# Indiana's 1st Senate 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. 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.
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

| 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 | |

## Historical election results

General 2022 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Dan Dernulc | 23,390 | 52.3 |
| Democratic | Michael Griffin | 21,340 | 47.7 |
| Total: | Total: | 44,730 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
General 2018 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Frank Mrvan Jr | 29,578 | 63.3 |
| Republican | Charles Kallas | 17,144 | 36.7 |
| Total: | Total: | 46,722 | |
General 2014 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Frank Ed Mrvan Jr. | 15,538 | 59.7 |
| Republican | Kenneth Stevenson | 10,506 | 40.3 |
| Total: | Total: | 26,044 | |
General 2010 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Frank Mrvan Jr. | 16,472 | 60.3 |
| Republican | David Spudic | 10,845 | 39.7 |
| Total: | Total: | 27,317 | |
General 2006 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Frank Mrvan Jr. | 15,852 | 61.8 |
| Republican | Chris Marrow | 9,791 | 38.2 |
| Total: | Total: | 25,643 | |
General 2002 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Frank Mrvan Jr. | 14,449 | 100 |
| Total: | Total: | 14,449 | |
General 1998 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Frank Mrvan Jr. | 12,738 | 50.9 |
| Republican | Sandra Dempsey | 12,270 | 49.1 |
| Total: | Total: | 25,008 | |
General 1994 :
| 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: | Total: | 26,174 | | 25,279 | |
General 1990 :
| Party | Candidate | Vote | % |
| Democratic | Frank Mrvan Jr. | Unopposed | 100 |
General 1986 :
| Party | Candidate | Vote | % |
| Democratic | Frank Mrvan Jr. | 17,498 | 79.6 |
| Republican | Gregory Sanchez | 4,494 | 20.4 |
| Total: | Total: | 21,992 | |
General 1982 :
| Party | Candidate | Vote | % |
| Democratic | Frank Mrvan Jr. | 22,623 | 81.6 |
| Republican | John Drac | 5,112 | 18.4 |
| Total: | Total: | 27,735 | |
General 1978 :
| Party | Candidate | Vote | % |
| Democratic | Frank Mrvan Jr. | 17,377 | 82.1 |
| Republican | Robert Cantrell | 3,802 | 17.9 |
| Total: | Total: | 21,179 | |
General 1974 :
| Party | Candidate | Vote | % |
| Democratic | William Christy | 19,641 | 81 |
| Republican | Mary Thompson | 4,610 | 19 |
| Total: | Total: | 24,251 | |
General 1970 :
| Party | Candidate | Vote | % |
| Democratic | William Christy | 87,229 | 63.8 |
| Republican | Joseph Harkin | 49,560 | 36.2 |
| Total: | Total: | 136,789 | |
General 1966 :
| Party | Candidate | Vote | % |
| Democratic | William Christy | 80,079 | 59.6 |
| Republican | James Bradford | 54,247 | 40.4 |
| Total: | Total: | 134,326 | |
General 1962 :
| Party | Candidate | Vote | % |
| Democratic | William Christy | 103,730 | 60.6 |
| Republican | David Colosimo | 67,610 | 39.4 |
| Total: | Total: | 171,340 | |
General 1958 :
| Party | Candidate | Vote | % |
| Democratic | William Christy | 96,025 | 66.8 |
| Republican | Calvin Grubbs | 47,697 | 33.2 |
| Total: | Total: | 143,722 | |
General 1954 :
| Party | Candidate | Vote | % |
| Democratic | William Christy | 80,256 | 61 |
| Republican | Frank Gullstrom | 51,475 | 39 |
| Total: | Total: | 131,731 | |
General 1950 :
| Party | Candidate | Vote | % |
| Democratic | Edward Chubinski | 63,868 | 53.9 |
| Republican | Thomas Hodges | 54,662 | 46.1 |
| Total: | Total: | 118,530 | |
General 1946 :
| Party | Candidate | Vote | % |
| Democratic | Charles Fleming | 51,165 | 51.9 |
| Republican | Clayton Root | 47,517 | 48.1 |
| Total: | Total: | 98,682 | |
General 1942 :
| Party | Candidate | Vote | % |
| Democratic | Charles Fleming | 43,898 | 53.2 |
| Republican | Herbert Fisher | 38,654 | 46.8 |
| Total: | Total: | 82,552 | |
General 1938 :
| Party | Candidate | Vote | % |
| Democratic | Elliott Conroy | 56,141 | 54.7 |
| Republican | Clayton Root | 46,547 | 45.3 |
| Total: | Total: | 102,688 | |
General 1934 :
| Party | Candidate | Vote | % |
| Democratic | Raymond Sohl | 42,866 | 52.2 |
| Republican | James Nedji | 39,288 | 47.8 |
| Total: | Total: | 82,154 | |
General 1930 :
| Party | Candidate | Vote | % |
| Democratic | Frank Holman | 26,732 | 53 |
| Republican | William Hodges | 23,745 | 47 |
| Total: | Total: | 50,477 | |
General 1926 :
| Party | Candidate | Vote | % |
| Republican | William Hodges | 28,948 | 100 |
| Unopposed ||||
| Total: | Total: | 28,948 | |
General 1922 :
| Party | Candidate | Vote | % |
| Democratic | Frank Martin | 6,669 | 37 |
| Republican | William Hodges | 11,313 | 63 |
| Total: | Total: | 17,982 | |