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1998-11-03 Senatorial Election Results for Indiana (Class 3)


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County Turnout Evan Bayh
(D)
Paul Helmke
(R)
Rebecca Sink-Burris
(Libertarian)
Other Margin TOTAL
Adams47%6,40760.4%4,01137.8%1851.7%00.0%2,396 10,603
Allen33%41,03753.5%34,18344.6%1,4962.0%00.0%6,854 76,716
Bartholomew38%11,93760.9%7,38337.7%2751.4%00.0%4,554 19,595
Benton48%2,01962.2%1,17236.1%541.7%00.0%847 3,245
Blackford41%2,91667.4%1,34831.2%601.4%00.0%1,568 4,324
Boone40%6,26748.7%6,37749.6%2151.7%00.0%-110 12,859
Brown50%3,67064.6%1,90333.5%1071.9%00.0%1,767 5,680
Carroll44%3,98762.4%2,34036.6%631.0%00.0%1,647 6,390
Cass41%7,45460.5%4,69138.0%1841.5%00.0%2,763 12,329
Clark37%18,74771.8%7,09027.1%2911.1%00.0%11,657 26,128
Clay43%6,09973.2%2,13725.7%951.1%00.0%3,962 8,331
Clinton34%4,85958.5%3,33240.1%1131.4%00.0%1,527 8,304
Crawford49%2,67370.0%1,07528.2%701.8%00.0%1,598 3,818
Daviess39%5,05662.8%2,91836.3%750.9%00.0%2,138 8,049
De Kalb32%5,21757.3%3,73641.1%1451.6%00.0%1,481 9,098
Dearborn36%6,65057.1%4,70440.4%2862.5%00.0%1,946 11,640
Decatur39%4,37263.5%2,43435.4%791.1%00.0%1,938 6,885
Delaware37%23,14267.4%10,75831.3%4581.3%00.0%12,384 34,358
Dubois43%8,62371.2%3,19926.4%2922.4%00.0%5,424 12,114
Elkhart27%17,86351.9%16,23847.2%3341.0%00.0%1,625 34,435
Fayette41%5,71771.9%2,13726.9%991.2%00.0%3,580 7,953
Floyd43%15,15068.1%6,83230.7%2611.2%00.0%8,318 22,243
Fountain48%4,14365.4%2,12533.5%701.1%00.0%2,018 6,338
Franklin38%3,81764.4%2,01434.0%1001.7%00.0%1,803 5,931
Fulton48%4,75166.9%2,24831.6%1071.5%00.0%2,503 7,106
Gibson47%8,26573.2%2,91425.8%1070.9%00.0%5,351 11,286
Grant38%13,06761.9%7,82937.1%2121.0%00.0%5,238 21,108
Greene46%8,00271.5%3,06227.4%1231.1%00.0%4,940 11,187
Hamilton38%18,79342.4%24,94856.2%6111.4%00.0%-6,155 44,352
Hancock43%9,13554.8%7,30343.8%2441.5%00.0%1,832 16,682
Harrison48%8,24569.4%3,43028.9%2001.7%00.0%4,815 11,875
Hendricks35%11,45846.7%12,75752.0%3011.2%00.0%-1,299 24,516
Henry41%10,02966.2%4,95432.7%1761.2%00.0%5,075 15,159
Howard40%15,81163.6%8,68635.0%3471.4%00.0%7,125 24,844
Huntington37%5,41252.8%4,69245.8%1441.4%00.0%720 10,248
Jackson42%8,55768.1%3,85630.7%1441.1%00.0%4,701 12,557
Jasper32%3,76456.1%2,85042.5%901.3%00.0%914 6,704
Jay41%4,20264.3%2,24034.3%961.5%00.0%1,962 6,538
Jefferson40%6,13464.9%2,45025.9%8659.2%00.0%3,684 9,449
Jennings36%4,50763.8%2,44834.6%1101.6%00.0%2,059 7,065
Johnson36%15,96555.0%12,63743.5%4221.5%00.0%3,328 29,024
Knox40%9,10174.5%3,00324.6%1080.9%00.0%6,098 12,212
Kosciusko34%8,42348.1%8,75050.0%3422.0%00.0%-327 17,515
La Porte37%21,49571.2%8,30427.5%3861.3%00.0%13,191 30,185
Lagrange29%3,71558.1%2,59640.6%811.3%00.0%1,119 6,392
Lake29%80,07378.0%21,42920.9%1,1391.1%00.0%58,644 102,641
Lawrence38%7,96761.2%4,85037.3%2011.5%00.0%3,117 13,018
Madison41%29,13469.6%12,31729.4%4261.0%00.0%16,817 41,877
Marion32%122,83060.9%75,68837.5%3,3291.6%00.0%47,142 201,847
Marshall34%6,50459.6%4,31039.5%970.9%00.0%2,194 10,911
Martin49%2,62469.7%1,09929.2%441.2%00.0%1,525 3,767
