1998 United States Senate election in Indiana

none March 2026 September 2023 1998 United States Senate election in Indiana Indiana presidential no 1992 United States Senate election in Indiana 1992 2004 United States Senate election in Indiana 2004 November 3, 1998 File:Evan Bayh official portrait v2.jpg 150x150px Evan Bayh Democratic Party (United States) 1,012,244 63.72% File:Paul Helmke.jpg Paul Helmke Republican Party (United States) 552,732 34.79% 160px 250px County resultsBayh: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Helmke: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Dan Coats Republican Party (United States) Evan Bayh Democratic Party (United States) The 1998 United States Senate election in Indiana was held November 3, 1998. Republican incumbent Dan Coats decided to retire instead of seeking a second full term in office. Democratic former governor Evan Bayh won the open seat his father once held. Coats was later returned to the seat in the 2010 election. General election Candidates Evan Bayh, former governor of Indiana (Democratic) Paul Helmke, mayor of Fort Wayne (Republican) Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) Polling Poll source Date(s) SamplesizeKey:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersV – unclear Marginof error PaulHelmke (R) EvanBayh (D)Other / undecidedCalculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined. pollingHarris Insights & AnalyticsFiveThirtyEight's Pollster Ratings Raw Polls File https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fivethirtyeight/data/refs/heads/master/pollster-ratings/2023/raw-polls.csv October 15, 2026 GitHub FiveThirtyEightOctober 30, 1998977—33%64%3%Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyCNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Indiana 1998 Polls https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/1998/states/IN/polls/IN98S.html CNN 22 June 2025 https://archive.today/20250622053942/https://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/1998/states/IN/polls/IN98S.html 22 June 2025 liveOctober 25–27, 1998819 (LV)± 3.5%33%58%9%Harris Insights & AnalyticsOctober 20, 1998831—27%63%10%Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategySeptember 11–13, 1998814 (LV)± 3.5%32%55%13%Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyJuly 25–27, 1998803 (LV)± 3.5%31%53%16% Results General election resultshttps://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1998/98Stat.htm Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Party (United States) Evan Bayh 1,012,244 63.72% Republican Party (United States) Paul Helmke 552,732 34.79% Libertarian Party (United States) Rebecca Sink-Burris 23,641 1.49% 1,588,617 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Results by county Bayh won 88 of Indiana's counties compared to 4 for Helmke. https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/ Election Statistics, 1920 to Present House.gov November 3, 1998 March 10, 2026 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 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 25em Delaware Porter Madison Spencer Starke Tippecanoe Vanderburgh Blackford Marion Monroe Knox Pike Posey Warrick Adams Allen Bartholomew Benton Brown Carroll Cass Clay Clinton Daviess Dearborn Jasper Decatur DeKalb Dubois Elkhart Fayette Fountain Franklin Fulton Grant Greene Hancock LaPorte Henry Howard Huntington Jackson Jay Jennings Johnson LaGrange Lawrence Marshall Martin Miami Montgomery Morgan Newton Noble Ohio Orange Owen Parke Pulaski Putnam Randolph Ripley Rush St. Joseph Shelby Steuben Tipton Union Wabash Warren Washington Wayne Wells White Whitley See also 1998 United States Senate elections Notes References 1998 Indiana United States Senate Category:Evan Bayh