Indiana Senate
Party seats now, after each election since 1968, and district results 2016-2024
Current seats
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
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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
| Year | D | R | Other | Seats | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 2020 | 11 | 39 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 2018 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 2016 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 2014 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 2012 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 2010 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 2008 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 2006 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 2004 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 2002 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 2000 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 1998 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 1996 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 1994 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 1992 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 1990 | 24 | 26 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 1988 | 24 | 26 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 1986 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 1984 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 1982 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 1980 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 1978 | 21 | 29 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 1976 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 50 | Democratic majority |
| 1974 | 23 | 27 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 1972 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 1970 | 21 | 29 | 0 | 50 | Republican majority |
| 1968 | Not 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).
| District | Most votes | Party | Share | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | LONNIE M RANDOLPH | Democrat | 65.7% | seats not in source |
| 3 | MARK SPENCER | Democrat | 73.1% | seats not in source |
| 5 | ED CHARBONNEAU | Republican | 66.0% | seats not in source |
| 7 | BRIAN W BUCHANAN | Republican | 100.0% | seats not in source; one candidate |
| 8 | MIKE BOHACEK | Republican | 53.8% | seats not in source |
| 9 | RYAN MISHLER | Republican | 100.0% | seats not in source; one candidate |
| 10 | DAVID LEE NIEZGODSKI | Democrat | 77.8% | seats not in source |
| 12 | BLAKE DORIOT | Republican | 100.0% | seats not in source; one candidate |
| 13 | C SUSAN GLICK | Republican | 100.0% | seats not in source; one candidate |
| 16 | JUSTIN BUSCH | Republican | 100.0% | seats not in source; one candidate |
| 18 | STACEY A DONATO | Republican | 100.0% | seats not in source |
| 20 | SCOTT A BALDWIN | Republican | 59.9% | seats not in source |
| 24 | BRETT CLARK | Republican | 64.5% | seats not in source |
| 28 | MICHAEL CRIDER | Republican | 78.0% | seats not in source |
| 30 | FADY QADDOURA | Democrat | 100.0% | seats not in source; one candidate |
| 32 | AARON FREEMAN | Republican | 60.5% | seats not in source |
| 33 | GREG TAYLOR | Democrat | 100.0% | seats not in source; one candidate |
| 34 | LA KEISHA JACKSON | Democrat | 100.0% | seats not in source; one candidate |
| 35 | R MICHAEL YOUNG | Republican | 59.1% | seats not in source |
| 36 | CYNTHIA "CYNDI" CARRASCO | Republican | 62.5% | seats not in source |
| 37 | RODRIC D BRAY | Republican | 75.9% | seats not in source |
| 40 | SHELLI YODER | Democrat | 100.0% | seats not in source; one candidate |
| 42 | JEAN LEISING | Republican | 100.0% | seats not in source |
| 44 | ERIC A KOCH | Republican | 100.0% | seats not in source |
| 50 | VANETA BECKER | Republican | 80.7% | 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).
| District | Most votes | Party | Share | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DANIEL E DERNULC | Republican | 52.3% | |
| 6 | RICK NIEMEYER | Republican | 100.0% | one candidate |
| 14 | TYLER JOHNSON | Republican | 72.8% | |
| 17 | ANDY ZAY | Republican | 75.0% | |
| 19 | TRAVIS HOLDMAN | Republican | 100.0% | one candidate |
| 21 | JAMES R BUCK | Republican | 62.5% | |
| 25 | MIKE GASKILL | Republican | 64.1% | |
| 26 | SCOTT ALEXANDER | Republican | 57.4% | |
| 27 | JEFFREY S RAATZ | Republican | 76.5% | |
| 29 | ALEX CHOI | Republican | 52.0% | |
| 31 | KYLE WALKER | Republican | 56.4% | |
| 38 | JON FORD | Republican | 100.0% | one candidate |
| 39 | ERIC BASSLER | Republican | 100.0% | one candidate |
| 41 | GREG WALKER | Republican | 67.8% | |
| 43 | CHIP PERFECT | Republican | 100.0% | one candidate |
| 45 | CHRIS GARTEN | Republican | 62.5% | |
| 47 | GARY BYRNE | Republican | 73.0% | |
| 48 | MARK MESSMER | Republican | 78.1% | |
| 49 | JIM TOMES | Republican | 100.0% | 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.
