2004 United States Senate election in Indiana explained

Election Name:2004 United States Senate election in Indiana
Country:Indiana
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1998 United States Senate election in Indiana
Previous Year:1998
Next Election:2010 United States Senate election in Indiana
Next Year:2010
Election Date:November 2, 2004
Image1:File:SenatorBayh (1).jpg
Nominee1:Evan Bayh
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,496,976
Percentage1:61.65%
Nominee2:Marvin Scott
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:903,913
Percentage2:37.23%
Map Size:250px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Evan Bayh
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Evan Bayh
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 2004 United States Senate election in Indiana was held on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Evan Bayh won re-election to a second term. To date, this was the last time the Democrats have won the Class 3 Senate seat from Indiana. Bayh won 86 of the state's 92 counties.

Major candidates

Democratic

Republican

General Election

Campaign

In September, Bayh had $6.5 million cash on hand.[1] Scott's strategy of trying to paint Bayh as too liberal failed to gain traction.[2]

In early 2004, Bayh was considered a serious contender for the Vice Presidency as the running mate of Massachusetts Senator John Kerry. Although Bayh was on the final shortlist, North Carolina Senator John Edwards was ultimately chosen instead.[3]

Bayh easily won reelection, defeating Scott by more than 24 percentage points and carrying all but six counties, even while Kerry lost the state by more than 20 percentage points in the concurrent presidential election.

Results

By county

Bayh won 86 of Indiana's counties compared to 6 for Scott.[6]

