2000 United States Senate election in Indiana

none March 2026 September 2023 2000 United States Senate election in Indiana Indiana presidential no 1994 United States Senate election in Indiana 1994 2006 United States Senate election in Indiana 2006 November 7, 2000 File:Dick Lugar official photo.jpg 150x150px Richard Lugar Republican Party (United States) 1,427,944 66.56% 3x4.svg David L. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 683,273 31.85% 160px 250px County results Lugar: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Johnson: #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Richard Lugar Republican Party (United States) Richard Lugar Republican Party (United States) The 2000 United States Senate election in Indiana was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Richard Lugar was re-elected to his fifth six-year term. Major candidates Democratic David Johnson, attorney and adviser to Gov. Frank O'Bannonhttps://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=BALLMT19990617-01.1.19&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Muncie Times 17 June 1999 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program Republican Richard Lugar, incumbent U.S. Senator Campaign Debates + 2000 Indiana Senate debates and forums No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #FFFFDD  A  Absent  black #ff9090  N  Not invited  black #CCFFCC  I  Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn Lugar Johnson 1Penner Diana Lugar, Johnson square off in gentlemanly manner https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-lugar-johnson-squ/204022621/ August 17, 2026 The Indianapolis Star August 31, 2000 Indianapolis, Indiana B1, B7 Newspapers.com August 30, 2000 WFYI Jim Shella C-SPAN P P 2Taylor Susan Lugar, Johnson stress different issues during debate https://www.newspapers.com/article/evansville-courier-and-press-lugar-john/204024105/ August 17, 2026 Evansville Courier & Press September 30, 2000 Evansville, Indiana B1, B5 Newspapers.com September 29, 2000 WNIN David James C-SPAN P P 3Wendzonka Trevor Lugar, Johnson debate major issues https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-truth-lugar-johnson-debate-major-is/204024698/ August 17, 2026 The Elkhart Truth September 30, 2000 Elkhart, Indiana A1, A5 Newspapers.com October 22, 2000 WNIT Jack Colwell C-SPAN P P Results Lugar easily won reelection taking 66.5% one of the largest margins in a statewide race in Indiana history. Johnson did win Lake County, a Democratic stronghold, by a wide margin, but Lugar did well elsewhere. Lugar was sworn in for a fifth term on January 3, 2001. 2000 United States Senate election, Indiana http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/results/sos_ge2000v!act=Office&office=US+Senator.html United States Senator Indiana of Secretary of State November 7, 2000 November 8, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080724060509/http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/results/sos_ge2000v%21act%3DOffice%26office%3DUS+Senator.html July 24, 2008 dead mdy-all Republican Party (United States) Richard Lugar (Incumbent) 1,427,944 66.56% -0.79% Democratic Party (United States) David Johnson 683,273 31.85% +1.35% Libertarian Party (United States) Paul Hager 33,992 1.58% +0.46% 744,671 34.71% -2.14% 2,145,209 55% Republican Party (United States) By county Lugar won 91 of Indiana's 92 counties, Johnson won only the Democratic stronghold of Lake County. http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/results/sos_ge2000v!act=district&district=Statewide&office=US+Senator.html United States Senator by County Indiana Secretary of State November 7, 2000 November 8, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080731095529/http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/results/sos_ge2000v%21act%3Ddistrict%26district%3DStatewide%26office%3DUS+Senator.html July 31, 2008 live mdy-all County Lugar Votes Johnson Votes Hager Votes Total Adams 76.9% 9,384 21.6% 2,635 1.5% 188 12,207 Allen 73.4% 83,279 25.1% 28,477 1.5% 1,723 113,479 Bartholomew 72.9% 18,585 25.6% 6,512 1.5% 383 25,480 Benton 72.6% 2,804 25.0% 965 2.4% 94 3,863 Blackford 66.9% 3,245 31.7% 1,539 1.4% 69 4,853 Boone 79.9% 14,527 18.2% 3,311 1.9% 353 18,191 Brown 67.8% 