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American legislative district
Indiana's 1st Senate district is one of the fifty districts of the Indiana Senate . The district was originally based around Hammond and parts of surrounding areas. Redistricting passed by the Indiana General Assembly in 2011 shifted the district's boundaries, effective January 2013.[ 1] The district was changed to include Hammond's 4th, 5th, 6th city districts, the town of Munster , the town of Highland , the west side of the town of Griffith , the north side of the town of Dyer , parts of the town of Schererville , and part of the City of Crown Point .[ 2]
The district is currently represented by Dan Dernulc a member of the Republican Party of Indiana
A single term is 4 years in length. Prior to 1970 State Senators only conducted legislative business every 2 years.
List of state senators [ edit ]
State Senator
Party
Years
Electoral history
Dan Dernulc
Republican
2022–Present
Defeated incumbent Michael Griffin.
Michael Griffin
Democratic
2022-2022
Was appointed to finish Frank Mrvan's term.
Frank Mrvan Jr
Democratic
1999–2022
Retired at the beginning of 2022.
Sandra Dempsey
Republican
1995-1999
Voted in after determined clerk mistake
Frank Mrvan Jr
Democratic
1979-1994
First Elected in 1978
William Carl Christy
Democratic
1955, '57, '61, '63, '65, '67, '69, '71-'78
Edward Leo Chubinski
Democratic
1951, '53
Charles Francis Fleming
Democratic
1943, '45, '47
Resigned December 1, 1948; no one elected to complete his term
Elliott Rifenburg Conroy
Democratic
1939, '41
Raymond C. Sohl
Democratic
1935, '37
Frank C. Holman
Democratic
1931, '33
William Franklin Hodges
Republican
1923, '25, '27, '29
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Historical election results [ edit ]
General 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Dan Dernulc
23,390
52.3
Democratic
Michael Griffin
21,340
47.7
Total:
44,730
Republican gain from Democratic
General 2018[ 4]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Frank Mrvan Jr
29,578
63.3
Republican
Charles Kallas
17,144
36.7
Total:
46,722
General 2014[ 5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Frank Ed Mrvan Jr.
15,538
59.7
Republican
Kenneth Stevenson
10,506
40.3
Total:
26,044
General 2010[ 5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Frank Mrvan Jr.
16,472
60.3
Republican
David Spudic
10,845
39.7
Total:
27,317
General 2006[ 5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Frank Mrvan Jr .
15,852
61.8
Republican
Chris Marrow
9,791
38.2
Total:
25,643
General 2002[ 5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Frank Mrvan Jr.
14,449
100
Total:
14,449
General 1998[ 6]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Frank Mrvan Jr.
12,738
50.9
Republican
Sandra Dempsey
12,270
49.1
Total:
25,008
General 1994[ 7]
Party
Candidate
1st Vote
%
Recount Vote
%
Democratic
Frank Mrvan Jr.
13,114
50.1
12,638
49.9
Republican
Sandra Dempsey
13,060
49.9
12,641
50.1
Total:
26,174
25,279
General 1986[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Vote
%
Democratic
Frank Mrvan Jr.
17,498
79.6
Republican
Gregory Sanchez
4,494
20.4
Total:
21,992
General 1982[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Vote
%
Democratic
Frank Mrvan Jr.
22,623
81.6
Republican
John Drac
5,112
18.4
Total:
27,735
General 1978[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Vote
%
Democratic
Frank Mrvan Jr.
17,377
82.1
Republican
Robert Cantrell
3,802
17.9
Total:
21,179
General 1974[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Vote
%
Democratic
William Christy
19,641
81
Republican
Mary Thompson
4,610
19
Total:
24,251
General 1970[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Vote
%
Democratic
William Christy
87,229
63.8
Republican
Joseph Harkin
49,560
36.2
Total:
136,789
General 1966[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Vote
%
Democratic
William Christy
80,079
59.6
Republican
James Bradford
54,247
40.4
Total:
134,326
General 1962[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Vote
%
Democratic
William Christy
103,730
60.6
Republican
David Colosimo
67,610
39.4
Total:
171,340
General 1958[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Vote
%
Democratic
William Christy
96,025
66.8
Republican
Calvin Grubbs
47,697
33.2
Total:
143,722
General 1954[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Vote
%
Democratic
William Christy
80,256
61
Republican
Frank Gullstrom
51,475
39
Total:
131,731
General 1950[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Vote
%
Democratic
Edward Chubinski
63,868
53.9
Republican
Thomas Hodges
54,662
46.1
Total:
118,530
General 1946[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Vote
%
Democratic
Charles Fleming
51,165
51.9
Republican
Clayton Root
47,517
48.1
Total:
98,682
General 1942[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Vote
%
Democratic
Charles Fleming
43,898
53.2
Republican
Herbert Fisher
38,654
46.8
Total:
82,552
General 1938[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Vote
%
Democratic
Elliott Conroy
56,141
54.7
Republican
Clayton Root
46,547
45.3
Total:
102,688
General 1934[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Vote
%
Democratic
Raymond Sohl
42,866
52.2
Republican
James Nedji
39,288
47.8
Total:
82,154
General 1930[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Vote
%
Democratic
Frank Holman
26,732
53
Republican
William Hodges
23,745
47
Total:
50,477
General 1926[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Vote
%
Republican
William Hodges
28,948
100
Unopposed
Total:
28,948
General 1922[ 7]
Party
Candidate
Vote
%
Democratic
Frank Martin
6,669
37
Republican
William Hodges
11,313
63
Total:
17,982
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