CountyBayhVotesScottVotesBargerVotesTotal
align=center Adamsalign=center 57.4%align=center 7,551align=center 41.6%align=center 5,476align=center 1.0%align=center 126align=center 13,153
align=center Allenalign=center 57.8%align=center 74,011align=center 41.3%align=center 52,845align=center 0.9%align=center 1,126align=center 127,982
align=center Bartholomewalign=center 58.4%align=center 16,507align=center 40.4%align=center 11,422align=center 1.1%align=center 316align=center 28,245
align=center Bentonalign=center 63.0%align=center 2,501align=center 35.3%align=center 1,400align=center 1.7%align=center 69align=center 3,970
align=center Blackfordalign=center 69.1%align=center 3,694align=center 30.1%align=center 1,609align=center 0.8%align=center 42align=center 5,345
align=center Boonealign=center 48.8%align=center 11,074align=center 50.0%align=center 11,343align=center 1.1%align=center 255align=center 22,672
align=center Brownalign=center 59.7%align=center 4,336align=center 38.6%align=center 2,803align=center 1.7%align=center 125align=center 7,264
align=center Carrollalign=center 59.7%align=center 5,067align=center 39.3%align=center 3,331align=center 1.0%align=center 85align=center 8,483
align=center Cassalign=center 56.8%align=center 7,873align=center 42.1%align=center 5,829align=center 1.1%align=center 159align=center 13,861
align=center Clarkalign=center 62.8%align=center 26,054align=center 36.4%align=center 15,091align=center 0.9%align=center 368align=center 41,513
align=center Clayalign=center 64.9%align=center 6,928align=center 34.0%align=center 3,629align=center 1.0%align=center 112align=center 10,669
align=center Clintonalign=center 56.3%align=center 6,600align=center 42.8%align=center 5,011align=center 0.9%align=center 108align=center 11,719
align=center Crawfordalign=center 63.6%align=center 2,832align=center 35.3%align=center 1,572align=center 1.1%align=center 47align=center 4,451
align=center Daviessalign=center 56.4%align=center 5,891align=center 42.6%align=center 4,447align=center 1.0%align=center 107align=center 10,445
align=center Dearbornalign=center 45.7%align=center 9,264align=center 52.7%align=center 10,675align=center 1.5%align=center 311align=center 20,250
align=center Decaturalign=center 61.3%align=center 6,173align=center 37.8%align=center 3,808align=center 0.9%align=center 88align=center 10,069
align=center DeKalbalign=center 56.2%align=center 8,529align=center 43.0%align=center 6,523align=center 0.9%align=center 132align=center 15,184
align=center Delawarealign=center 69.5%align=center 32,312align=center 29.3%align=center 13,627align=center 1.2%align=center 580align=center 46,519
align=center Duboisalign=center 66.2%align=center 11,166align=center 33.0%align=center 5,560align=center 0.8%align=center 136align=center 16,862
align=center Elkhartalign=center 51.2%align=center 31,186align=center 47.9%align=center 29,168align=center 0.9%align=center 546align=center 60,900
align=center Fayettealign=center 64.0%align=center 5,961align=center 34.5%align=center 3,212align=center 1.4%align=center 134align=center 9,307
align=center Floydalign=center 62.1%align=center 20,898align=center 36.9%align=center 12,412align=center 1.0%align=center 332align=center 33,642
align=center Fountainalign=center 60.1%align=center 4,532align=center 39.2%align=center 2,955align=center 0.8%align=center 60align=center 7,547
align=center Franklinalign=center 53.5%align=center 5,247align=center 44.8%align=center 4,395align=center 1.7%align=center 171align=center 9,813
align=center Fultonalign=center 60.7%align=center 5,264align=center 38.3%align=center 3,324align=center 1.0%align=center 91align=center 8,679
align=center Gibsonalign=center 69.6%align=center 10,110align=center 29.5%align=center 4,289align=center 0.9%align=center 129align=center 14,528
align=center Grantalign=center 61.4%align=center 16,620align=center 37.6%align=center 10,189align=center 0.9%align=center 256align=center 27,065
align=center Greenealign=center 64.7%align=center 8,336align=center 34.2%align=center 4,402align=center 1.1%align=center 137align=center 12,875
align=center Hamiltonalign=center 46.4%align=center 48,001align=center 52.6%align=center 54,408align=center 0.9%align=center 970align=center 103,379
align=center Hancockalign=center 52.3%align=center 14,548align=center 46.6%align=center 12,941align=center 1.1%align=center 309align=center 27,798
align=center Harrisonalign=center 59.0%align=center 10,094align=center 39.9%align=center 6,824align=center 1.1%align=center 180align=center 17,098
