Indiana State Senate District 6

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Rick Niemeyer Republican · Member list as of Oct 28Rick Niemeyer isn’t on the ballot for this seat

Kate-Lynn HolleyDemocratic

Last result · 2022 general (different candidates): Rick Niemeyer (R) 100.0

James (Jay) StarkeyRepublican

Earlier results: Rick Niemeyer (Republican) won by 26.4 points, 2018, older linesRick Niemeyer (Republican) won by 35.2 points, 2014, older linesAll 14 elections

Past results

Indiana Senate District 6, 1972 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRick NiemeyerWon(incumbent)	Republican	32,366100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 51,173
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Indiana Senate District 6, 1972 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRick NiemeyerWon(incumbent)	Republican	32,35463.2%	63.2%
DemocraticRyan Farrar	Democratic	18,81936.8%	36.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 29,548
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Indiana Senate District 6, 1972 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRick NiemeyerWon	Republican	19,96967.6%	67.6%
DemocraticRoxanna M. Hanford	Democratic	9,57932.4%	32.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 38,980
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Indiana Senate District 6, 1972 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSue LandskeWon(incumbent)	Republican	26,02266.8%	66.8%
DemocraticJames E. Metro	Democratic	11,53329.6%	29.6%
LibertarianCharles E. Barman	Libertarian	1,4253.7%	3.7%

1972 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.

All elections (14 for this seat)

Indiana Senate District 6, 1972 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRick NiemeyerWon(incumbent)	Republican	32,366100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 51,173
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Indiana Senate District 6, 1972 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRick NiemeyerWon(incumbent)	Republican	32,35463.2%	63.2%
DemocraticRyan Farrar	Democratic	18,81936.8%	36.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 29,548
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Indiana Senate District 6, 1972 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRick NiemeyerWon	Republican	19,96967.6%	67.6%
DemocraticRoxanna M. Hanford	Democratic	9,57932.4%	32.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 38,980
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Indiana Senate District 6, 1972 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSue LandskeWon(incumbent)	Republican	26,02266.8%	66.8%
DemocraticJames E. Metro	Democratic	11,53329.6%	29.6%
LibertarianCharles E. Barman	Libertarian	1,4253.7%	3.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 32,377
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Indiana Senate District 6, 1972 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSue LandskeWon(incumbent)	Republican	20,43163.1%	63.1%
DemocraticJohn B. Greaves	Democratic	11,94636.9%	36.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 23,677
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Indiana Senate District 6, 1972 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSue LandskeWon(incumbent)	Republican	21,00488.7%	88.7%
LibertarianRyan Flynn	Libertarian	2,67311.3%	11.3%

Indiana Senate District 6, 1972 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSue LandskeWon(incumbent)	Republican	21,559100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 26,944
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Indiana Senate District 6, 1972 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSue LandskeWon(incumbent)	Republican	19,02970.6%	70.6%
DemocraticMichael L. Higgins	Democratic	7,91529.4%	29.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 26,563
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Indiana Senate District 6, 1972 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSue LandskeWon(incumbent)	Republican	15,75059.3%	59.3%
DemocraticRichard Lamere	Democratic	10,81340.7%	40.7%

Indiana Senate District 6, 1972 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSue LandskeWon	Republican	15,61862.9%	62.9%
DemocraticDonald L. Moseley	Democratic	9,19637.1%	37.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 29,464
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Indiana Senate District 6, 1972 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanErnest NiemeyerWon(incumbent)	Republican	18,57863.0%	63.0%
DemocraticThomas J. Ohara	Democratic	10,88637.0%	37.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 30,809
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Indiana Senate District 6, 1972 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanErnest NiemeyerWon(incumbent)	Republican	18,53760.2%	60.2%
DemocraticRonald E. Johnson	Democratic	12,27239.8%	39.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,741
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Indiana Senate District 6, 1972 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanErnest NiemeyerWon(incumbent)	Republican	17,86456.3%	56.3%
DemocraticBernard Konrady	Democratic	13,87743.7%	43.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 43,972
Election day: November 7, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Indiana Senate District 6, 1972 to 2022, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanErnest NiemeyerWon	Republican	28,55564.9%	64.9%
DemocraticBernard Konrady(incumbent)	Democratic	15,41735.1%	35.1%

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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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