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1988 Indiana U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1988 Indiana U.S. House District 2 Election?

Philip R. Sharp won the 1988 Indiana U.S. House District 2 Election. Philip R. Sharp received 116,915 popular votes (53.2%). The main challenger was Mike Pence (46.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Sharp and Pence

Sharp +6.4 pts · won by 14,069 votes
Philip R. SharpDemocraticWINNER53.2%
116,915 votes
Mike PenceRepublican46.8%
102,846 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.