U.S. Senate election in Indiana
1998 United States Senate election in Indiana County resultsBayh: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80-90%Helmke: 40–50% 50–60%
The 1998 United States Senate election in Indiana was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Senator Dan Coats decided to retire instead of seeking a second full term; he later successfully ran for this seat again in 2010 . Democratic former Governor Evan Bayh won the open seat his father once held.
General election [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Results by county [ edit ] Bayh won 88 of Indiana's counties compared to 4 for Helmke.
County Bayh Votes Helmke Votes Sink-Burris Votes Total Adams 60.5% 6,407 37.8% 4,011 1.7% 185 10,603 Allen 53.5% 41,037 44.5% 34,183 2.0% 1,496 76,716 Bartholomew 60.9% 11,937 37.7% 7,383 1.4% 275 19,595 Benton 62.2% 2,019 36.1% 1,172 1.7% 54 3,245 Blackford 67.4% 2,916 31.2% 1,348 1.4% 60 4,324 Boone 48.7% 6,267 49.6% 6,377 1.7% 215 12,859 Brown 64.6% 3,670 33.5% 1,903 1.9% 107 5,680 Carroll 62.4% 3,987 36.6% 2,340 1.0% 63 6,390 Cass 60.5% 7,454 38.0% 4,691 1.5% 184 12,329 Clark 71.8% 18,747 27.1% 7,090 1.1% 291 26,128 Clay 73.2% 6,099 25.7% 2,137 1.1% 95 8,331 Clinton 58.5% 4,859 40.1% 3,332 1.4% 113 8,304 Crawford 70.0% 2,673 28.2% 1,075 1.8% 70 3,818 Daviess 62.8% 5,056 36.3% 2,918 0.9% 75 8,049 Dearborn 57.1% 6,650 40.4% 4,704 2.5% 286 11,640 Decatur 63.5% 4,372 35.4% 2,434 1.1% 79 6,885 DeKalb 57.3% 5,217 41.1% 3,736 1.6% 145 9,098 Delaware 67.4% 23,142 31.3% 10,758 1.3% 458 34,358 Dubois 71.2% 8,623 26.4% 3,199 2.4% 292 12,114 Elkhart 51.9% 17,863 47.1% 16,238 1.0% 334 34,435 Fayette 71.9% 5,717 26.9% 2,137 1.2% 99 7,953 Floyd 68.1% 15,150 30.7% 6,832 1.2% 261 22,243 Fountain 65.4% 4,143 33.5% 2,125 1.1% 70 6,338 Franklin 64.4% 3,817 33.9% 2,014 1.7% 100 5,931 Fulton 66.9% 4,751 31.6% 2,248 1.5% 107 7,106 Gibson 73.2% 8,265 25.8% 2,914 0.9% 107 11,286 Grant 61.9% 13,067 37.1% 7,829 1.0% 212 21,108 Greene 71.5% 8,002 27.4% 3,062 1.1% 123 11,187 Hamilton 42.4% 18,793 56.2% 24,948 1.4% 611 44,352 Hancock 54.8% 9,135 43.7% 7,303 1.5% 244 16,682 Harrison 69.4% 8,245 28.9% 3,430 1.7% 200 11,875 Hendricks 46.8% 11,458 52.0% 12,757 1.2% 301 24,516 Henry 66.2% 10,029 32.6% 4,954 1.2% 176 15,159 Howard 63.6% 15,811 35.0% 8,686 1.4% 347 24,844 Huntington 52.8% 5,412 45.8% 4,692 1.4% 144 10,248 Jackson 68.2% 8,557 30.7% 3,856 1.1% 144 12,557 Jasper 56.2% 3,764 42.5% 2,850 1.3% 90 6,704 Jay 64.3% 4,202 34.2% 2,240 1.5% 96 6,538 Jefferson 64.9% 6,134 25.9% 2,450 9.2% 865 