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2006 Senate elections · Indiana history

Indiana U.S. Senate election 2006

Richard G. Lugar REP +74.8 · Class I seat · held 11/7/06

Votes counted
1,341,111
Margin
74.8 pts
Seat held by
Republicanheld

General election 11/7/06

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Richard G. Lugar WonREP1,171,55387.36%
Steve OsbornLIB168,82012.59%
Mark PoolW4440.03%
Jack H. BaldwinW2940.02%
Total1,341,111

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 2006 Indiana Senate race?

Richard G. Lugar (REP) won with 87.4% of the vote, ahead of Steve Osborn (12.6%), a margin of 74.8 points.

Did the Indiana Senate seat change party in 2006?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2006 Indiana Senate race?

1,341,111 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.