65.4%
22RONALD ALTINGRepublican55.4%
23Not shown: district codes are fragments of one contest
25TIM LANANEDemocrat51.9%
26Not shown: district codes are fragments of one contest
27JEFF RAATZRepublican70.9%
29MIKE DELPHRepublican52.7%
31JAMES MERRITTRepublican58.1%
38JON FORDRepublican55.9%
39Not shown: district codes are fragments of one contest
41GREG WALKERRepublican66.6%
43CLYDE A "CHIP" PERFECT JRRepublican86.0%
45CHRIS GARTENRepublican62.6%
46RON GROOMSRepublican54.5%
47ERIN HOUCHINRepublican65.6%
48Not shown: district codes are fragments of one contest
49JIM TOMESRepublican62.4%
2016: 28 contests

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
2Lonnie Randolphnot in source100.0%seats not in source; one candidate
3Eddie Meltonnot in source100.0%seats not in source; one candidate
5Ed Charbonneaunot in source59.5%seats not in source
7Brandt Hershmannot in source71.2%seats not in source
8Mike Bohaceknot in source58.3%seats not in source
9Ryan Mishlernot in source53.3%seats not in source
10David Niezgodskinot in source83.0%seats not in source
12Blake Doriotnot in source70.1%seats not in source
13Susan Glicknot in source75.6%seats not in source
16David Longnot in source64.2%seats not in source
18Randall Headnot in source98.0%seats not in source
20Luke Kenleynot in source68.4%seats not in source
23William Friendnot in source73.0%seats not in source
24John Cranenot in source81.6%seats not in source
28Michael Cridernot in source52.2%seats not in source
30John C. Ruckelshausnot in source50.7%seats not in source
32Aaron Freemannot in source58.2%seats not in source
33Greg Taylornot in source89.2%seats not in source
34Jean Breauxnot in source100.0%seats not in source; one candidate
35Michael Youngnot in source58.8%seats not in source
36Jack E. Sandlinnot in source48.9%seats not in source
37Rodric Braynot in source100.0%seats not in source; one candidate
40Mark Stoopsnot in source100.0%seats not in source; one candidate
42Jean Leisingnot in source72.9%seats not in source
44Eric Kochnot in source67.9%seats not in source
50Vaneta Beckernot in source100.0%seats not in source
54Tom Saundersnot in source82.2%seats not in source
55Cindy Ziemkenot in source79.7%seats not in source

Not available: 2020.

MEDSL precinct returns 2016-2024: a fixed historic release; the file records no release date.

Sources

Current members: Open States (CC0 1.0), commit 3a1d876 of November 3, 2026; seat totals from openstates-metadata (MIT).

Seats after each election: Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022, Harvard Dataverse (CC0 1.0).

District results: MEDSL precinct returns (2018-2024 CC0 1.0; 2016 MIT License).

District lines: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line cartographic boundaries (public domain), state legislative districts 2024, 1:500,000.

Data through November 3, 2026.