1,171,553 168,820 Start date November 7, 2006 | 87.3% 12.6% | |
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Winner Richard Lugar | ||
The 2006 United States Senate election in Indiana was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Richard Lugar was unopposed by any Democratic Party candidate and was re-elected to his sixth six-year term with 87.3% of the vote. This would be Lugar's last successful race of his decades long political career.
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Libertarian
Republican
Campaign
Lugar faced no opposition from the Democratic Party, as they felt Lugar was unbeatable. The Indiana Senate race was the only one in 2006 where the incumbent faced no 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.
By county
Lugar won all 92 of Indiana's counties by varying margins.