2000 United States Senate election in Indiana

For related races, see 2000 United States Senate elections.

The 2000 United States Senate election in Indiana was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Richard Lugar was re-elected to his fifth six-year term.

2000 United States Senate election in Indiana

← 1994 November 7, 2000 2006 →

Nominee Richard Lugar David L. Johnson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,427,944 683,273 Percentage 66.56% 31.85%

County results Lugar:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% Johnson:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Richard Lugar Republican Elected U.S. Senator Richard Lugar Republican

Major candidates

Democratic

• David Johnson, attorney and adviser to Gov. Frank O'Bannon^[1]

Republican

• Richard Lugar, incumbent U.S. Senator

Campaign

Debates

• Complete video of debate, August 30, 2000

Results

Lugar easily won reelection taking 66.5% one of the largest margins in a statewide race in Indiana history. Johnson did win Lake County, a Democratic stronghold, by a wide margin, but Lugar did well elsewhere. Lugar was sworn in for a fifth term on January 3, 2001.

2000 United States Senate election, Indiana^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard Lugar (Incumbent)	1,427,944	66.56%	−0.79%
	Democratic	David Johnson	683,273	31.85%	+1.35%
	Libertarian	Paul Hager	33,992	1.58%	+0.46%
Majority			744,671	34.71%	−2.14%
Turnout			2,145,209	55%
	Republican hold		Swing

By county

Lugar won 91 of Indiana's 92 counties, Johnson won only the Democratic stronghold of Lake County.^[3]

