2000Final results
2000 election for U.S. Senate in Indiana
U.S. Senate · Indiana
Richard G. Lugar (R) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating David L. Johnson (D) by 34.7 points.
Richard G. LugarRepublican · winner
66.6%1,427,944
David L. JohnsonDemocrat
31.9%683,273
Paul HagerLibertarian
1.6%33,992
2,145,209 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 2000
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.
David L. JohnsonRichard G. Lugar
$1.5M
Raised by the campaign
$3.6M
$1.5M
Spent by the campaign
$4.3M
$0
Cash on hand
$409K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 21, 2000; FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000