Indiana State Senate District 46

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Andrea Hunley Democratic (not a candidate in 2026) · Member list as of Oct 28

Allissa ImpinkDemocratic

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Andrea Hunley (Democratic) won by 45.8 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

All State Senate districts

More about this race

Candidates on the ballot

UncontestedOpen seat

One candidate on the printed ballot. The current holder, Andrea Hunley, is not on the candidate list.

Allissa ImpinkDemocratic

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

Vote in Indiana

Trouble voting? Election Protection hotline: 866-OUR-VOTE. A nonpartisan coalition of civil-rights and voting-rights groups, not a government service. 866ourvote.org

Official results for Indiana

History (13 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 26,741
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Indiana Senate District 46, 1974 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAndrea HunleyWon	Democratic	19,50372.9%	72.9%
RepublicanEvan Russell Shearin	Republican	7,23827.1%	27.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 49,583
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Indiana Senate District 46, 1974 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRon GroomsWon(incumbent)	Republican	27,01254.5%	54.5%
DemocraticAnna Murray	Democratic	22,57145.5%	45.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 30,118
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Indiana Senate District 46, 1974 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRonald T. GroomsWon(incumbent)	Republican	16,95056.3%	56.3%
DemocraticCharles A. Freiberger	Democratic	13,16843.7%	43.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 39,984
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Indiana Senate District 46, 1974 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRonald T. GroomsWon	Republican	21,01952.6%	52.6%
DemocraticCharles A. Freiberger	Democratic	18,96547.4%	47.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 39,816
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Indiana Senate District 46, 1974 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticConnie Weigleb SipesWon(incumbent)	Democratic	25,33663.6%	63.6%
RepublicanRyan Bergman	Republican	14,48036.4%	36.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,431
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Indiana Senate District 46, 1974 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticConnie Weigleb SipesWon(incumbent)	Democratic	20,44261.1%	61.1%
RepublicanWalter H. Schulz	Republican	12,98938.9%	38.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,686
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Indiana Senate District 46, 1974 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticConnie Weigleb SipesWon	Democratic	20,83261.8%	61.8%
RepublicanMargaret A. Ridge	Republican	12,85438.2%	38.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 29,839
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Indiana Senate District 46, 1974 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKathy SmithWon(incumbent)	Democratic	17,55058.8%	58.8%
RepublicanRobert L. Real	Republican	12,28941.2%	41.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 26,081
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Indiana Senate District 46, 1974 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKathy SmithWon(incumbent)	Democratic	19,43874.5%	74.5%
RepublicanTimothy Deatrick	Republican	6,64325.5%	25.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 29,937
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Indiana Senate District 46, 1974 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKathy SmithWon	Democratic	19,15164.0%	64.0%
RepublicanWilliam L. Allen	Republican	10,78636.0%	36.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,634
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Indiana Senate District 46, 1974 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticClay BairdWon(incumbent)	Democratic	17,31854.7%	54.7%
RepublicanJames E. Hatfield Jr.	Republican	14,31645.3%	45.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,763
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Indiana Senate District 46, 1974 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticFrank L. ObannonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	19,55857.9%	57.9%
RepublicanDaniel G. Crecelius	Republican	14,20542.1%	42.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,345
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Indiana Senate District 46, 1974 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticFrank L. ObannonWon	Democratic	24,39565.3%	65.3%
RepublicanDale W. Mitsch	Republican	12,95034.7%	34.7%

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

Only part of this chamber is up in a given cycle. Which districts vote on which date is not on file. Last contest in this district on file: 2022.

Download and cite

CC BY 4.0 State data (JSON)Share image (PNG)

Cite this page

Election Wrld. (2026). Indiana State Senate District 46, election results 1974 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/in/senate/46. Retrieved October 31, 2026.

Embed this seat

<iframe src="https://www.electionwrld.com/embed/in/senate/46" title="Indiana Senate District 46" width="100%" height="400" style="border:0;max-width:640px" loading="lazy"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:13px">Data: <a href="https://www.electionwrld.com">Election Wrld</a>, CC BY 4.0</p>

Paste this into any web page. It shows the seat, its last result and the next election.

Sources

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.

District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:in/sldu:46

DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026