Miami37%5,68957.6%3,99340.4%1952.0%00.0%1,696 9,877
Monroe30%19,04466.2%8,84530.8%8623.0%00.0%10,199 28,751
Montgomery33%5,06256.2%3,83542.6%1131.3%00.0%1,227 9,010
Morgan35%9,05655.1%7,10943.3%2711.6%00.0%1,947 16,436
Newton39%2,65465.5%1,30632.2%942.3%00.0%1,348 4,054
Noble32%6,01458.8%4,04639.5%1711.7%00.0%1,968 10,231
Ohio49%1,20859.6%76037.5%582.9%00.0%448 2,026
Orange48%4,34364.2%2,29333.9%1342.0%00.0%2,050 6,770
Owen35%3,62567.7%1,63230.5%1011.9%00.0%1,993 5,358
Parke46%4,19271.4%1,61127.4%711.2%00.0%2,581 5,874
Perry38%4,21876.2%1,26522.9%490.9%00.0%2,953 5,532
Pike54%3,88374.0%1,28424.5%791.5%00.0%2,599 5,246
Porter36%26,21969.6%10,89028.9%5571.5%00.0%15,329 37,666
Posey48%6,87073.9%2,31624.9%1161.2%00.0%4,554 9,302
Pulaski46%2,85362.6%1,64136.0%621.4%00.0%1,212 4,556
Putnam35%5,70661.5%3,43737.0%1381.5%00.0%2,269 9,281
Randolph35%4,35161.3%2,64337.3%1011.4%00.0%1,708 7,095
Ripley44%5,10561.1%3,14937.7%961.1%00.0%1,956 8,350
Rush47%4,05164.0%2,18434.5%921.5%00.0%1,867 6,327
Scott36%4,49275.2%1,42823.9%550.9%00.0%3,064 5,975
Shelby37%7,20162.4%4,18636.3%1551.3%00.0%3,015 11,542
Spencer50%5,12169.0%2,25330.4%480.6%00.0%2,868 7,422
St. Joseph35%47,21468.3%21,22930.7%6671.0%00.0%25,985 69,110
Starke42%5,12771.7%1,89226.4%1351.9%00.0%3,235 7,154
Steuben32%4,20455.3%3,23742.6%1662.2%00.0%967 7,607
Sullivan43%5,56579.0%1,38719.7%901.3%00.0%4,178 7,042
Switzerland42%1,84767.7%85131.2%301.1%00.0%996 2,728
Tippecanoe29%20,29360.1%13,02538.6%4521.3%00.0%7,268 33,770
Tipton46%3,51762.3%2,05136.3%781.4%00.0%1,466 5,646
Union45%1,45160.7%88937.2%512.1%00.0%562 2,391
Vanderburgh39%36,55871.5%14,01027.4%5901.2%00.0%22,548 51,158
Vermillion40%4,19582.2%84216.5%651.3%00.0%3,353 5,102
Vigo35%22,07076.6%6,41522.3%3371.2%00.0%15,655 28,822
Wabash33%4,73955.1%3,78144.0%780.9%00.0%958 8,598
Warren56%2,32467.0%1,09531.6%501.4%00.0%1,229 3,469
Warrick45%11,88970.8%4,70028.0%1941.2%00.0%7,189 16,783
Washington41%5,28265.7%2,28928.5%4725.9%00.0%2,993 8,043
Wayne37%12,70463.5%7,06835.3%2471.2%00.0%5,636 20,019
Wells46%5,14656.6%3,80641.9%1371.5%00.0%1,340 9,089
White46%5,79168.2%2,59230.5%1031.2%00.0%3,199 8,486
Whitley43%5,58658.9%3,68038.8%2222.3%00.0%1,906 9,488
TOTAL 36% 1,012,24463.7% 552,73234.8% 23,6411.5% 00.0% 459,512 1,588,617
Total R vote: 552,732 (34.8%)      Total D vote: 1,012,244 (63.7%)      Total Other vote: 23,641 (1.5%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $4,052,161 $759,515 $0
Total Receipts: $5,894,946 $695,130 $0
Cash on Hand: $1,842,784 $2,484 $0
Contributions by Candidate: $0 $0 $0
Loans by Candidate: $0 $0 $0
Total Individual Contributions: $4,235,095 $614,934 $0
Party Contributions: $67,458 $44,132 $0
Other Committee Contributions: $1,244,056 $35,850 $0
Transfers from Other Committees: $0 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Supporting: $0 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Opposing: $0 $0 $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $0 $0 $0
Net Spending: $4,052,161 $759,515 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/IN/1998



