Indiana State Senate District 43

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Randy Maxwell Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Byron E. HollandDemocratic

No published poll names both candidates.The last winner we have no longer holds this seat, so that result isn't shown.

Randy MaxwellRepublican · Incumbent

Last election: Chip Perfect (Republican) was unopposed, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Byron E. HollandDemocratic
Randy MaxwellIncumbentRepublican

Source: in.gov (XLSX), dated Sep 22

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History (13 elections for this seat)

Indiana Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanChip PerfectWon(incumbent)	Republican	30,804100.0%	100.0%

Indiana Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanClyde A. Perfect Jr.Won(incumbent)	Republican	35,509100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,725
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Indiana Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanClyde Allen Perfect Jr.Won	Republican	22,73771.7%	71.7%
DemocraticRudy M. Howard Sr.	Democratic	8,98828.3%	28.3%

Indiana Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohnny NugentWon(incumbent)	Republican	32,334100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 38,263
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Indiana Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohnny NugentWon(incumbent)	Republican	26,26668.7%	68.7%
DemocraticLane A. Siekman	Democratic	11,99731.4%	31.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 29,384
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Indiana Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohnny NugentWon(incumbent)	Republican	26,54290.3%	90.3%
LibertarianDaniel L. Precht	Libertarian	2,8429.7%	9.7%

Indiana Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohnny NugentWon(incumbent)	Republican	26,742100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,918
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Indiana Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohnny NugentWon(incumbent)	Republican	21,84559.2%	59.2%
DemocraticPatricia Yount	Democratic	15,07340.8%	40.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,200
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Indiana Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohnny NugentWon(incumbent)	Republican	19,32258.2%	58.2%
DemocraticLane A. Sickman	Democratic	13,87841.8%	41.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,256
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Indiana Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohnny NugentWon(incumbent)	Republican	21,70261.6%	61.6%
DemocraticDavid N. Moeller	Democratic	13,55438.4%	38.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 38,898
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Indiana Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohnny NugentWon(incumbent)	Republican	22,58958.1%	58.1%
DemocraticJames B. Wismann	Democratic	16,30941.9%	41.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,842
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Indiana Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohnny NugentWon	Republican	19,08150.4%	50.4%
DemocraticRobert J. Bischoff	Democratic	18,76149.6%	49.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,587
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Indiana Senate District 43, 1974 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilfrid UllrichWon(incumbent)	Democratic	22,73660.5%	60.5%
RepublicanGeorge A. Warner	Republican	14,85139.5%	39.5%

1974 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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