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1992 Indiana Attorney General election
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1992 Indiana Attorney General election Indiana presidential no 1988 Indiana Attorney General election 1988 1996 Indiana Attorney General election 1996 November 3, 1992 Pamela Lynn Carter (born 1949) at World Economic Forum Davos 2023.png 150x150px Pamela Carter Democratic Party (United States) 1,084,065 51.87% File:3x4.svg Timothy L. Bookwalter Republican Party (United States) 1,005,829 48.13% 160px 250px Carter: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Bookwalter: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Attorney General Linley E. Pearson Republican Party (United States) Pamela Carter Democratic Party (United States)
The 1992 Indiana Attorney General election was held on November 3, 1992, to elect the Indiana Attorney General. Republican incumbent Linley E. Pearson chose not to run for re-election to a fourth term in office, instead unsuccessfully running for governor. Democratic attorney and deputy chief of staff to Governor Evan Bayh Pamela Carter won the election, defeating Republican attorney Timothy L. Bookwalter by three percentage points.
With her victory, Carter became the first Black woman to be elected a state's attorney general.
General election
Candidates
Pamela Carter, attorney and deputy chief of staff to Governor Evan Bayh (Democratic)
Timothy L. Bookwalter, attorney (Republican)
Results
1992 Indiana Attorney General election results1992 Attorney General General Election Results - Indiana https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=18&year=1992&f=0&off=9&elect=0 US Election Atlas June 1, 2026
Democratic Party (United States)
Pamela Carter
1,084,065
51.87%
+9.16%
Republican Party (United States)
Timothy L. Bookwalter
1,005,829
48.13%
-9.16%
2,089,894
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
References
Attorney General
Indiana
Category:Indiana Attorney General elections