1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1998 election for U.S. Senate in Indiana
U.S. Senate · Indiana
Evan Bayh (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Paul Helmke (R) by 28.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Evan BayhDemocrat · winner
63.7%1,012,244
Paul HelmkeRepublican
34.8%552,732
Rebecca Sink-BurrisLibertarian
1.5%23,641
1,588,617 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Evan BayhPaul Helmke
$4.2M
Raised by the campaign
$695.1K
$3.9M
Spent by the campaign
$759.5K
$1.8M
Cash on hand
$2.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998