2006 United States Senate election in Indiana
County resultsLugar: 70–80% 80–90% >90%
The 2006 United States Senate election in Indiana was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Richard Lugar was re-elected to his sixth six-year term with 87.3% of the vote. He did not have a Democratic opponent and only faced opposition from a Libertarian candidate; this was the only U.S. Senate race in 2006 in which Democrats did not field a candidate. This would be the last successful race of Lugar's decades long political career. This is also the last time that Lake , Marion , and Monroe counties have voted for a Republican candidate for Senate.
Campaign
Lugar faced no opposition from the Democratic Party , as they felt that he was unbeatable. The Indiana Senate race was the only one in 2006 in which the incumbent did not face a challenger from the other major party. Also running was Libertarian Steve Osborn. Osborn was from La Porte, Indiana and was an amateur radio operator. Exit polls projected a landslide victory for Lugar which was borne out by the result.
Predictions
Results
The election was not close as Lugar faced only a Libertarian candidate, as no Democrat filed to run. Osborn's best performance was in Starke County , receiving just 23.7% of the vote. This is one of the best statewide showings for a third-party candidate in Indiana .
By county
Lugar won all 92 of Indiana's counties by varying margins.[6]
County
Lugar
Votes
Osborn
Votes
Other
Votes
Total
Adams 90.6%
7,143 9.4%
743
0.0%
3
7,889
Allen 89.3%
65,782 10.6%
7,838
0.1%
38
73,658
Bartholomew 90.0%
16,544 10.0%
1,834
0.0%
9
18,387
Benton 87.1%
2,086 12.9%
310
0.0%
0
2,396
Blackford 85.7%
2,902 14.3%
483
0.0%
0
3,385
Boone 91.5%
11,428 8.5%
1,058
0.0%
0
12,486
Brown 84.9%
4,181 15.1%
743
0.0%
1
4,925
Carroll 86.3%
4,859 13.6%
768
0.1%
3
5,630
Cass 88.1%
8,066 11.9%
1,094
0.1%
1
9,161
Clark 86.6%
21,690 13.4%
3,358
0.0%
0
25,048
Clay 86.9%
6,597 13.0%
987
0.1%
4
7,588
Clinton 87.6%
6,076 12.3%
856
0.1%
7
6,939
Crawford 82.6%
2,318 17.4%
488
0.0%
0
2,806
Daviess 91.4%
6,193 8.6%
586
0.0%
1
6,780
Dearborn 83.7%
9,091 16.2%
1,759
0.1%
11
10,861
Decatur 89.7%
5,575 10.3%
660
0.0%
0
6,415
DeKalb 86.4%
7,967 13.6%
1,258
0.0%
0
9,225
Delaware 88.7%
21,571 11.3%
2,740
0.0%
0
24,311
Dubois 90.4%
9,432 9.6%
1,007
0.0%
0
10,439
Elkhart 89.9%
34,342 9.9%
3,798
0.2%
74
38,214
Fayette 83.2%
4,704 16.8%
951
0.0%
0
5,655
Floyd 88.0%
16,941 12.0%
2,300
0.0%
0
19,241
Fountain 86.4%
4,267 13.6%
671
0.0%
0
4,938
Franklin 83.6%
5,061 16.3%
989
0.1%
7
6,057
Fulton 88.7%
5,493 11.3%
697
0.1%
1
6,191
Gibson 92.3%
8,395 7.7%
969
0.0%
2
9,094
Grant 89.4%
13,758 10.6%
1,638
0.0%
0
15,396
Greene 88.0%
7,757 11.7%
1,031
0.3%
28
8,788
Hamilton 92.0%
49,077 7.9%
4,226
0.1%
47
53,350
Hancock 89.6%
13,810 10.4%
1,605
0.0%
0
15,415
