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Election 1988 Results

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1988 US Senate election in Indiana

Richard G. Lugar (Republican) beat Jack Wickes (Democrat) in Indiana in 1988, 68.1% to 31.9%, a margin of 36.3 points and 761,747 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1982, when Richard G. Lugar also won.

Republicans led in 91 of the 92 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 1. The largest, Marion, cast 307,673 votes and went to the Republican by 31.9 points. The closest was Switzerland, where 247 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Richard G. Lugar won Republican 1,430,525 68.1%
Jack Wickes Democratic 668,778 31.9%
Total2,099,303

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Marion 104,836 34.1% 202,837 65.9% 307,673 R+31.9
Lake 88,619 51.8% 82,555 48.2% 171,174 D+3.5
Allen 29,239 26.4% 81,684 73.6% 110,923 R+47.3
St. Joseph 34,520 36.8% 59,314 63.2% 93,834 R+26.4
Vanderburgh 22,704 32.5% 47,159 67.5% 69,863 R+35.0
Madison 19,695 34.5% 37,331 65.5% 57,026 R+30.9
Porter 14,764 30.0% 34,496 70.0% 49,260 R+40.1
Elkhart 9,416 19.7% 38,452 80.3% 47,868 R+60.7
Delaware 14,814 31.0% 33,015 69.0% 47,829 R+38.1
Hamilton 5,575 12.7% 38,240 87.3% 43,815 R+74.6
Tippecanoe 10,343 23.8% 33,059 76.2% 43,402 R+52.3
Vigo 14,992 37.1% 25,434 62.9% 40,426 R+25.8
La Porte 12,904 34.4% 24,657 65.6% 37,561 R+31.3
Monroe 9,897 27.7% 25,874 72.3% 35,771 R+44.7
Johnson 6,156 19.6% 25,227 80.4% 31,383 R+60.8
Hendricks 6,208 21.2% 23,017 78.8% 29,225 R+57.5
Howard 8,616 29.6% 20,473 70.4% 29,089 R+40.8
Clark 11,076 38.7% 17,550 61.3% 28,626 R+22.6
Grant 8,442 29.8% 19,878 70.2% 28,320 R+40.4
Wayne 7,621 29.7% 18,012 70.3% 25,633 R+40.5
Bartholomew 6,658 26.0% 18,946 74.0% 25,604 R+48.0
Floyd 8,937 36.4% 15,646 63.6% 24,583 R+27.3
Kosciusko 3,816 16.6% 19,215 83.4% 23,031 R+66.9
Morgan 4,648 24.1% 14,612 75.9% 19,260 R+51.7
Henry 6,047 31.9% 12,935 68.1% 18,982 R+36.3
Hancock 3,863 20.7% 14,831 79.3% 18,694 R+58.7
Warrick 5,942 32.1% 12,561 67.9% 18,503 R+35.8
Cass 4,495 27.4% 11,938 72.6% 16,433 R+45.3
Knox 5,339 33.0% 10,819 67.0% 16,158 R+33.9
Lawrence 4,931 30.7% 11,108 69.3% 16,039 R+38.5
Marshall 4,093 26.0% 11,651 74.0% 15,744 R+48.0
Boone 3,416 21.8% 12,241 78.2% 15,657 R+56.4
Dubois 4,690 30.4% 10,716 69.6% 15,406 R+39.1
Huntington 3,214 21.1% 12,051 78.9% 15,265 R+57.9
Shelby 4,176 27.5% 11,024 72.5% 15,200 R+45.1
Gibson 5,660 38.5% 9,041 61.5% 14,701 R+23.0
Jackson 4,590 31.8% 9,859 68.2% 14,449 R+36.5
Montgomery 2,507 17.5% 11,805 82.5% 14,312 R+65.0
De Kalb 3,796 28.4% 9,553 71.6% 13,349 R+43.1
Greene 5,073 38.6% 8,063 61.4% 13,136 R+22.8
Miami 3,602 27.8% 9,350 72.2% 12,952 R+44.4
Wabash 3,262 25.2% 9,659 74.8% 12,921 R+49.5
Clinton 3,542 28.1% 9,045 71.9% 12,587 R+43.7
Dearborn 4,140 33.2% 8,330 66.8% 12,470 R+33.6
Adams 2,853 23.9% 9,107 76.1% 11,960 R+52.3
Noble 3,177 26.8% 8,697 73.2% 11,874 R+46.5
Jefferson 4,231 36.3% 7,433 63.7% 11,664 R+27.5
Harrison 3,854 33.2% 7,753 66.8% 11,607 R+33.6
Whitley 2,698 23.7% 8,683 76.3% 11,381 R+52.6
Wells 2,572 22.9% 8,661 77.1% 11,233 R+54.2
Putnam 2,869 26.0% 8,146 74.0% 11,015 R+47.9
Randolph 2,979 27.4% 7,901 72.6% 10,880 R+45.2
Posey 3,231 31.0% 7,195 69.0% 10,426 R+38.0
Daviess 2,758 27.2% 7,372 72.8% 10,130 R+45.5
Fayette 3,483 35.9% 6,218 64.1% 9,701 R+28.2
Clay 3,008 31.5% 6,553 68.5% 9,561 R+37.1
Ripley 3,121 32.9% 6,374 67.1% 9,495 R+34.3
Steuben 2,325 24.6% 7,109 75.4% 9,434 R+50.7
Perry 4,475 47.5% 4,940 52.5% 9,415 R+4.9
Spencer 3,827 42.5% 5,170 57.5% 8,997 R+14.9
Jennings 2,951 33.4% 5,897 66.6% 8,848 R+33.3
White 2,169 24.7% 6,604 75.3% 8,773 R+50.6
Jasper 2,487 28.7% 6,189 71.3% 8,676 R+42.7
Jay 2,456 28.5% 6,176 71.5% 8,632 R+43.1
Fountain 2,575 30.5% 5,870 69.5% 8,445 R+39.0
Decatur 2,180 26.0% 6,202 74.0% 8,382 R+48.0
Starke 3,282 40.3% 4,858 59.7% 8,140 R+19.4
Fulton 2,060 25.7% 5,970 74.3% 8,030 R+48.7
Sullivan 3,290 41.3% 4,684 58.7% 7,974 R+17.5
Washington 2,548 32.0% 5,417 68.0% 7,965 R+36.0
Carroll 2,441 31.0% 5,436 69.0% 7,877 R+38.0
Vermillion 3,296 42.6% 4,433 57.4% 7,729 R+14.7
Orange 2,201 29.7% 5,206 70.3% 7,407 R+40.6
Tipton 1,914 26.0% 5,445 74.0% 7,359 R+48.0
Rush 1,760 24.8% 5,327 75.2% 7,087 R+50.3
Parke 2,180 31.0% 4,863 69.0% 7,043 R+38.1
Scott 3,131 47.9% 3,406 52.1% 6,537 R+4.2
Lagrange 1,509 23.1% 5,012 76.9% 6,521 R+53.7
Franklin 1,983 30.6% 4,498 69.4% 6,481 R+38.8
Pike 2,473 38.8% 3,894 61.2% 6,367 R+22.3
Owen 2,049 33.1% 4,143 66.9% 6,192 R+33.8
Pulaski 1,785 31.3% 3,914 68.7% 5,699 R+37.4
Blackford 1,794 32.2% 3,769 67.8% 5,563 R+35.5
Brown 1,619 30.2% 3,737 69.8% 5,356 R+39.5
Martin 2,014 39.8% 3,044 60.2% 5,058 R+20.4
Newton 1,314 28.3% 3,332 71.7% 4,646 R+43.4
Crawford 2,028 45.7% 2,410 54.3% 4,438 R+8.6
Benton 966 25.1% 2,881 74.9% 3,847 R+49.8
Warren 1,206 31.8% 2,583 68.2% 3,789 R+36.3
Switzerland 1,221 45.4% 1,468 54.6% 2,689 R+9.2
Union 664 26.2% 1,869 73.8% 2,533 R+47.6
Ohio 897 38.8% 1,413 61.2% 2,310 R+22.3

