Barbara Bourland

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
Indiana
Party
Libertarian
On the ballot
1984–1998
0-5
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bourland34,580
Opponents2.3M
5
Elections run

Between 1984 and 1998, Barbara Bourland ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), losing all 5. Bourland's biggest single-election total was 17,343 votes, in the 1994 U.S. Senate election in Indiana.

Browse every U.S. House race in Indiana's District 7, every U.S. Senate election in Indiana, or all 1998 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Barbara Bourland received?

Barbara Bourland has received 34,580 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–5.

Election history

Barbara Bourland’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1998U.S. HouseIndianaLost4,7793%Edward A. Pease (head-to-head)
Samuel Hillenburg
1996U.S. HouseIndianaLost7,1253.4%Edward A. Pease (head-to-head)
Robert F. Hellmann
1994U.S. SenateIndianaLost17,3431.12%Mary Catherine Barton
Richard G. Lugar

James Jontz
1986U.S. HouseIndianaLost2,5231.61%John T. Myers (head-to-head)
L. Eugene Smith
1984U.S. HouseIndianaLost2,8101.28%John T. Myers (head-to-head)
Arthur E. Smith
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.