1994 United States Senate election in Indiana

The 1994 United States Senate election in Indiana was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Richard Lugar was re-elected to a fourth term. Lugar won all but one county. Lugar became the first Hoosier to win a fourth full term in the U.S Senate.

1994 United States Senate election in Indiana

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Nominee Richard Lugar Jim Jontz
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,039,625 470,799
Percentage 67.35% 30.50%

County results

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

Jontz:      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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  • Mary Catherine Barton (New Alliance)
  • Barbara Bourland (Libertarian)
  • Jim Jontz, former U.S. Representative (Democratic)
  • Richard Lugar, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)

Results

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General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Lugar (Incumbent) 1,039,625 67.35%
Democratic Jim Jontz 470,799 30.50%
Libertarian Barbara Bourland 17,343 1.11%
New Alliance Mary Catherine Barton 15,801 1.02%
Majority 568,826 36.85%
Turnout 1,543,568
Republican hold Swing

By county

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Lugar won 91 of Indiana's 92 counties, Jontz won only the Democratic stronghold of Lake County.[2]

County Lugar Votes Jontz Votes Others Votes Total
Adams 69.7% 6,957 28.2% 2,812 2.1% 209 9,978
Allen 71.2% 58,175 26.7% 21,760 2.1% 1,756 81,691
Bartholomew 72.9% 14,746 25.2% 5,085 1.9% 378 20,209
Benton 64.4% 1,865 32.9% 954 2.7% 77 2,896
Blackford 64.9% 2,833 33.3% 1,452 1.8% 78 4,363
Boone 80.8% 10,096 17.7% 2,207 1.5% 189 12,492
Brown 69.3% 3,400 27.4% 1,345 3.3% 163 4,908
Carroll 64.0% 4,026 33.2% 2,088 2.8% 176 6,290
Cass 63.0% 8,150 34.9% 4,509 2.1% 272 12,931
Clark 63.7% 13,536 34.6% 7,332 1.7% 371 21,239
Clay 69.3% 5,657 28.4% 2,312 2.3% 189 8,158
Clinton 71.0% 6,321 27.0% 2,408 2.0% 180 8,909
Crawford 62.3% 2,754 35.9% 1,588 1.8% 80 4,422
Daviess 75.4% 6,008 23.2% 1,850 1.4% 112 7,970
Dearborn 66.1% 7,667 29.7% 3,439 4.2% 484 11,590
Decatur 75.2% 6,184 22.6% 1,850 2.2% 184 8,218
DeKalb 68.1% 7,223 30.2% 3,200 1.7% 182 10,605
Delaware 66.4% 24,703 31.7% 11,771 1.9% 712 37,186
Dubois 64.4% 7,728 31.9% 3,829 3.7% 448 12,005
Elkhart 78.0% 23,475 20.1% 6,045 1.9% 573 30,093
Fayette 66.7% 5,218 31.9% 2,497 1.4% 111 7,826
Floyd 64.5% 12,266 33.6% 6,390 1.9% 360 19,016
Fountain 69.2% 4,506 28.5% 1,853 2.3% 148 6,507
Franklin 67.8% 4,637 29.1% 1,993 3.1% 213 6,843
Fulton 64.6% 4,475 33.4% 2,318 2.0% 138 6,931
Gibson 63.0% 7,505 35.2% 4,184 1.8% 209 11,898
Grant 64.0% 12,609 34.6% 6,802 1.4% 280 19,691
Greene 63.2% 6,597 34.5% 3,592 2.3% 235 10,424
Hamilton 87.3% 30,103 10.9% 3,731 1.8% 634 34,468
Hancock 79.0% 10,880 18.6% 2,560 2.4% 324 13,764
Harrison 66.1% 6,703 31.3% 3,172 2.6% 265 10,140
Hendricks 80.8% 17,994 17.2% 3,817 2.0% 442 22,253
Henry 69.2% 10,014 29.1% 4,219 1.7% 243 14,476
