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1986 United States Senate election in Indiana

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Field	Value
election_name	1986 United States Senate election in Indiana
country	Indiana
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1980 United States Senate election in Indiana
previous_year	1980
next_year	[1990 (special)](1990-united-states-senate-special-election-in-indiana)
election_date	November 4, 1986
image_size	145x150px
image1	44 Dan Quayle 3x4.jpg
nominee1	Dan Quayle
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	936,143
percentage1	60.57%
image2	Jill Long Thompson (D–IN) (1).jpg
nominee2	Jill L. Long
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	595,192
percentage2	38.51%
map_image	1986 United States Senate election in Indiana results map by county.svg
map_size	160px
map_caption	County results

title	U.S. Senator
before_election	Dan Quayle
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Dan Quayle
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Quayle:
Long: The 1986 United States Senate election in Indiana was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Dan Quayle won re-election to a second term. He served his term until 1989 when he resigned to serve as vice president.

Major candidates

Democratic

Jill L. Long, Valparaiso City Councilwoman

Republican

Dan Quayle, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1981

General election

Quayle sought reelection facing Democratic challenger Jill Long.

Pundits believed Quayle would easily win reelection. Additionally, Long struggled to fund her campaign raising just over $100,000 to Quayle's $2,200,000. A debate between the pair was held on September 7, 1986.

Minor party candidates were often left out of debates and struggled to gain recognition.

Results

On election day, Quayle was reelected in a landslide.{{Election box begin no change

Aftermath

Due to his and then-Vice President George H.W. Bush's victory in the 1988 presidential election, Quayle resigned from the Senate. Republican Representative Dan Coats of Indiana's 4th congressional district was appointed to fill the vacancy. Coats ran for reelection in the 1990 special election in Indiana winning the remainder of Quayle's term.

References

(October 28, 1986). "'Sen. Goliath' may remain standing". [[Evansville Press]].
(September 4, 1986). "Quayle-Long debate slated Sunday night on Channel 13". [[The Anderson Herald]].
(December 30, 1986). "Did 1986 election show a trend or just confusion?". [[The Reporter-Times]].
(December 13, 1988). "State Demos cautiously eye '90 Senate race". [[The Indianapolis Star]].
O'Neill, John R.. (November 5, 1990). "Old political foes back home to fight for party". [[The Indianapolis Star]].
(November 7, 1990). "At a glance". [[The Indianapolis Star]].

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