The 2006 United States Senate election in Indiana was held November 7, 2006.
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Richard Lugar was re-elected to his sixth six-year term with 87.3% of the vote. He did not have a
Democratic opponent and only faced opposition from a Libertarian candidate; this was the only U.S. Senate race in 2006 in which Democrats did not field a candidate. This would be the last successful race of Lugar's decades long political career. This is also the last time that
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counties have voted for a Republican candidate for Senate. Also, this was last election until 2022 in which an Indiana incumbent senator won re-election (
Dan Coats was re-elected in 2010 as a non-incumbent former senator).
Candidates
Libertarian
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Steve Osborn, radio operator
Republican
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Richard Lugar, incumbent U.S. Senator
Campaign
Lugar faced no opposition from the
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, as they felt that he was unbeatable. The Indiana Senate race was the only one in 2006 in which the incumbent did not face a challenger from the other major party. Also running was
Libertarian Steve Osborn. Osborn was from
La Porte, Indiana and was an
amateur radio operator. Exit polls projected a landslide victory for Lugar which was borne out by the result.
Predictions
Results
Overall
The election was not close as Lugar faced only a Libertarian candidate, as no Democrat filed to run. Osborn's best performance was in
Starke County where he received just 23.7% of the vote. This is one of the best statewide showings for a third party candidate in
Indiana
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By county
Lugar won all 92 of
Indiana's counties by varying margins.
See also
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2006 United States Senate elections
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2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana
References
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Indiana
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2006 Indiana elections