1992 Indiana gubernatorial election

none related races 1992 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1992 Indiana gubernatorial election Indiana presidential no 1988 Indiana gubernatorial election 1988 1996 Indiana gubernatorial election 1996 1992 11 3 File:Evan Bayh official portrait v2.jpg 150x150px Evan Bayh Frank O'Bannon Democratic Party (United States) 1,382,151 62.01% File:Linley Pearson (cropped).jpg Linley E. Pearson Robert D. Green Republican Party (United States) 822,533 36.90% 160px 250px County resultsBayh: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Pearson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% Governor Evan Bayh Democratic Party (United States) Evan Bayh Democratic Party (United States) The 1992 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Governor Evan Bayh, a Democrat, won reelection over his Republican challenger, Linley E. Pearson with 62% of the vote, despite the fact that George H. W. Bush carried Indiana by 6 points in the concurrent presidential election. He was the first Democratic governor of Indiana to win reelection since governors became eligible for election to consecutive terms in office in 1972. Bayh carried all but two counties (Clinton and Jasper). As of 2025, this would be the last occasion that the following counties have voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election: Boone, Daviess, Elkhart, Hamilton, Hendricks, Huntington, Johnson, Kosciusko, Lawrence, Miami, Morgan, Union, Wabash, and Wells. Primaries Democratic Incumbent Governor Evan Bayh was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Democratic primary resultsJuly 2019 Evan Bayh (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 298,478 100.00 298,478 100.00 Republican Candidates Linley E. Pearson, Indiana Attorney General H. Dean Evans, State Superintendent of Public Instruction John A. Johnson, former Republican nominee for Congress in the 5th District Republican primary results http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=616992 Our Campaigns - IN Governor - R Primary Race - May 05, 1992 Linley E. Pearson Republican Party (United States) 223,373 48.9 H. Dean Evans Republican Party (United States) 153,089 33.5 John A. Johnson Republican Party (United States) 80,784 17.7 457,246 100.00 Minor parties New Alliance The New Alliance Party nominated Mary Barton to be its gubernatorial candidate in 1992. Elmetta Wellington became the nominee for lieutenant governor. General election Bayh won the election with 62% of the popular vote to Pearson's 37%. Bayh's total in the popular vote was the largest in recent history. Indiana gubernatorial election, 1992 Democratic Party (United States) Evan Bayh (incumbent) 1,382,151 62.01 Republican Party (United States) Linley E. Pearson 822,533 36.90 New Alliance Party Mary Barton 24,378 1.09 2229062 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Gubernatorial Category:Indiana gubernatorial elections Indiana Category:Evan Bayh Category:November 1992 in the United States