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2006Final results

2006 election for Indiana Senate District 45

Indiana State Senate · Indiana

James A. Lewis (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Floyd Coates (R) by 18.6 points.

James A. LewisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.3%24,597
Floyd CoatesRepublican
40.7%16,886
41,483 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+25.01990D+5.81994D+19.41998D+18.62006R+4.22010R+7.72014

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