United States Senate election in Indiana, 1988
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The 1988 United States Senate election in Indiana was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Richard Lugar was re-elected to a third term.[1]
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Major candidates [edit]
Democratic [edit]
- Jack Wickes, attorney from Indianapolis[2]
Republican [edit]
- Richard Lugar, incumbent U.S. Senator
Campaign [edit]
Lugar, a popular incumbent, had token opposition in this election. An April 1988 poll showed that Lugar lead 65% to 23%. By June, Lugar raised over $2 million, while Wickes raised just over $100,000.[3] Lugar agreed to debate Wickes on September 10, 1988.[4]
Results [edit]
Lugar won overall with two-thirds of the vote and won 91 of Indiana's 92 counties, Wickes won only the Democratic stronghold of Lake County.
| General election results[5] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Richard Lugar (incumbent) | 1,430,525 | 68.1% | ||
| Democratic | Jack Wickes | 668,778 | 31.9% | ||
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3447
- ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iHZjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8XkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4322,414378&dq=dick+lugar+jack+wickes&hl=en
- ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fbRUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wjsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2147,1998474&dq=dick+lugar+wickes&hl=en
- ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y0NHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_noMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4891,1800068&dq=jack+wickes&hl=en
- ^ http://library.cqpress.com/elections/document.php?id=avg1988-2IN2&type=hitlist&num=0&
