Evan Bayh
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- December 26, 1955
- Current age
- 70
- Home state
- Indiana
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1988–2016
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bayh6.2M
Opponents4.9M
5
Elections run
Between 1988 and 2016, Evan Bayh ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. Senate), winning 4 and losing 1. Bayh's biggest single-election total was 1,496,976 votes, in the 2004 U.S. Senate election in Indiana. Bayh's closest win came in the 1988 governor election in Indiana, decided by 138,367 votes.
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How many votes has Evan Bayh received?
Evan Bayh has received 6,188,892 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Lost | 1,158,94742.41% | Todd C. Young Lucy M. Brenton |
| 2004 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Won | 1,496,97661.65% | Marvin Scott Albert Barger |
| 1998 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Won | 1,012,24463.72% | Paul Helmke Rebecca Sink-Burris |
| 1992 | GovernorIndiana | Won | 1,382,15162% | Linley E. Pearson |
| 1988 | GovernorIndiana | Won | 1,138,57453.2% | John Mutz |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001233) and Wikidata (Q344930). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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