Harrison 85.4%
9,484 14.6%
1,625
0.0%
0
11,109
Hendricks 89.8%
25,216 10.1%
2,841
0.1%
15
28,072
Henry 85.4%
10,375 14.6%
1,776
0.0%
0
12,151
Howard 86.2%
17,660 13.7%
2,804
0.1%
25
20,489
Huntington 87.0%
7,392 13.0%
1,104
0.0%
0
8,496
Jackson 89.1%
9,887 10.8%
1,203
0.0%
5
11,095
Jasper 85.3%
5,122 14.6%
876
0.1%
7
6,005
Jay 85.9%
4,850 14.1%
795
0.0%
0
5,645
Jefferson 85.6%
6,838 14.4%
1,150
0.0%
0
7,988
Jennings 87.7%
6,751 12.3%
948
0.0%
0
7,699
Johnson 90.8%
24,333 9.1%
2,434
0.1%
36
26,803
Knox 87.2%
8,764 12.8%
1,290
0.0%
0
10,054
Kosciusko 88.3%
15,231 11.5%
1,983
0.2%
32
17,246
LaGrange 87.4%
5,063 12.6%
730
0.0%
0
5,793
Lake 81.8%
47,868 18.1%
10,575
0.1%
61
58,504
LaPorte 79.9%
18,967 20.1%
4,773
0.0%
0
23,740
Lawrence 87.3%
9,404 12.4%
1,335
0.3%
36
10,775
Madison 85.8%
25,963 14.2%
4,294
0.0%
11
30,268
Marion 89.0%
127,898 11.0%
15,866
0.0%
0
143,764
Marshall 89.7%
10,958 10.3%
1,253
0.0%
0
12,211
Martin 86.4%
2,765 13.6%
435
0.0%
0
3,200
Miami 84.8%
6,771 14.9%
1,192
0.3%
21
7,984
Monroe 83.2%
21,998 16.8%
4,451
0.0%
0
26,449
Montgomery 88.9%
7,639 11.1%
948
0.0%
4
8,591
Morgan 87.7%
12,254 12.3%
1,720
0.0%
0
13,974
Newton 81.8%
2,915 18.2%
647
0.0%
0
3,562
Noble 87.9%
8,800 12.1%
1,209
0.0%
0
10,009
Ohio 80.1%
1,523 19.9%
378
0.0%
0
1,901
Orange 88.2%
4,503 11.8%
605
0.0%
0
5,108
Owen 87.2%
4,418 12.8%
650
0.0%
0
5,068
Parke 89.1%
4,182 10.9%
512
0.0%
1
4,695
Perry 85.9%
3,916 14.1%
640
0.0%
0
4,556
Pike 87.6%
3,649 12.3%
511
0.1%
3
4,163
Porter 81.5%
25,385 18.2%
5,658
0.3%
90
31,133
Posey 89.7%
7,636 10.3%
877
0.0%
0
8,513
Pulaski 85.9%
3,625 14.1%
595
0.0%
2
4,222
Putnam 89.8%
7,352 10.1%
826
0.1%
8
8,186
Randolph 87.5%
5,587 12.5%
799
0.0%
2
6,388
Ripley 84.7%
6,224 15.2%
1,117
0.1%
7
7,348
Rush 89.5%
4,340 10.5%
506
0.0%
2
4,848
Saint Joseph 88.8%
52,437 11.2%
6,587
0.0%
0
59,024
Scott 84.3%
4,267 15.4%
778
0.3%
14
5,059
Shelby 89.5%
9,070 10.2%
1,035
0.3%
26
10,131
Spencer 92.8%
5,483 7.1%
699
0.1%
8
9,777
Starke 76.3%
4,560 23.7%
1,415
0.0%
0
5,975
Steuben 83.6%
6,728 16.4%
1,314
0.0%
2
8,044
Sullivan 85.1%
4,489 14.9%
783
0.0%
0
5,272
Switzerland 77.7%
1,615 22.3%
463
0.0%
0
2,078
Tippecanoe 84.9%
25,707 15.0%
4,535
0.1%
39
30,281
Tipton 88.1%
4,554 11.9%
616
0.0%
0
5,170
Union 85.1%
1,913 14.9%
336
0.0%
0
2,249
Vanderburgh 87.9%
39,898 12.1%
5,474
0.0%
0
45,372
Vermillion 82.9%
3,380 17.1%
696
0.0%
0
4,076
Vigo 86.4%
19,242 13.6%
3,025
0.0%
10
22,277
Wabash 86.9%
5,653 13.1%
855
0.0%
0
6,508
Warren 87.2%
2,221 12.7%
325
0.0%
0
2546
Warrick 89.5%
15,038 10.4%
1,748
0.1%
11
16,797
Washington 85.7%
6,494 14.0%
1,060
0.3%
19
7,575
Wayne 80.5%
10,846 19.5%
2,631
0.0%
0
13,477
Wells 87.9%
7,389 12.1%
1,011
0.0%
2
8,402
White 86.4%
5,930 13.6%
935
0.0%
0
6,865
Whitley 87.5%
7,855 12.5%
1,123
0.0%
0
8,978
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
