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1990 Senate elections · Indiana history

Indiana U.S. Senate election 1990 (special)

Daniel Coats REP +7.3 · Class III seat · held 11/6/90

Votes counted
1,502,687
Margin
7.3 pts
Seat held by
Republicanheld

General election 11/6/90

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Daniel Coats WonREP806,04853.64%
Baron P. HillDEM696,63946.36%
Total1,502,687

Official source: data

Other Indiana Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2024Class IJim Banks19.9
2022Class IIITodd Young20.8
2018Class IMike Braun5.9
2016Class IIITodd Young9.7
2012Class IJoe Donnelly5.8
2010Class IIIDaniel Coats14.6
2006Class IRichard G. Lugar74.8
2004Class IIIEvan Bayh24.4
2000Class IRichard G. Lugar34.7
1998Class IIIEvan Bayh28.9
1994Class IRichard G. Lugar36.9
1992Class IIIDaniel Coats16.6

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Questions and answers

Who won the 1990 Indiana Senate race (special election)?

Daniel Coats (REP) won with 53.6% of the vote, ahead of Baron P. Hill (46.4%), a margin of 7.3 points.

Did the Indiana Senate seat change party in 1990?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 1990 Indiana Senate race?

1,502,687 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.