1998 Senate class 3, Adams County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 6,407 60.4%
Paul Helmke (R) 4,011 37.8%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 185 1.7%
TOTAL 10,603
Turnout: 47%


1998 Senate class 3, Allen County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 41,037 53.5%
Paul Helmke (R) 34,183 44.6%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 1,496 2.0%
TOTAL 76,716
Turnout: 33%


1998 Senate class 3, Bartholomew County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 11,937 60.9%
Paul Helmke (R) 7,383 37.7%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 275 1.4%
TOTAL 19,595
Turnout: 38%


1998 Senate class 3, Benton County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 2,019 62.2%
Paul Helmke (R) 1,172 36.1%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 54 1.7%
TOTAL 3,245
Turnout: 48%


1998 Senate class 3, Blackford County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 2,916 67.4%
Paul Helmke (R) 1,348 31.2%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 60 1.4%
TOTAL 4,324
Turnout: 41%


1998 Senate class 3, Boone County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 6,267 48.7%
Paul Helmke (R) 6,377 49.6%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 215 1.7%
TOTAL 12,859
Turnout: 40%


1998 Senate class 3, Brown County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 3,670 64.6%
Paul Helmke (R) 1,903 33.5%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 107 1.9%
TOTAL 5,680
Turnout: 50%


1998 Senate class 3, Carroll County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 3,987 62.4%
Paul Helmke (R) 2,340 36.6%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 63 1.0%
TOTAL 6,390
Turnout: 44%


1998 Senate class 3, Cass County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 7,454 60.5%
Paul Helmke (R) 4,691 38.0%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 184 1.5%
TOTAL 12,329
Turnout: 41%


1998 Senate class 3, Clark County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 18,747 71.8%
Paul Helmke (R) 7,090 27.1%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 291 1.1%
TOTAL 26,128
Turnout: 37%


1998 Senate class 3, Clay County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 6,099 73.2%
Paul Helmke (R) 2,137 25.7%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 95 1.1%
TOTAL 8,331
Turnout: 43%


1998 Senate class 3, Clinton County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 4,859 58.5%
Paul Helmke (R) 3,332 40.1%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 113 1.4%
TOTAL 8,304
Turnout: 34%


1998 Senate class 3, Crawford County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 2,673 70.0%
Paul Helmke (R) 1,075 28.2%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 70 1.8%
TOTAL 3,818
Turnout: 49%


1998 Senate class 3, Daviess County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 5,056 62.8%
Paul Helmke (R) 2,918 36.3%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 75 0.9%
TOTAL 8,049
Turnout: 39%


1998 Senate class 3, De Kalb County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 5,217 57.3%
Paul Helmke (R) 3,736 41.1%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 145 1.6%
TOTAL 9,098
Turnout: 32%


1998 Senate class 3, Dearborn County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 6,650 57.1%
Paul Helmke (R) 4,704 40.4%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 286 2.5%
TOTAL 11,640
Turnout: 36%


1998 Senate class 3, Decatur County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 4,372 63.5%
Paul Helmke (R) 2,434 35.4%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 79 1.1%
TOTAL 6,885
Turnout: 39%


1998 Senate class 3, Delaware County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 23,142 67.4%
Paul Helmke (R) 10,758 31.3%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 458 1.3%
TOTAL 34,358
Turnout: 37%


1998 Senate class 3, Dubois County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 8,623 71.2%
Paul Helmke (R) 3,199 26.4%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 292 2.4%
TOTAL 12,114
Turnout: 43%


1998 Senate class 3, Elkhart County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 17,863 51.9%
Paul Helmke (R) 16,238 47.2%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 334 1.0%
TOTAL 34,435
Turnout: 27%


