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Election 1998 Results

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1998 US Senate election in Indiana

Evan Bayh (Democrat) beat Paul Helmke (Republican) in Indiana in 1998, 63.7% to 34.8%, a margin of 28.9 points and 459,512 votes.

Indiana changed party: in 1992 it went Republican, for Dan Coats.

Democrats led in 88 of the 92 counties and Republicans in 4. The largest, Marion, cast 201,847 votes and went to the Democrat by 23.4 points. The closest was Boone, where 110 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
Evan Bayh won Democratic 1,012,244 63.7%
Paul Helmke Republican 552,732 34.8%
All other candidates 23,641 1.5%
Total1,588,617

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Marion 122,830 60.9% 75,688 37.5% 3,329 201,847 D+23.4
Lake 80,073 78.0% 21,429 20.9% 1,139 102,641 D+57.1
Allen 41,037 53.5% 34,183 44.6% 1,496 76,716 D+8.9
St. Joseph 47,214 68.3% 21,229 30.7% 667 69,110 D+37.6
Vanderburgh 36,558 71.5% 14,010 27.4% 590 51,158 D+44.1
Hamilton 18,793 42.4% 24,948 56.3% 611 44,352 R+13.9
Madison 29,134 69.6% 12,317 29.4% 426 41,877 D+40.2
Porter 26,219 69.6% 10,890 28.9% 557 37,666 D+40.7
Elkhart 17,863 51.9% 16,238 47.2% 334 34,435 D+4.7
Delaware 23,142 67.4% 10,758 31.3% 458 34,358 D+36.0
Tippecanoe 20,293 60.1% 13,025 38.6% 452 33,770 D+21.5
LaPorte 21,495 71.2% 8,304 27.5% 386 30,185 D+43.7
Johnson 15,965 55.0% 12,637 43.5% 422 29,024 D+11.5
Vigo 22,070 76.6% 6,415 22.3% 337 28,822 D+54.3
Monroe 19,044 66.2% 8,845 30.8% 862 28,751 D+35.5
Clark 18,747 71.8% 7,090 27.1% 291 26,128 D+44.6
Howard 15,811 63.6% 8,686 35.0% 347 24,844 D+28.7
Hendricks 11,458 46.7% 12,757 52.0% 301 24,516 R+5.3
Floyd 15,150 68.1% 6,832 30.7% 261 22,243 D+37.4
Grant 13,067 61.9% 7,829 37.1% 212 21,108 D+24.8
Wayne 12,704 63.5% 7,068 35.3% 247 20,019 D+28.2
Bartholomew 11,937 60.9% 7,383 37.7% 275 19,595 D+23.2
Kosciusko 8,423 48.1% 8,750 50.0% 342 17,515 R+1.9
Warrick 11,889 70.8% 4,700 28.0% 194 16,783 D+42.8
Hancock 9,135 54.8% 7,303 43.8% 244 16,682 D+11.0
Morgan 9,056 55.1% 7,109 43.3% 271 16,436 D+11.8
Henry 10,029 66.2% 4,954 32.7% 176 15,159 D+33.5
Lawrence 7,967 61.2% 4,850 37.3% 201 13,018 D+23.9
Boone 6,267 48.7% 6,377 49.6% 215 12,859 R+0.9
Jackson 8,557 68.1% 3,856 30.7% 144 12,557 D+37.4
Cass 7,454 60.5% 4,691 38.0% 184 12,329 D+22.4
Knox 9,101 74.5% 3,003 24.6% 108 12,212 D+49.9
Dubois 8,623 71.2% 3,199 26.4% 292 12,114 D+44.8
Harrison 8,245 69.4% 3,430 28.9% 200 11,875 D+40.5
Dearborn 6,650 57.1% 4,704 40.4% 286 11,640 D+16.7
Shelby 7,201 62.4% 4,186 36.3% 155 11,542 D+26.1
Gibson 8,265 73.2% 2,914 25.8% 107 11,286 D+47.4
