1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for Indiana Governor
Governor · Indiana
Evan Bayh (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating John M. Mutz (R) by 6.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Evan BayhDemocrat · winner
53.2%1,138,574
John M. MutzRepublican
46.8%1,002,207
2,140,781 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET