2020 Indiana Senate election

The 2020 Indiana Senate election was held on November 3, 2020, as a part of the biennial elections in the U.S. state of Indiana, coinciding with other elections in the state, including for U.S. president, U.S. House, Indiana governor, and Indiana House, as well as various other state and local elections. Voters elected members to 25 of the 50 seats in the Indiana Senate to serve four-year terms in single-member constituencies. Primary elections were held on June 2.

2020 Indiana Senate election

November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03)
25 of the 50 seats in the Indiana Senate 26 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Rodric Bray Greg Taylor Party Republican Democratic Leader since November 20, 2018 November 6, 2020 Leader's seat 37th district 33rd district Seats before 40 10 Seats after 39 11 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 778,292 596,836 Percentage 56.60% 43.40%
Results of the elections:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      No election
Majority Leader before election Mark Messmer Republican Elected Majority Leader Mark Messmer Republican

Following the election, the Republican Party retained supermajority control of the Senate, losing one seat to the Democratic Party in the process.

Incumbents defeated

One incumbent lost re-election.

1. District 30: John Ruckelshaus (R) lost to Fady Qaddoura (D).

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	October 21, 2020

Results

Overview

Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Seats
					Before	Up	Won	After	+/–
	Republican	19	778,292	56.60	40	19	18	39	1
	Democratic	22	596,836	43.40	10	6	7	11	1
Total			1,375,128	100.00	50	25	25	50
Source: Indiana Election Division

Popular vote Republican   56.60% Democratic   43.40%

Senate seats Republican   72.00% Democratic   28.00%

District 2

District 2 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lonnie Randolph (incumbent)	31,810	100.00
Total votes			31,810	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 3

District 3 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eddie Melton (incumbent)	38,445	100.00
Total votes			38,445	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 5

District 5 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Charbonneau (incumbent)	43,664	65.76
	Democratic	Luke Bohm	22,740	34.24
Total votes			66,404	100.00
	Republican hold

District 7

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Buchanan (incumbent)	9,597	69.40
	Republican	Ethan Brown	3,651	26.40
	Republican	Vernon Budde	581	4.20
Total votes			13,829	100.00

District 7 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Buchanan (incumbent)	39,566	69.47
	Democratic	Tabitha N. Bartley	17,385	30.53
Total votes			56,951	100.00
	Republican hold

District 8

District 8 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Bohacek (incumbent)	35,329	59.42
	Democratic	Gary Davis	24,132	40.58
Total votes			59,461	100.00
	Republican hold

District 9

District 9 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ryan Mishler (incumbent)	42,414	74.90
	Democratic	Brandon M. Cavanaugh	14,216	25.10
Total votes			56,630	100.00
	Republican hold

District 10

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David L. Niezgodski (incumbent)	7,785	63.56
	Democratic	Alex Bowman	4,463	36.44
Total votes			12,248	100.00

District 10 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David L. Niezgodski (incumbent)	31,706	100.00
Total votes			31,706	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 12

District 12 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Blake Doriot (incumbent)	32,751	68.54
	Democratic	Charles Mumaw	15,030	31.46
Total votes			47,781	100.00
	Republican hold

District 13

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sue Glick (incumbent)	8,015	61.17
	Republican	Jeffrey W. Wible	5,088	38.83
Total votes			13,103	100.00

District 13 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sue Glick (incumbent)	41,701	100.00
Total votes			41,701	100.00
	Republican hold

District 16

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Justin Busch (incumbent)	7,796	69.05
	Republican	Tom Rhoades	3,495	30.95
Total votes			11,291	100.00

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juli Dominguez	5,075	52.14
	Democratic	Tim Barr	4,659	47.86
Total votes			9,734	100.00

District 16 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Justin Busch (incumbent)	35,382	57.86
	Democratic	Juli Dominguez	25,767	42.14
Total votes			61,149	100.00
	Republican hold

District 18

District 18 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stacey Donato (incumbent)	38,223	73.25
	Democratic	Laura Fred-Smith	13,961	26.75
Total votes			52,184	100.00
	Republican hold

District 20

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Baldwin	14,072	68.17
	Republican	John Gaylor	6,573	31.84
Total votes			20,645	100.00

District 20 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Baldwin	56,629	62.48
	Democratic	Ronnie Saunders	34,004	37.52
Total votes			90,633	100.00
	Republican hold

District 24

District 24 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Crane (incumbent)	50,755	65.54
	Democratic	Stan Albaugh	26,681	34.46
Total votes			77,436	100.00
	Republican hold

District 28

District 28 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Crider (incumbent)	42,582	62.61
	Democratic	Theresa Bruno	25,434	37.39
Total votes			68,016	100.00
	Republican hold

District 30

District 30 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fady Qaddoura	42,268	52.56
	Republican	John Ruckelshaus (incumbent)	38,145	47.44
Total votes			80,413	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 32

District 32 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Aaron Freeman (incumbent)	35,517	58.99
	Democratic	Belinda Drake	24,688	41.01
Total votes			60,205	100.00
	Republican hold

District 33

District 33 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Greg Taylor (incumbent)	47,027	100.00
Total votes			47,027	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 34

District 34 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean Breaux (incumbent)	43,340	100.00
Total votes			43,340	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 35

District 35 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	R. Michael Young (incumbent)	29,557	57.95
	Democratic	Pete Cowden	21,446	42.05
Total votes			51,003	100.00
	Republican hold

District 36

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ashley Eason	6,339	73.40
	Democratic	Jason E. Fletcher	2,297	26.60
Total votes			8,636	100.00

District 36 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Sandlin (incumbent)	27,601	53.87
	Democratic	Ashley Eason	23,633	46.13
Total votes			51,234	100.00
	Republican hold

District 37

District 37 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodric Bray (incumbent)	52,044	77.14
	Democratic	Tom Wallace	15,423	22.86
Total votes			67,467	100.00
	Republican hold

District 40

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shelli Yoder	14,809	81.05
	Democratic	John Zody	3,025	16.56
	Democratic	Trent Feuerbach	437	2.39
Total votes			18,271	100.00

District 40 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shelli Yoder	41,433	100.00
Total votes			41,433	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 42

District 42 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jean Leising (incumbent)	47,463	100.00
Total votes			47,463	100.00
	Republican hold

District 44

District 44 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Koch (incumbent)	43,907	72.97
	Democratic	Cinde Wirth	16,267	27.03
Total votes			60,174	100.00
	Republican hold

District 50

District 50 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vaneta Becker (incumbent)	45,062	100.00
Total votes			45,062	100.00
	Republican hold

Footnotes

See also

• 2020 Indiana elections
• 2020 Indiana House of Representatives election