align=center Hendricksalign=center 48.0%align=center 24,844align=center 51.1%align=center 26,441align=center 0.9%align=center 486align=center 51,771
align=center Henryalign=center 62.6%align=center 12,666align=center 36.1%align=center 7,312align=center 1.3%align=center 254align=center 20,232
align=center Howardalign=center 58.9%align=center 21,732align=center 40.1%align=center 14,776align=center 1.0%align=center 368align=center 36,876
align=center Huntingtonalign=center 52.8%align=center 8,125align=center 46.2%align=center 7,103align=center 1.0%align=center 160align=center 15,388
align=center Jacksonalign=center 62.2%align=center 10,071align=center 36.7%align=center 5,944align=center 1.1%align=center 171align=center 16,186
align=center Jasperalign=center 49.2%align=center 5,727align=center 49.6%align=center 5,772align=center 1.1%align=center 130align=center 11,629
align=center Jayalign=center 63.5%align=center 5,117align=center 35.3%align=center 2,845align=center 1.2%align=center 94align=center 8,056
align=center Jeffersonalign=center 61.4%align=center 7,794align=center 37.5%align=center 4,764align=center 1.1%align=center 142align=center 12,700
align=center Jenningsalign=center 60.9%align=center 6,349align=center 37.9%align=center 3,944align=center 1.2%align=center 125align=center 10,418
align=center Johnsonalign=center 53.2%align=center 27,149align=center 45.8%align=center 23,330align=center 1.0%align=center 506align=center 50,985
align=center Knoxalign=center 71.5%align=center 11,130align=center 27.5%align=center 4,275align=center 1.0%align=center 155align=center 15,560
align=center Kosciuskoalign=center 45.7%align=center 12,554align=center 53.0%align=center 14,574align=center 1.3%align=center 369align=center 27,497
align=center LaGrangealign=center 54.3%align=center 4,865align=center 44.7%align=center 4,006align=center 1.0%align=center 90align=center 8,961
align=center Lakealign=center 71.4%align=center 130,450align=center 27.3%align=center 49,919align=center 1.3%align=center 2,320align=center 182,689
align=center LaPortealign=center 69.7%align=center 28,826align=center 28.3%align=center 11,685align=center 2.0%align=center 840align=center 41,351
align=center Lawrencealign=center 52.4%align=center 9,132align=center 46.2%align=center 8,064align=center 1.4%align=center 242align=center 17,438
align=center Madisonalign=center 64.3%align=center 34,379align=center 34.7%align=center 18,541align=center 1.0%align=center 524align=center 53,444
align=center Marionalign=center 66.0%align=center 210,107align=center 33.0%align=center 104,819align=center 1.0%align=center 3,047align=center 317,973
align=center Marshallalign=center 57.5%align=center 10,111align=center 41.5%align=center 7,293align=center 1.0%align=center 174align=center 17,578
align=center Martinalign=center 66.7%align=center 3,297align=center 32.1%align=center 1,587align=center 1.2%align=center 58align=center 5,058
align=center Miamialign=center 54.5%align=center 7,339align=center 44.3%align=center 5,967align=center 1.2%align=center 168align=center 13,474
align=center Monroealign=center 68.9%align=center 33,821align=center 29.3%align=center 14,396align=center 1.8%align=center 880align=center 49,097
align=center Montgomeryalign=center 59.9%align=center 8,651align=center 39.0%align=center 5,635align=center 1.1%align=center 159align=center 14,445
align=center Morganalign=center 50.1%align=center 12,878align=center 48.7%align=center 12,498align=center 1.2%align=center 313align=center 25,689
align=center Newtonalign=center 55.7%align=center 3,225align=center 42.7%align=center 2,475align=center 1.6%align=center 91align=center 5,791
align=center Noblealign=center 57.0%align=center 8,853align=center 42.0%align=center 6,527align=center 1.0%align=center 160align=center 15,540
align=center Ohioalign=center 54.4%align=center 1,572align=center 44.3%align=center 1,282align=center 1.3%align=center 37align=center 2,891
align=center Orangealign=center 61.1%align=center 5,056align=center 37.8%align=center 3,127align=center 1.1%align=center 89align=center 8,272
align=center Owenalign=center 60.5%align=center 4,538align=center 38.0%align=center 2,851align=center 1.5%align=center 114align=center 7,503
align=center Parkealign=center 65.9%align=center 4,480align=center 33.0%align=center 2,249align=center 1.1%align=center 78align=center 6,807
align=center Perryalign=center 71.6%align=center 5,790align=center 27.6%align=center 2,234align=center 0.8%align=center 62align=center 8,086
align=center Pikealign=center 69.8%align=center 4,209align=center 29.3%align=center 1,765align=center 1.0%align=center 59align=center 6,033