1998 Senate class 3, Fayette County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 5,717 71.9%
Paul Helmke (R) 2,137 26.9%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 99 1.2%
TOTAL 7,953
Turnout: 41%


1998 Senate class 3, Floyd County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 15,150 68.1%
Paul Helmke (R) 6,832 30.7%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 261 1.2%
TOTAL 22,243
Turnout: 43%


1998 Senate class 3, Fountain County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 4,143 65.4%
Paul Helmke (R) 2,125 33.5%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 70 1.1%
TOTAL 6,338
Turnout: 48%


1998 Senate class 3, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 3,817 64.4%
Paul Helmke (R) 2,014 34.0%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 100 1.7%
TOTAL 5,931
Turnout: 38%


1998 Senate class 3, Fulton County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 4,751 66.9%
Paul Helmke (R) 2,248 31.6%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 107 1.5%
TOTAL 7,106
Turnout: 48%


1998 Senate class 3, Gibson County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 8,265 73.2%
Paul Helmke (R) 2,914 25.8%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 107 0.9%
TOTAL 11,286
Turnout: 47%


1998 Senate class 3, Grant County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 13,067 61.9%
Paul Helmke (R) 7,829 37.1%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 212 1.0%
TOTAL 21,108
Turnout: 38%


1998 Senate class 3, Greene County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 8,002 71.5%
Paul Helmke (R) 3,062 27.4%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 123 1.1%
TOTAL 11,187
Turnout: 46%


1998 Senate class 3, Hamilton County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 18,793 42.4%
Paul Helmke (R) 24,948 56.2%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 611 1.4%
TOTAL 44,352
Turnout: 38%


1998 Senate class 3, Hancock County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 9,135 54.8%
Paul Helmke (R) 7,303 43.8%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 244 1.5%
TOTAL 16,682
Turnout: 43%


1998 Senate class 3, Harrison County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 8,245 69.4%
Paul Helmke (R) 3,430 28.9%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 200 1.7%
TOTAL 11,875
Turnout: 48%


1998 Senate class 3, Hendricks County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 11,458 46.7%
Paul Helmke (R) 12,757 52.0%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 301 1.2%
TOTAL 24,516
Turnout: 35%


1998 Senate class 3, Henry County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 10,029 66.2%
Paul Helmke (R) 4,954 32.7%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 176 1.2%
TOTAL 15,159
Turnout: 41%


1998 Senate class 3, Howard County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 15,811 63.6%
Paul Helmke (R) 8,686 35.0%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 347 1.4%
TOTAL 24,844
Turnout: 40%


1998 Senate class 3, Huntington County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 5,412 52.8%
Paul Helmke (R) 4,692 45.8%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 144 1.4%
TOTAL 10,248
Turnout: 37%


1998 Senate class 3, Jackson County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 8,557 68.1%
Paul Helmke (R) 3,856 30.7%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 144 1.1%
TOTAL 12,557
Turnout: 42%


1998 Senate class 3, Jasper County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 3,764 56.1%
Paul Helmke (R) 2,850 42.5%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 90 1.3%
TOTAL 6,704
Turnout: 32%


1998 Senate class 3, Jay County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 4,202 64.3%
Paul Helmke (R) 2,240 34.3%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 96 1.5%
TOTAL 6,538
Turnout: 41%


1998 Senate class 3, Jefferson County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 6,134 64.9%
Paul Helmke (R) 2,450 25.9%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 865 9.2%
TOTAL 9,449
Turnout: 40%


1998 Senate class 3, Jennings County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 4,507 63.8%
Paul Helmke (R) 2,448 34.6%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 110 1.6%
TOTAL 7,065
Turnout: 36%


1998 Senate class 3, Johnson County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 15,965 55.0%
Paul Helmke (R) 12,637 43.5%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 422 1.5%
TOTAL 29,024
Turnout: 36%


1998 Senate class 3, Knox County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 9,101 74.5%
Paul Helmke (R) 3,003 24.6%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 108 0.9%
TOTAL 12,212
Turnout: 40%


1998 Senate class 3, Kosciusko County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 8,423 48.1%
Paul Helmke (R) 8,750 50.0%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 342 2.0%
TOTAL 17,515
Turnout: 34%


1998 Senate class 3, La Porte County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 21,495 71.2%
Paul Helmke (R) 8,304 27.5%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 386 1.3%
TOTAL 30,185
Turnout: 37%


