Indiana State Senate District 49

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Jim Tomes Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Cindi ClaytonDemocratic

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2022 general: Jim Tomes (R) 100.0

Jim TomesRepublican · Incumbent8 years since first win

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

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Donor-based spectrum: LiberalCentristConservativeTomesNo published score for Clayton
Races: None listed; Won 4 of 5
Years since first win: Not available; 8

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Candidates on the ballot

Cindi ClaytonDemocratic
Jim TomesIncumbentRepublican

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

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History (13 elections for this seat)

Indiana Senate District 49, 1974 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJim TomesWon(incumbent)	Republican	26,320100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 45,171
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Indiana Senate District 49, 1974 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJim TomesWon(incumbent)	Republican	28,89564.0%	64.0%
DemocraticEdie Hardcastle	Democratic	16,27636.0%	36.0%

Indiana Senate District 49, 1974 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJames TomesWon(incumbent)	Republican	23,127100.0%	100.0%

Indiana Senate District 49, 1974 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJim TomesWon	Republican	15,25451.7%	51.7%
DemocraticPatricia S. Avery	Democratic	14,24848.3%	48.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 32,441
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Indiana Senate District 49, 1974 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBob DeigWon	Democratic	20,24962.4%	62.4%
RepublicanGeorge R. Postletheweight	Republican	12,19237.6%	37.6%

Indiana Senate District 49, 1974 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLarry E. LutzWon	Democratic	21,89197.4%	97.4%
OtherDianna Alvey	Other	5902.6%	2.6%

Indiana Senate District 49, 1974 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJoseph F. OdayWon(incumbent)	Democratic	23,171100.0%	100.0%

Indiana Senate District 49, 1974 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJoseph F. OdayWon(incumbent)	Democratic	23,312100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,477
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Indiana Senate District 49, 1974 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJoseph F. OdayWon(incumbent)	Democratic	19,69262.6%	62.6%
RepublicanLinda L. Orth	Republican	11,78537.4%	37.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,333
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Indiana Senate District 49, 1974 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJoseph F. OdayWon(incumbent)	Democratic	24,23068.6%	68.6%
RepublicanDonald K. Burdick	Republican	11,10331.4%	31.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 34,756
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Indiana Senate District 49, 1974 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJoseph F. OdayWon(incumbent)	Democratic	23,19066.7%	66.7%
RepublicanJan Gallo	Republican	11,56633.3%	33.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 24,249
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Indiana Senate District 49, 1974 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJoseph F. OdayWon(incumbent)	Democratic	15,70364.8%	64.8%
RepublicanTimothy R. Dodd	Republican	8,54635.2%	35.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,180
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Indiana Senate District 49, 1974 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJoseph F. OdayWon	Democratic	20,08160.5%	60.5%
RepublicanFrank E. Schuetz	Republican	13,09939.5%	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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Election Wrld. (2026). Indiana State Senate District 49, election results 1974 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/in/senate/49. Retrieved October 31, 2026.

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