| District | Most votes | Party | Share | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANK MARVAN | Democrat | 63.3% | |
| 4 | KAREN TALLIAN | Democrat | 60.4% | |
| 6 | RICK NIEMEYER | Republican | 63.4% | |
| 11 | LINDA ROGERS | Republican | 61.2% | |
| 14 | DENNIS K KRUSE | Republican | 100.0% | one candidate |
| 15 | LIZ BROWN | Republican | 55.4% | |
| 17 | Not shown: district codes are fragments of one contest | |||
| 19 | TRAVIS HOLDMAN | Republican | 100.0% | one candidate |
| 21 | JAMES R BUCK | Republican | 65.4% | |
| 22 | RONALD ALTING | Republican | 55.4% | |
| 23 | Not shown: district codes are fragments of one contest | |||
| 25 | TIM LANANE | Democrat | 51.9% | |
| 26 | Not shown: district codes are fragments of one contest | |||
| 27 | JEFF RAATZ | Republican | 70.9% | |
| 29 | MIKE DELPH | Republican | 52.7% | |
| 31 | JAMES MERRITT | Republican | 58.1% | |
| 38 | JON FORD | Republican | 55.9% | |
| 39 | Not shown: district codes are fragments of one contest | |||
| 41 | GREG WALKER | Republican | 66.6% | |
| 43 | CLYDE A "CHIP" PERFECT JR | Republican | 86.0% | |
| 45 | CHRIS GARTEN | Republican | 62.6% | |
| 46 | RON GROOMS | Republican | 54.5% | |
| 47 | ERIN HOUCHIN | Republican | 65.6% | |
| 48 | Not shown: district codes are fragments of one contest | |||
| 49 | JIM TOMES | Republican | 62.4% | |
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).
| District | Most votes | Party | Share | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lonnie Randolph | not in source | 100.0% | seats not in source; one candidate |
| 3 | Eddie Melton | not in source | 100.0% | seats not in source; one candidate |
| 5 | Ed Charbonneau | not in source | 59.5% | seats not in source |
| 7 | Brandt Hershman | not in source | 71.2% | seats not in source |
| 8 | Mike Bohacek | not in source | 58.3% | seats not in source |
| 9 | Ryan Mishler | not in source | 53.3% | seats not in source |
| 10 | David Niezgodski | not in source | 83.0% | seats not in source |
| 12 | Blake Doriot | not in source | 70.1% | seats not in source |
| 13 | Susan Glick | not in source | 75.6% | seats not in source |
| 16 | David Long | not in source | 64.2% | seats not in source |
| 18 | Randall Head | not in source | 98.0% | seats not in source |
| 20 | Luke Kenley | not in source | 68.4% | seats not in source |
| 23 | William Friend | not in source | 73.0% | seats not in source |
| 24 | John Crane | not in source | 81.6% | seats not in source |
| 28 | Michael Crider | not in source | 52.2% | seats not in source |
| 30 | John C. Ruckelshaus | not in source | 50.7% | seats not in source |
| 32 | Aaron Freeman | not in source | 58.2% | seats not in source |
| 33 | Greg Taylor | not in source | 89.2% | seats not in source |
| 34 | Jean Breaux | not in source | 100.0% | seats not in source; one candidate |
| 35 | Michael Young | not in source | 58.8% | seats not in source |
| 36 | Jack E. Sandlin | not in source | 48.9% | seats not in source |
| 37 | Rodric Bray | not in source | 100.0% | seats not in source; one candidate |
| 40 | Mark Stoops | not in source | 100.0% | seats not in source; one candidate |
| 42 | Jean Leising | not in source | 72.9% | seats not in source |
| 44 | Eric Koch | not in source | 67.9% | seats not in source |
| 50 | Vaneta Becker | not in source | 100.0% | seats not in source |
| 54 | Tom Saunders | not in source | 82.2% | seats not in source |
| 55 | Cindy Ziemke | not in source | 79.7% | 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.