The 2016 Indiana Senate election was held on November 8, 2016, to determine which party would control the Indiana Senate for the following two years in the 120th Indiana General Assembly. Twentyfive out of 50 seats in the Indiana Senate were up for election and the primary was held on May 3, 2016. Prior to the election, 40 seats were held by Republicans and 10 seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw Republicans expanding their majority in the State Senate by a single seat.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Governing | October 12, 2016
Retirements Democrats District 3: Earline S. Rogers retired. District 8: Jim Arnold retired. District 10: John Broden retired.
Republicans District 12: Carlin Yoder retired. District 30: Scott Schneider retired. District 32: Patricia L. Miller retired. District 36: Brent Waltz retired. District 44: Brent Steele retired.
Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
Results District 2
District 3
District 5
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 12
District 13
District 16
District 18
District 20
District 24
District 28
District 30
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 40
District 42
District 44
District 50
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