2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for U.S. Senate in Indiana
U.S. Senate · Indiana
Daniel Coats (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Brad Ellsworth (D) by 14.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Daniel CoatsRepublican · winner
54.6%952,116
Brad EllsworthDemocrat
40.0%697,775
Rebecca Sink-BurrisLibertarian
5.4%94,330
1,744,481 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 2010
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.
Brad EllsworthDaniel Coats
$2.4M
Raised by the campaign
$5M
$2.6M
Spent by the campaign
$4.8M
$11.2K
Cash on hand
$191.4K
Other candidates' campaigns: Rebecca Sink-Burris $16.7K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010