Counties as they stood in 1988; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Indiana Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Jim Banks (R) R+19.9
2022 Todd Young (R) R+20.7
2018 Mike Braun (R) R+5.9
2016 Todd Young (R) R+9.7
2012 Joe Donnelly (D) D+5.8
2010 Dan Coats (R) R+14.6
2006 Richard Lugar (R) R+87.4
2004 Evan Bayh (D) D+24.4
2000 Richard G. Lugar (R) R+34.7
1998 Evan Bayh (D) D+28.9
1994 Richard G. Lugar (R) R+36.9
1992 Dan Coats (R) R+16.6
1988 Richard G. Lugar (R) R+36.3
1986 Dan Quayle (R) R+22.1
1982 Richard G. Lugar (R) R+8.2
1980 Dan Quayle (R) R+7.6
1976 Richard G. Lugar (R) R+18.8
1974 Birch Bayh (D) D+4.3
1970 R. Vance Hartke (D) D+0.2
1968 Birch Bayh (D) D+3.5
1964 R. Vance Hartke (D) D+9.0
1962 Birch Bayh (D) D+0.6
1958 R. Vance Hartke (D) D+14.0
1956 Homer E. Capehart (R) R+10.8
1952 William E. Jenner (R) R+5.6
1950 Homer E. Capehart (R) R+6.5
1946 William E. Jenner (R) R+11.5
1944 Homer E. Capehart (R) R+1.3
1940 Raymond E. Willis (R) R+1.3
1938 Frederick Van Nuys (D) D+0.3
1934 Sherman Minton (D) D+4.0
1932 Frederick Van Nuys (D) D+13.6
1928 Arthur R. Robinson (R) R+11.2
1926 James E. Watson (R) R+1.1
1922 Samuel M. Ralston (D) D+3.1
1920 James E. Watson (R) R+13.4
1916 Harry S. New (R) R+1.6
1914 Benjamin F. Shively (D) D+7.0