align=center Porteralign=center 63.9%align=center 39,876align=center 34.3%align=center 21,411align=center 1.9%align=center 1,159align=center 62,446
align=center Poseyalign=center 69.0%align=center 8,052align=center 30.2%align=center 3,523align=center 0.8%align=center 88align=center 11,663
align=center Pulaskialign=center 59.1%align=center 3,328align=center 39.7%align=center 2,236align=center 1.2%align=center 65align=center 5,629
align=center Putnamalign=center 59.1%align=center 7,683align=center 39.9%align=center 5,185align=center 1.0%align=center 134align=center 13,002
align=center Randolphalign=center 61.9%align=center 6,625align=center 36.8%align=center 3,943align=center 1.2%align=center 133align=center 10,701
align=center Ripleyalign=center 53.3%align=center 6,212align=center 45.3%align=center 5,282align=center 1.4%align=center 168align=center 11,662
align=center Rushalign=center 58.7%align=center 4,316align=center 40.2%align=center 2,962align=center 1.1%align=center 83align=center 7,361
align=center Saint Josephalign=center 70.0%align=center 75,340align=center 29.2%align=center 31,372align=center 0.8%align=center 886align=center 107,598
align=center Scottalign=center 70.7%align=center 6,070align=center 28.3%align=center 2,435align=center 1.0%align=center 85align=center 8,590
align=center Shelbyalign=center 56.7%align=center 8,986align=center 42.4%align=center 6,717align=center 0.9%align=center 136align=center 15,839
align=center Spenceralign=center 65.7%align=center 6,495align=center 33.6%align=center 3,317align=center 0.7%align=center 74align=center 9,886
align=center Starkealign=center 67.8%align=center 6,108align=center 30.6%align=center 2,762align=center 1.6%align=center 142align=center 9,012
align=center Steubenalign=center 58.7%align=center 7,447align=center 40.0%align=center 5,070align=center 1.3%align=center 169align=center 12,686
align=center Sullivanalign=center 73.6%align=center 6,072align=center 25.4%align=center 2,099align=center 1.0%align=center 79align=center 8,250
align=center Switzerlandalign=center 59.6%align=center 2,148align=center 38.9%align=center 1,404align=center 1.5%align=center 53align=center 3,605
align=center Tippecanoealign=center 63.5%align=center 32,766align=center 34.9%align=center 18,002align=center 1.6%align=center 837align=center 51,605
align=center Tiptonalign=center 58.5%align=center 4,557align=center 40.4%align=center 3,142align=center 1.1%align=center 87align=center 7,786
align=center Unionalign=center 54.6%align=center 1,777align=center 43.6%align=center 1,417align=center 1.8%align=center 58align=center 3,252
align=center Vanderburghalign=center 67.6%align=center 46,088align=center 31.2%align=center 21,242align=center 1.2%align=center 817align=center 68,147
align=center Vermillionalign=center 78.0%align=center 5,468align=center 21.1%align=center 1,480align=center 0.9%align=center 66align=center 7,014
align=center Vigoalign=center 75.3%align=center 29,828align=center 23.5%align=center 9,307align=center 1.2%align=center 492align=center 39,627
align=center Wabashalign=center 51.6%align=center 6,853align=center 47.5%align=center 6,313align=center 0.8%align=center 111align=center 13,277
align=center Warrenalign=center 61.1%align=center 2,357align=center 37.7%align=center 1,454align=center 1.2%align=center 48align=center 3,859
align=center Warrickalign=center 62.2%align=center 15,572align=center 37.0%align=center 9,260align=center 0.8%align=center 205align=center 25,037
align=center Washingtonalign=center 58.4%align=center 6,270align=center 40.1%align=center 4,304align=center 1.5%align=center 156align=center 10,730
align=center Waynealign=center 58.5%align=center 16,081align=center 39.4%align=center 10,821align=center 2.1%align=center 584align=center 27,486
align=center Wellsalign=center 53.5%align=center 6,532align=center 45.7%align=center 5,583align=center 0.8%align=center 103align=center 12,218
align=center Whitealign=center 64.4%align=center 6,667align=center 34.6%align=center 3,589align=center 1.0%align=center 108align=center 10,364
align=center Whitleyalign=center 55.6%align=center 7,405align=center 43.3%align=center 5,761align=center 1.1%align=center 146align=center 13,312

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: Evan Bayh: The New Perennial Bridesmaid?. The New York Observer. 19 August 2008.
  4. Web site: The Final Predictions . Sabato's Crystal Ball . May 2, 2021.
  5. https://www.surveyusa.com/2004Elec.html SurveyUSA
  6. Web site: United States Senator by County . Indiana Secretary of State . November 2, 2004 . November 8, 2008.

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