1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 Indiana election results
Every race on Indiana's ballot in the 1988 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races115
Changed party9
Unopposed24%28 races
Incumbents defeated6
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | George H.w. Bush (R) | 20.2 |
U.S. Senate
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | Richard G. Lugar (R) | 36.3 |
Governors
D 1
U.S. House
D 6 · R 4
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN-1 | Peter J. Visclosky (D) | 54.2 | |
| IN-2 | Philip Sharp (D) | 6.4 | |
| IN-3 | John Hiler (R) | 8.6 | |
| IN-4 | Daniel Coats (R) | 24.3 | |
| IN-5 | James Jontz (D) | 12.6 | |
| IN-6 | Dan Burton (R) | 45.8 | |
| IN-7 | John Myers (R) | 23.6 | |
| IN-8 | Francis McCloskey (D) | 23.6 | |
| IN-9 | Lee Hamilton (D) | 41.4 | |
| IN-10 | Andrew Jacobs (D) | 21.1 |
Indiana State Senate
D 11 · R 14 · 4 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Thurman Ferree (D) | 5.1 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-3 | Carolyn Mosby (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | William E. Alexa (D) | 2.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-7 | Katie L. Wolf (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 | Dennis P. Neary (D) | 30.9 | |
| SD-9 | Betty N. Lawson (D) | 14.7 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-10 | Douglas A. Hunt (D) | 43.6 | |
| SD-12 | Marvin D. Riegsecker (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Robert L. Meeks (R) | 17.7 | |
| SD-16 | John R. Sinks (R) | 21.4 | |
| SD-18 | Thomas K. Weatherwax (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | Anthony C. Maidenberg (D) | 0.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-24 | Richard A. Thompson (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | Beverly J. Gard (R) | 11.8 | |
| SD-30 | Virginia Blankenbaker (R) | 19.6 | |
| SD-32 | Patricia L. Miller (R) | 31.5 | |
| SD-33 | Louis J. Mahern (D) | 35.8 | |
| SD-34 | Julia Carson (D) | 54.6 | |
| SD-35 | Morris H. Mills (R) | 36.2 | |
| SD-36 | Lawrence M. Borst (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-37 | Edward Pease (R) | 23.1 | |
| SD-40 | Vi Simpson (D) | 8.6 | |
| SD-42 | Jean Leising (R) | 18.1 | |
| SD-44 | Joseph V. Corcoran (R) | 14.4 | |
| SD-50 | Greg Server (R) | 35.3 |
Indiana House of Representatives
D 50 · R 50 · 4 changed party
Indiana
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab