1988 Indiana Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1988 Indiana Gubernatorial Election?

Evan Bayh won the 1988 Indiana Gubernatorial Election. Evan Bayh received 1,138,574 popular votes (53.2%). The main challenger was John Mutz (46.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Bayh and Mutz

Bayh +6.4 pts · won by 138,367 votes

Evan Bayh DemocraticWINNER53.2%

1,138,574 votes

John Mutz Republican46.8%

1,000,207 votes

Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.