4,609 29.2% 1,982 3.0% 204 6,795 Carroll 71.4% 5,888 27.2% 2,245 1.4% 117 8,250 Cass 69.4% 10,191 29.1% 4,275 1.5% 223 14,689 Clark 62.8% 23,087 36.0% 13,230 1.2% 437 36,754 Clay 72.3% 7,091 26.3% 2,575 1.4% 142 9,808 Clinton 72.7% 7,899 25.7% 2,790 1.6% 173 10,862 Crawford 62.3% 2,541 36.1% 1,472 1.6% 65 4,078 Daviess 77.0% 7,434 21.9% 2,117 1.1% 104 9,655 Dearborn 68.6% 11,878 29.5% 5,103 1.9% 328 17,309 Decatur 74.8% 6,544 23.7% 2,068 1.5% 132 8,744 DeKalb 74.6% 10,116 24.0% 3,244 1.4% 184 13,544 Delaware 63.7% 27,066 34.6% 14,650 1.7% 743 42,459 Dubois 72.5% 10,648 26.7% 3,908 0.8% 121 14,677 Elkhart 78.3% 42,285 20.5% 11,081 1.2% 665 54,031 Fayette 67.2% 5,714 31.2% 2,658 1.6% 137 8,509 Floyd 66.3% 19,759 32.7% 9,719 1.0% 304 29,782 Fountain 70.3% 4,934 28.1% 1,974 1.6% 112 7,020 Franklin 72.3% 5,902 26.1% 2,127 1.6% 128 8,157 Fulton 73.7% 6,141 25.0% 2,082 1.3% 111 8,334 Gibson 65.1% 8,936 33.6% 4,616 1.3% 174 13,726 Grant 68.0% 17,704 30.7% 7,999 1.3% 341 26,044 Greene 64.5% 7,797 34.2% 4,132 1.3% 159 12,088 Hamilton 84.0% 63,216 14.4% 10,834 1.6% 1,194 75,244 Hancock 78.2% 17,376 19.8% 4,404 2.0% 451 22,231 Harrison 68.6% 10,112 29.7% 4,379 1.7% 257 14,748 Hendricks 79.5% 31,800 18.8% 7,525 1.7% 682 40,007 Henry 66.7% 11,765 31.8% 5,611 1.5% 264 17,640 Howard 67.0% 22,827 31.2% 10,616 1.8% 608 34,051 Huntington 78.1% 11,171 20.6% 2,941 1.3% 186 14,298 Jackson 71.2% 10,389 27.6% 4,027 1.2% 182 14,598 Jasper 70.8% 7,775 27.8% 3,047 1.4% 157 10,979 Jay 68.6% 5,442 29.6% 2,349 1.8% 144 7,935 Jefferson 65.8% 7,641 33.0% 3,830 1.2% 140 11,611 Jennings 70.7% 6,673 27.8% 2,620 1.5% 140 9,433 Johnson 79.0% 32,295 19.0% 7,761 2.0% 832 40,888 Knox 67.5% 9,940 30.9% 4,549 1.6% 237 14,726 Kosciusko 82.5% 20,282 15.7% 3,871 1.8% 441 24,594 LaGrange 78.0% 6,464 20.7% 1,712 1.3% 108 8,284 Lake 41.7% 71,574 57.1% 97,809 1.2% 2,083 171,466 LaPorte 60.3% 22,589 37.1% 13,864 2.6% 955 37,408 Lawrence 73.8% 11,733 24.6% 3,913 1.6% 255 15,901 Madison 62.6% 31,664 35.9% 18,154 1.5% 781 50,599 Marion 58.1% 158,620 40.2% 109,736 1.7% 4,532 272,888 Marshall 76.2% 12,208 22.8% 3,654 1.0% 163 16,025 Martin 70.7% 3,214 27.9% 1,268 1.4% 63 4,545 Miami 69.6% 8,712 29.0% 3,623 1.4% 176 12,511 Monroe 63.8% 25,168 32.6% 12,837 3.6% 1,404 39,409 Montgomery 78.5% 10,280 19.7% 2,571 1.8% 239 13,090 Morgan 76.6% 16,731 21.3% 4,640 2.1% 452 21,823 Newton 64.0% 3,463 33.5% 1,814 2.5% 133 5,410 Noble 75.5% 10,661 23.0% 3,245 1.5% 207 14,113 Ohio 66.3% 1,614 31.9% 777 1.8% 44 2,435 Orange 72.6% 5,143 25.9% 1,832 1.5% 109 7,084 Owen 70.0% 4,502 27.3% 1,756 2.7% 176 6,434 Parke 69.4% 4,303 29.1% 1,801 1.5% 94 6,198 Perry 54.7% 3,754 44.3% 3,041 1.0% 68 6,863 Pike 64.4% 3,821 33.8% 2,007 1.8% 109 5,937 Porter 61.9% 34,785 36.4% 20,430 1.7% 973 56,188 Posey 70.1% '7,487 28.8% 3,074 1.1% 121 10,682 Pulaski 69.6% 3,719 29.4% 1,566 1.0% 56 5,341 Putnam 73.2% 8,359 24.5% 2,792 2.3% 260 11,411 Randolph 69.7% 6,776 28.9% 2,808 1.4% 136 9,720 Ripley 72.5% 7,657 25.6% 2,704 1.9% 196 10,557 Rush 75.7% 5,334 22.0% 1,552 2.3% 161 7,047 Saint Joseph 63.5% 59,818 35.5% 33,378 1.0% 927 94,123 Scott 62.1% 4,798 36.4% 2,810 1.5% 115 7,723 Shelby 72.1% 10,925 26.3% 3,986 1.6% 250 15,161 Spencer 64.1% 5,747 35.1% 3,147 0.8% 75 8,969 Starke 59.7% 4,866 38.9% 3,168 1.4% 113 8,147 Steuben 75.9% 8,549 22.1% 2,479 2.0% 229 11,257 Sullivan 62.3% 4,645 36.5% 2,720 1.2% 86 7,451 Switzerland 59.5% 1,885 38.4% 1,216 2.1% 67 3,168 Tippecanoe 72.2% 32,101 25.5% 11,357 2.3% 1,034 44,492 Tipton 71.3% 5,111 27.4% 1,958 1.3% 96 7,165 Union 74.4% 2,068 24.2% 673 1.4% 39 2,780 Vanderburgh 66.0% 41,482 32.7% 20,552 1.3% 832 62,866 Vermillion 57.2% 3,585 41.2% 2,577 1.6% 103 6,265 Vigo 64.1% 22,886 34.2% 12,176 1.7% 589 35,651 Wabash 74.1% 9,404 24.9% 3,167 1.0% 125 12,696 Warren 67.7% 2,454 30.6% 1,106 1.7% 63 3,623 Warrick 68.6% 14,538 30.2% 6,402 1.2% 250 21,190 Washington 70.4% 6,828 27.1% 2,629 2.5% 239 9,696 Wayne 66.7% 15,926 31.8% 7,590 1.5% 356 23,872 Wells 78.2% 8,565 20.4% 2,235 1.4% 158 10,958 White 74.3% 7,310 24.0% 2,360 1.7% 169 9,839 Whitley 76.1% 9,426 22.3% 2,757 1.6% 194 12,377 See also 2000 United States Senate elections References External links Official campaign websites (archived) Richard Lugar (R) for Senate David L. 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