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2004 Senate elections · Indiana history

Indiana U.S. Senate election 2004

Evan Bayh DEM +24.4 · Class III seat · held 11/2/04

Votes counted
2,428,233
Margin
24.4 pts
Seat held by
Democraticheld
President in IN
R+20.7same year

General election 11/2/04

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Evan Bayh WonDEM1,496,97661.65%
Marvin Bailey ScottREP903,91337.23%
Albert BargerLIB27,3441.13%
Total2,428,233

Official source: Election-Statistics

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 2004 Indiana Senate race?

Evan Bayh (DEM) won with 61.6% of the vote, ahead of Marvin Bailey Scott (37.2%), a margin of 24.4 points.

Did the Indiana Senate seat change party in 2004?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2004 Indiana Senate race?

2,428,233 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.