Greene 8,002 71.5% 3,062 27.4% 123 11,187 D+44.2
Marshall 6,504 59.6% 4,310 39.5% 97 10,911 D+20.1
Adams 6,407 60.4% 4,011 37.8% 185 10,603 D+22.6
Huntington 5,412 52.8% 4,692 45.8% 144 10,248 D+7.0
Noble 6,014 58.8% 4,046 39.5% 171 10,231 D+19.2
Miami 5,689 57.6% 3,993 40.4% 195 9,877 D+17.2
Whitley 5,586 58.9% 3,680 38.8% 222 9,488 D+20.1
Jefferson 6,134 64.9% 2,450 25.9% 865 9,449 D+39.0
Posey 6,870 73.9% 2,316 24.9% 116 9,302 D+49.0
Putnam 5,706 61.5% 3,437 37.0% 138 9,281 D+24.4
DeKalb 5,217 57.3% 3,736 41.1% 145 9,098 D+16.3
Wells 5,146 56.6% 3,806 41.9% 137 9,089 D+14.7
Montgomery 5,062 56.2% 3,835 42.6% 113 9,010 D+13.6
Wabash 4,739 55.1% 3,781 44.0% 78 8,598 D+11.1
White 5,791 68.2% 2,592 30.5% 103 8,486 D+37.7
Ripley 5,105 61.1% 3,149 37.7% 96 8,350 D+23.4
Clay 6,099 73.2% 2,137 25.7% 95 8,331 D+47.6
Clinton 4,859 58.5% 3,332 40.1% 113 8,304 D+18.4
Daviess 5,056 62.8% 2,918 36.3% 75 8,049 D+26.6
Washington 5,282 65.7% 2,289 28.5% 472 8,043 D+37.2
Fayette 5,717 71.9% 2,137 26.9% 99 7,953 D+45.0
Steuben 4,204 55.3% 3,237 42.6% 166 7,607 D+12.7
Spencer 5,121 69.0% 2,253 30.4% 48 7,422 D+38.6
Starke 5,127 71.7% 1,892 26.4% 135 7,154 D+45.2
Fulton 4,751 66.9% 2,248 31.6% 107 7,106 D+35.2
Randolph 4,351 61.3% 2,643 37.3% 101 7,095 D+24.1
Jennings 4,507 63.8% 2,448 34.6% 110 7,065 D+29.1
Sullivan 5,565 79.0% 1,387 19.7% 90 7,042 D+59.3
Decatur 4,372 63.5% 2,434 35.4% 79 6,885 D+28.1
Orange 4,343 64.2% 2,293 33.9% 134 6,770 D+30.3
Jasper 3,764 56.1% 2,850 42.5% 90 6,704 D+13.6
Jay 4,202 64.3% 2,240 34.3% 96 6,538 D+30.0
LaGrange 3,715 58.1% 2,596 40.6% 81 6,392 D+17.5
Carroll 3,987 62.4% 2,340 36.6% 63 6,390 D+25.8
Fountain 4,143 65.4% 2,125 33.5% 70 6,338 D+31.8
Rush 4,051 64.0% 2,184 34.5% 92 6,327 D+29.5
Scott 4,492 75.2% 1,428 23.9% 55 5,975 D+51.3
Franklin 3,817 64.4% 2,014 34.0% 100 5,931 D+30.4
Parke 4,192 71.4% 1,611 27.4% 71 5,874 D+43.9
Brown 3,670 64.6% 1,903 33.5% 107 5,680 D+31.1
Tipton 3,517 62.3% 2,051 36.3% 78 5,646 D+26.0
Perry 4,218 76.2% 1,265 22.9% 49 5,532 D+53.4
Owen 3,625 67.7% 1,632 30.5% 101 5,358 D+37.2
Pike 3,883 74.0% 1,284 24.5% 79 5,246 D+49.5
Vermillion 4,195 82.2% 842 16.5% 65 5,102 D+65.7
Pulaski 2,853 62.6% 1,641 36.0% 62 4,556 D+26.6
Blackford 2,916 67.4% 1,348 31.2% 60 4,324 D+36.3
Newton 2,654 65.5% 1,306 32.2% 94 4,054 D+33.3
Crawford 2,673 70.0% 1,075 28.2% 70 3,818 D+41.9
Martin 2,624 69.7% 1,099 29.2% 44 3,767 D+40.5
Warren 2,324 67.0% 1,095 31.6% 50 3,469 D+35.4
Benton 2,019 62.2% 1,172 36.1% 54 3,245 D+26.1
Switzerland 1,847 67.7% 851 31.2% 30 2,728 D+36.5
Union 1,451 60.7% 889 37.2% 51 2,391 D+23.5
Ohio 1,208 59.6% 760 37.5% 58 2,026 D+22.1

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