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1998 Indiana U.S. Senate Election

Indiana · 3 candidates · See every 1998 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1998 Indiana U.S. Senate Election?

Evan Bayh won the 1998 Indiana U.S. Senate Election. Evan Bayh received 1,012,244 popular votes (63.72%). The main challenger was Paul Helmke (34.79%).

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

Bayh +28.9 pts · won by 459,512 votes
Evan BayhDemocraticWINNER63.72%
1,012,244 votes
Paul HelmkeRepublican34.79%
552,732 votes
Rebecca Sink-BurrisLibertarian1.49%
23,641 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.