1988 United States Senate election in Indiana

The 1988 United States Senate election in Indiana was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Richard Lugar was re-elected to a third term.[1]

1988 United States Senate election in Indiana

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Nominee Richard Lugar Jack Wickes
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,430,525 668,778
Percentage 68.14% 31.86%

County results

Lugar:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

Wickes:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Richard Lugar
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Richard Lugar
Republican

General election

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Candidates

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  • Richard Lugar, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)
  • Jack Wickes, attorney[2] (Democratic)

Campaign

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Lugar, a popular incumbent, had token opposition in this election. An April 1988 poll showed that Lugar lead 65% to 23%. By June, Lugar raised over $2 million, while Wickes raised just over $100,000.[3] Lugar agreed to debate Wickes on September 10, 1988.[4]

Results

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Lugar won overall with two-thirds of the vote and won 91 of Indiana's 92 counties, Wickes won only the Democratic stronghold of Lake County.

General election results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Lugar (Incumbent) 1,430,525 68.14%
Democratic Jack Wickes 668,778 31.86%
Total votes 2,099,303 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - IN US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1988".
  2. ^ "The Madison Courier - Google News Archive Search".
  3. ^ "The Rochester Sentinel - Google News Archive Search".
  4. ^ "Times-Union - Google News Archive Search".
  5. ^ "Login: CQ Voting and Elections Collection".