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1988 United States Senate election in Indiana

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FieldValue
election_name1988 United States Senate election in Indiana
countryIndiana
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1982 United States Senate election in Indiana
previous_year1982
next_election1994 United States Senate election in Indiana
next_year1994
election_dateNovember 8, 1988
image_size150x150px
image1Dick Lugar official photo.jpg
nominee1**Richard Lugar**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**1,430,525**
percentage1**68.14%**
image23x4.svg
nominee2Jack Wickes
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2668,778
percentage231.86%
map_image1988 United States Senate election in Indiana results map by county.svg
map_size160px
map_captionCounty results
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionRichard Lugar
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionRichard Lugar
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

Lugar:
Wickes: 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.

General election

Candidates

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

Campaign

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. Lugar agreed to debate Wickes on September 10, 1988.

Results

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.

References

References

  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".
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