1982 United States Senate election in Indiana

none March 2026 September 2023 1982 United States Senate election in Indiana Indiana presidential no 1976 United States Senate election in Indiana 1976 1988 United States Senate election in Indiana 1988 November 2, 1982 150x150px Richard Lugar 1977 congressional photo.jpg Richard Lugar Republican Party (United States) 978,301 53.83% Floyd Fithian.png Floyd Fithian Democratic Party (United States) 828,400 45.58% 1982 United States Senate election in Indiana results map by county.svg 160px County results Lugar: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Fithian: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Richard Lugar Republican Party (United States) Richard Lugar Republican Party (United States) The 1982 United States Senate election in Indiana was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Richard Lugar faced Democratic United States Representative Floyd Fithian in the general election. Lugar won with a margin of 54% of the vote, compared to Fithian's 46%. This was Lugar's closest election out of his 6 senate elections for the class 1 seat. Republican primary Candidates Richard Lugar, incumbent U.S. Senator Results Incumbent United States Senator Richard Lugar won the Republican nomination in an uncontested primary on May 4, 1982.https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/us/politics/republicans-press-richard-lugar-in-primary-fight.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Once Every 36 Years, Primary Fight for Indiana Senator nytimes.com Monica Davey April 17, 2012 February 22, 2013 Republican primary results Richard Lugar (Incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 498,248 100 498,248 Democratic primary Candidates Floyd Fithian, U.S. Representative from Tippecanoe County Michael Kendall, State Senator from Jasper Campaign After the 1980 Census, the Indiana General Assembly redistricted Indiana's congressional districts, pushing Democratic representative Floyd Fithian's district into more conservative territory.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jul-04-me-passings4.3-story.html Floyd Fithian, 76; Congressman, Farmer, Purdue Professor latimes.com July 4, 2003 February 22, 2013 After redistricting, Fithian, the three term incumbent of Indiana's 2nd congressional district, decided to run for Secretary of State of Indiana, but withdrew from the primary to ultimately run for the United States Senate. He challenged fellow Democrat and one term Indiana State Senator Michael Kendall of Jasper, Indiana, who Fithian earlier encouraged to run for the Senate.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19820505&id=TeVPAAAAIBAJ&pg=4304,5218468 Senate Candidates Chosen in Indiana Toledo Blade Associated Press Associated Press May 5, 1982 February 22, 2013 Kendall, who represented Indiana's 47th Senate district and formed the Notre Dame Students for Robert F. Kennedy organization during the 1968 presidential election,https://books.google.com/books?id=yy5y0_q2KgQC&q=Michael+Kendall+indiana+senate&pg=PA40 Robert F. Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary Indiana University Press Ray E. Boomhower 2008 978-0253007759 February 22, 2013 was seen a young progressive alternative to Fithian, who he called the "ideological twin of Richard Lugar."https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19820505&id=TeVPAAAAIBAJ&pg=4304,5218468 Senate Candidates Chosen in Indiana Toledo Blade Associated Press May 5, 1982 February 22, 2013 After the bitterly contested primary, Fithian prevailed over Kendall, winning with 59% of the vote.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=241679 IN US Senate – D Primary ourcampaigns.com June 13, 2005 February 22, 2013 Results Democratic primary results Floyd Fithian Democratic Party (United States) 262,644 59.5 Michael Kendall Democratic Party (United States) 178,702 40.5 441,346 100 General election In the general election, Lugar faced Fithian and American Party candidate Raymond James.http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1982election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1982 clerk.house.gov Thomas A. Ladd, Benjamin J. Guthrie May 5, 1983 February 22, 2013 On November 5, 1982, Lugar defeated Fithian and James in the general election, winning 74 of Indiana's 93 counties.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3448 IN US Senate ourcampaigns.com June 15, 2011 February 22, 2013 United States Senate election in Indiana, 1982 Republican Party (United States) Richard Lugar (Incumbent) 978,301 53.8 Democratic Party (United States) Floyd Fithian 828,400 45.6 American Party (1969) Raymond James 10,568 0.6 Republican Party (United States) See also 1982 United States Senate elections 1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana References 1982 United States Senate Indiana