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1998Final results

1998 election for Indiana Senate District 45

Indiana State Senate · Indiana

James A. Lewis (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Michael Goering (R) by 19.4 points.

James A. LewisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.7%20,502
Michael GoeringRepublican
40.3%13,827
34,329 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+20.71986D+25.01990D+5.81994D+19.41998D+18.62006R+4.22010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET