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
Candidates
Results
Results by county
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
See also
References