Richard G. Lugar
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- April 4, 1932
- Died
- April 28, 2019
- Age at death
- 87
- Home state
- Indiana
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1974–2006
6-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lugar8.1M
Opponents4.7M
7
Elections run
Between 1974 and 2006, Richard G. Lugar ran in 7 U.S. Senate elections, winning 6 and losing 1. Lugar's biggest single-election total was 1,430,525 votes, in the 1988 U.S. Senate election in Indiana. Lugar's closest win came in the 1982 U.S. Senate election in Indiana, decided by 149,901 votes.
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How many votes has Richard G. Lugar received?
Richard G. Lugar has received 8,137,898 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Won | 1,171,55387.36% | Steve Osborn |
| 2000 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Won | 1,427,94466.56% | David L. Johnson Paul Hager |
| 1994 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Won | 1,039,62567.35% | Mary Catherine Barton James Jontz Barbara Bourland |
| 1988 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Won | 1,430,52568.14% | Jack Wickes |
| 1982 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Won | 978,30153.83% | Floyd J. Fithian Raymond James |
| 1976 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Won | 1,275,83359.03% | Vance Hartke Don L. Lee David Lee Hoagland |
| 1974 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Lost | 814,11746.44% | Birch Bayh Don L. Lee |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000504) and Wikidata (Q363079). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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