Howard 66.1% 17,119 31.6% 8,188 2.3% 583 25,890
Huntington 74.1% 9,727 24.2% 3,176 1.7% 223 13,126
Jackson 65.2% 7,050 33.0% 3,560 1.8% 190 10,800
Jasper 68.3% 4,227 30.4% 1,884 1.3% 81 6,192
Jay 69.0% 4,815 29.2% 2,033 1.8% 129 6,977
Jefferson 65.1% 6,068 32.8% 3,050 2.1% 192 9,310
Jennings 66.5% 4,898 32.3% 2,298 2.2% 164 7,360
Johnson 80.2% 20,650 17.5% 4,490 2.3% 582 25,722
Knox 66.0% 8,155 32.0% 3,953 2.0% 255 12,363
Kosciusko 78.7% 13,039 19.7% 3,269 1.6% 261 16,569
LaGrange 75.1% 4,195 23.3% 1,299 1.6% 88 5,582
Lake 45.3% 43,685 52.6% 50,592 2.1% 2,065 96,342
LaPorte 65.3% 19,357 32.0% 9,479 2.7% 814 29,650
Lawrence 69.2% 8,446 28.4% 3,467 2.4% 289 12,202
Madison 63.3% 27,434 34.8% 15,055 1.9% 810 43,299
Marion 68.7% 133,836 29.1% 56,585 2.2% 4,276 194,697
Marshall 73.0% 7,929 25.5% 2,770 1.5% 158 10,857
Martin 61.1% 2,484 37.1% 1,508 1.8% 75 4,067
Miami 66.8% 6,146 31.2% 2,868 2.0% 188 9,202
Monroe 65.1% 17,430 32.4% 8,655 2.5% 667 26,752
Montgomery 78.8% 8,645 19.2% 2,100 2.0% 217 10,962
Morgan 77.6% 11,865 20.0% 3,059 2.4% 364 15,288
Newton 56.4% 2,316 41.4% 1,696 2.2% 91 4,103
Noble 71.0% 7,268 27.2% 2,780 1.8% 186 10,234
Ohio 59.0% 1,308 36.7% 813 4.3% 95 2,216
Orange 70.7% 4,093 27.0% 1,559 2.3% 131 5,783
Owen 68.4% 3,490 29.2% 1,493 2.4% 122 5,105
Parke 70.6% 4,067 27.3% 1,574 2.1% 121 5,762
Perry 51.7% 3,895 46.5% 3,495 1.8% 132 7,522
Pike 60.9% 3,337 36.4% 1,995 2.7% 150 5,482
Porter 61.8% 22,402 35.7% 12,946 2.5% 892 36,240
Posey 69.2% 6,577 28.5% 2,705 2.3% 218 9,500
Pulaski 64.4% 3,125 34.0% 1,650 1.6% 80 4,855
Putnam 75.0% 6,907 23.1% 2,124 1.9% 175 9,206
Randolph 72.2% 6,237 26.0% 2,241 1.8% 159 8,637
Ripley 68.8% 5,661 30.0% 2,468 1.2% 102 8,231
Rush 75.2% 4,457 23.3% 1,383 1.5% 90 5,930
Saint Joseph 61.3% 36,309 37.1% 21,993 1.6% 939 59,241
Scott 59.6% 2,914 39.1% 1,911 1.3% 66 4,891
Shelby 73.9% 8,828 24.4% 2,910 1.7% 207 11,945
Spencer 63.1% 4,326 36.3% 2,492 0.6% 40 6,858
Starke 59.7% 4,324 38.2% 2,760 2.1% 155 7,239
Steuben 70.7% 5,834 27.9% 2,297 1.4% 118 8,249
Sullivan 59.2% 4,200 39.5% 2,805 1.3% 90 7,095
Switzerland 56.2% 1,441 41.8% 1,073 2.0% 52 2,566
Tippecanoe 71.0% 21,881 24.8% 7,619 4.2% 1,308 30,808
Tipton 71.7% 4,559 28.9% 1,641 2.4% 155 6,355
Union 71.7% 1,742 25.7% 623 2.6% 63 2,428
Vanderburgh 67.9% 36,873 29.5% 16,029 2.6% 1,404 54,306
Vermillion 55.1% 2,969 42.2% 2,271 2.7% 148 5,388
Vigo 69.2% 19,084 34.2% 10,376 2.9% 874 30,334
Wabash 66.8% 7,115 31.8% 3,388 1.4% 146 10,649
Warren 56.6% 1,907 40.8% 1,374 2.6% 88 3,369
Warrick 66.6% 11,534 31.0% 5,368 2.4% 409 17,311
Washington 67.8% 4,921 29.6% 2,145 2.6% 190 7,256
Wayne 72.4% 14,032 25.9% 5,013 1.7% 327 19,372
Wells 74.1% 7,219 24.3% 2,372 1.6% 157 9,748
White 62.8% 4,466 34.3% 2,432 2.9% 209 7,107
Whitley 70.0% 6,805 27.6% 2,680 2.4% 238 9,723

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "For United States Senator". OFFICE OF THE CLERK. November 8, 1994. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  2. ^ "United States Senator by County". USA Elections. November 8, 1994. Retrieved November 8, 2008.