County	Lugar	Votes	Johnson	Votes	Hager	Votes	Total
Adams	76.9%	9,384	21.6%	2,635	1.5%	188	12,207
Allen	73.4%	83,279	25.1%	28,477	1.5%	1,723	113,479
Bartholomew	72.9%	18,585	25.6%	6,512	1.5%	383	25,480
Benton	72.6%	2,804	25.0%	965	2.4%	94	3,863
Blackford	66.9%	3,245	31.7%	1,539	1.4%	69	4,853
Boone	79.9%	14,527	18.2%	3,311	1.9%	353	18,191
Brown	67.8%	4,609	29.2%	1,982	3.0%	204	6,795
Carroll	71.4%	5,888	27.2%	2,245	1.4%	117	8,250
Cass	69.4%	10,191	29.1%	4,275	1.5%	223	14,689
Clark	62.8%	23,087	36.0%	13,230	1.2%	437	36,754
Clay	72.3%	7,091	26.3%	2,575	1.4%	142	9,808
Clinton	72.7%	7,899	25.7%	2,790	1.6%	173	10,862
Crawford	62.3%	2,541	36.1%	1,472	1.6%	65	4,078
Daviess	77.0%	7,434	21.9%	2,117	1.1%	104	9,655
Dearborn	68.6%	11,878	29.5%	5,103	1.9%	328	17,309
Decatur	74.8%	6,544	23.7%	2,068	1.5%	132	8,744
DeKalb	74.6%	10,116	24.0%	3,244	1.4%	184	13,544
Delaware	63.7%	27,066	34.6%	14,650	1.7%	743	42,459
Dubois	72.5%	10,648	26.7%	3,908	0.8%	121	14,677
Elkhart	78.3%	42,285	20.5%	11,081	1.2%	665	54,031
Fayette	67.2%	5,714	31.2%	2,658	1.6%	137	8,509
Floyd	66.3%	19,759	32.7%	9,719	1.0%	304	29,782
Fountain	70.3%	4,934	28.1%	1,974	1.6%	112	7,020
Franklin	72.3%	5,902	26.1%	2,127	1.6%	128	8,157
Fulton	73.7%	6,141	25.0%	2,082	1.3%	111	8,334
Gibson	65.1%	8,936	33.6%	4,616	1.3%	174	13,726
Grant	68.0%	17,704	30.7%	7,999	1.3%	341	26,044
Greene	64.5%	7,797	34.2%	4,132	1.3%	159	12,088
Hamilton	84.0%	63,216	14.4%	10,834	1.6%	1,194	75,244
Hancock	78.2%	17,376	19.8%	4,404	2.0%	451	22,231
Harrison	68.6%	10,112	29.7%	4,379	1.7%	257	14,748
Hendricks	79.5%	31,800	18.8%	7,525	1.7%	682	40,007
Henry	66.7%	11,765	31.8%	5,611	1.5%	264	17,640
Howard	67.0%	22,827	31.2%	10,616	1.8%	608	34,051
Huntington	78.1%	11,171	20.6%	2,941	1.3%	186	14,298
Jackson	71.2%	10,389	27.6%	4,027	1.2%	182	14,598
Jasper	70.8%	7,775	27.8%	3,047	1.4%	157	10,979
Jay	68.6%	5,442	29.6%	2,349	1.8%	144	7,935
Jefferson	65.8%	7,641	33.0%	3,830	1.2%	140	11,611
Jennings	70.7%	6,673	27.8%	2,620	1.5%	140	9,433
Johnson	79.0%	32,295	19.0%	7,761	2.0%	832	40,888
Knox	67.5%	9,940	30.9%	4,549	1.6%	237	14,726
Kosciusko	82.5%	20,282	15.7%	3,871	1.8%	441	24,594
LaGrange	78.0%	6,464	20.7%	1,712	1.3%	108	8,284
Lake	41.7%	71,574	57.1%	97,809	1.2%	2,083	171,466
LaPorte	60.3%	22,589	37.1%	13,864	2.6%	955	37,408
Lawrence	73.8%	11,733	24.6%	3,913	1.6%	255	15,901
Madison	62.6%	31,664	35.9%	18,154	1.5%	781	50,599
Marion	58.1%	158,620	40.2%	109,736	1.7%	4,532	272,888
Marshall	76.2%	12,208	22.8%	3,654	1.0%	163	16,025
Martin	70.7%	3,214	27.9%	1,268	1.4%	63	4,545
Miami	69.6%	8,712	29.0%	3,623	1.4%	176	12,511
Monroe	63.8%	25,168	32.6%	12,837	3.6%	1,404	39,409
Montgomery	78.5%	10,280	19.7%	2,571	1.8%	239	13,090
Morgan	76.6%	16,731	21.3%	4,640	2.1%	452	21,823
Newton	64.0%	3,463	33.5%	1,814	2.5%	133	5,410
Noble	75.5%	10,661	23.0%	3,245	1.5%	207	14,113
Ohio	66.3%	1,614	31.9%	777	1.8%	44	2,435
Orange	72.6%	5,143	25.9%	1,832	1.5%	109	7,084
Owen	70.0%	4,502	27.3%	1,756	2.7%	176	6,434
Parke	69.4%	4,303	29.1%	1,801	1.5%	94	6,198
Perry	54.7%	3,754	44.3%	3,041	1.0%	68	6,863
Pike	64.4%	3,821	33.8%	2,007	1.8%	109	5,937
Porter	61.9%	34,785	36.4%	20,430	1.7%	973	56,188
Posey	70.1%	'7,487	28.8%	3,074	1.1%	121	10,682
Pulaski	69.6%	3,719	29.4%	1,566	1.0%	56	5,341
Putnam	73.2%	8,359	24.5%	2,792	2.3%	260	11,411
Randolph	69.7%	6,776	28.9%	2,808	1.4%	136	9,720
Ripley	72.5%	7,657	25.6%	2,704	1.9%	196	10,557
Rush	75.7%	5,334	22.0%	1,552	2.3%	161	7,047
Saint Joseph	63.5%	59,818	35.5%	33,378	1.0%	927	94,123
Scott	62.1%	4,798	36.4%	2,810	1.5%	115	7,723
Shelby	72.1%	10,925	26.3%	3,986	1.6%	250	15,161
Spencer	64.1%	5,747	35.1%	3,147	0.8%	75	8,969
Starke	59.7%	4,866	38.9%	3,168	1.4%	113	8,147
Steuben	75.9%	8,549	22.1%	2,479	2.0%	229	11,257
Sullivan	62.3%	4,645	36.5%	2,720	1.2%	86	7,451
Switzerland	59.5%	1,885	38.4%	1,216	2.1%	67	3,168
Tippecanoe	72.2%	32,101	25.5%	11,357	2.3%	1,034	44,492
Tipton	71.3%	5,111	27.4%	1,958	1.3%	96	7,165
Union	74.4%	2,068	24.2%	673	1.4%	39	2,780
Vanderburgh	66.0%	41,482	32.7%	20,552	1.3%	832	62,866
Vermillion	57.2%	3,585	41.2%	2,577	1.6%	103	6,265
Vigo	64.1%	22,886	34.2%	12,176	1.7%	589	35,651
Wabash	74.1%	9,404	24.9%	3,167	1.0%	125	12,696
Warren	67.7%	2,454	30.6%	1,106	1.7%	63	3,623
Warrick	68.6%	14,538	30.2%	6,402	1.2%	250	21,190
Washington	70.4%	6,828	27.1%	2,629	2.5%	239	9,696
Wayne	66.7%	15,926	31.8%	7,590	1.5%	356	23,872
Wells	78.2%	8,565	20.4%	2,235	1.4%	158	10,958
White	74.3%	7,310	24.0%	2,360	1.7%	169	9,839
Whitley	76.1%	9,426	22.3%	2,757	1.6%	194	12,377

See also

• 2000 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Muncie Times 17 June 1999 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program".
2. "United States Senator". Indiana of Secretary of State. November 7, 2000. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
3. "United States Senator by County". Indiana Secretary of State. November 7, 2000. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2008.