9,449 Jennings 63.8% 4,507 34.6% 2,448 1.6% 110 7,065 Johnson 55.0% 15,965 43.5% 12,637 1.5% 422 29,024 Knox 74.5% 9,101 24.6% 3,003 0.9% 108 12,212 Kosciusko 48.1% 8,423 49.9% 8,750 2.0% 342 17,515 LaGrange 58.1% 3,715 40.6% 2,596 1.3% 81 6,392 Lake 78.0% 80,073 20.9% 21,429 1.1% 1,139 102,641 LaPorte 71.2% 21,495 27.5% 8,304 1.3% 386 30,185 Lawrence 61.2% 7,967 37.3% 4,850 1.5% 201 13,018 Madison 69.6% 29,134 29.4% 12,317 1.0% 426 41,877 Marion 60.9% 122,830 37.5% 75,688 1.6% 3,329 201,847 Marshall 59.6% 6,504 39.5% 4,310 0.9% 97 10,911 Martin 69.7% 2,624 29.1% 1,099 1.2% 44 3,767 Miami 57.6% 5,689 40.4% 3,993 2.0% 195 9,877 Monroe 66.2% 19,044 30.8% 8,845 3.0% 862 28,751 Montgomery 56.2% 5,062 42.5% 3,835 1.3% 113 9,010 Morgan 55.1% 9,056 43.3% 7,109 1.6% 271 16,436 Newton 65.5% 2,654 32.2% 1,306 2.3% 94 4,054 Noble 58.8% 6,014 39.5% 4,046 1.7% 171 10,231 Ohio 59.6% 1,208 37.5% 760 2.9% 58 2,026 Orange 64.2% 4,343 33.8% 2,293 2.0% 134 6,770 Owen 67.7% 3,625 30.4% 1,632 1.9% 101 5,358 Parke 71.4% 4,192 27.4% 1,611 1.2% 71 5,874 Perry 76.2% 4,218 22.9% 1,265 0.9% 49 5,532 Pike 74.0% 3,883 24.5% 1,284 1.5% 79 5,246 Porter 69.6% 26,219 28.9% 10,890 1.5% 557 37,666 Posey 73.9% 6,870 24.9% 2,316 1.2% 116 9,302 Pulaski 62.6% 2,853 36.0% 1,641 1.4% 62 4,556 Putnam 61.5% 5,706 37.0% 3,437 1.5% 138 9,281 Randolph 61.3% 4,351 37.3% 2,643 1.4% 101 7,095 Ripley 61.2% 5,105 37.7% 3,149 1.1% 96 8,350 Rush 64.0% 4,051 34.5% 2,184 1.5% 92 6,327 Saint Joseph 68.3% 47,214 30.7% 21,229 1.0% 667 69,110 Scott 75.2% 4,492 23.9% 1,428 0.9% 55 5,975 Shelby 62.4% 7,201 36.3% 4,186 1.3% 155 11,542 Spencer 69.0% 5,121 30.4% 2,253 0.6% 48 7,422 Starke 71.7% 5,127 26.4% 1,892 1.9% 135 7,154 Steuben 55.3% 4,204 42.5% 3,237 2.2% 166 7,607 Sullivan 79.0% 5,565 19.7% 1,387 1.3% 90 7,042 Switzerland 67.7% 1,847 31.2% 851 1.1% 30 2,728 Tippecanoe 60.1% 20,293 38.6% 13,025 1.3% 452 33,770 Tipton 62.3% 3,517 36.3% 2,051 1.4% 78 5,646 Union 60.7% 1,451 37.2% 889 2.1% 51 2,391 Vanderburgh 71.5% 36,558 27.3% 14,010 1.2% 590 51,158 Vermillion 82.2% 4,195 16.5% 842 1.3% 65 5,102 Vigo 76.6% 22,070 22.2% 6,415 1.2% 337 28,822 Wabash 55.1% 4,739 44.0% 3,781 0.9% 78 8,598 Warren 67.0% 2,324 31.6% 1,095 1.4% 50 3,469 Warrick 70.8% 11,889 28.0% 4,700 1.2% 194 16,783 Washington 65.7% 5,282 28.5% 2,289 5.9% 472 8,043 Wayne 63.5% 12,704 35.3% 7,068 1.2% 247 20,019 Wells 56.6% 5,146 41.9% 3,806 1.5% 137 9,089 White 68.3% 5,791 30.5% 2,592 1.2% 103 8,486 Whitley 58.9% 5,586 38.8% 3,680 2.3% 222 9,488
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