1998 Senate class 3, Lagrange County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 3,715 58.1%
Paul Helmke (R) 2,596 40.6%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 81 1.3%
TOTAL 6,392
Turnout: 29%


1998 Senate class 3, Lake County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 80,073 78.0%
Paul Helmke (R) 21,429 20.9%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 1,139 1.1%
TOTAL 102,641
Turnout: 29%


1998 Senate class 3, Lawrence County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 7,967 61.2%
Paul Helmke (R) 4,850 37.3%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 201 1.5%
TOTAL 13,018
Turnout: 38%


1998 Senate class 3, Madison County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 29,134 69.6%
Paul Helmke (R) 12,317 29.4%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 426 1.0%
TOTAL 41,877
Turnout: 41%


1998 Senate class 3, Marion County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 122,830 60.9%
Paul Helmke (R) 75,688 37.5%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 3,329 1.6%
TOTAL 201,847
Turnout: 32%


1998 Senate class 3, Marshall County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 6,504 59.6%
Paul Helmke (R) 4,310 39.5%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 97 0.9%
TOTAL 10,911
Turnout: 34%


1998 Senate class 3, Martin County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 2,624 69.7%
Paul Helmke (R) 1,099 29.2%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 44 1.2%
TOTAL 3,767
Turnout: 49%


1998 Senate class 3, Miami County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 5,689 57.6%
Paul Helmke (R) 3,993 40.4%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 195 2.0%
TOTAL 9,877
Turnout: 37%


1998 Senate class 3, Monroe County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 19,044 66.2%
Paul Helmke (R) 8,845 30.8%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 862 3.0%
TOTAL 28,751
Turnout: 30%


1998 Senate class 3, Montgomery County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 5,062 56.2%
Paul Helmke (R) 3,835 42.6%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 113 1.3%
TOTAL 9,010
Turnout: 33%


1998 Senate class 3, Morgan County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 9,056 55.1%
Paul Helmke (R) 7,109 43.3%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 271 1.6%
TOTAL 16,436
Turnout: 35%


1998 Senate class 3, Newton County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 2,654 65.5%
Paul Helmke (R) 1,306 32.2%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 94 2.3%
TOTAL 4,054
Turnout: 39%


1998 Senate class 3, Noble County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 6,014 58.8%
Paul Helmke (R) 4,046 39.5%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 171 1.7%
TOTAL 10,231
Turnout: 32%


1998 Senate class 3, Ohio County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 1,208 59.6%
Paul Helmke (R) 760 37.5%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 58 2.9%
TOTAL 2,026
Turnout: 49%


1998 Senate class 3, Orange County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 4,343 64.2%
Paul Helmke (R) 2,293 33.9%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 134 2.0%
TOTAL 6,770
Turnout: 48%


1998 Senate class 3, Owen County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 3,625 67.7%
Paul Helmke (R) 1,632 30.5%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 101 1.9%
TOTAL 5,358
Turnout: 35%


1998 Senate class 3, Parke County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 4,192 71.4%
Paul Helmke (R) 1,611 27.4%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 71 1.2%
TOTAL 5,874
Turnout: 46%


1998 Senate class 3, Perry County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 4,218 76.2%
Paul Helmke (R) 1,265 22.9%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 49 0.9%
TOTAL 5,532
Turnout: 38%


1998 Senate class 3, Pike County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 3,883 74.0%
Paul Helmke (R) 1,284 24.5%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 79 1.5%
TOTAL 5,246
Turnout: 54%


1998 Senate class 3, Porter County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 26,219 69.6%
Paul Helmke (R) 10,890 28.9%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 557 1.5%
TOTAL 37,666
Turnout: 36%


1998 Senate class 3, Posey County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 6,870 73.9%
Paul Helmke (R) 2,316 24.9%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 116 1.2%
TOTAL 9,302
Turnout: 48%


1998 Senate class 3, Pulaski County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 2,853 62.6%
Paul Helmke (R) 1,641 36.0%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 62 1.4%
TOTAL 4,556
Turnout: 46%


1998 Senate class 3, Putnam County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 5,706 61.5%
Paul Helmke (R) 3,437 37.0%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 138 1.5%
TOTAL 9,281
Turnout: 35%


1998 Senate class 3, Randolph County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 4,351 61.3%
Paul Helmke (R) 2,643 37.3%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 101 1.4%
TOTAL 7,095
Turnout: 35%


1998 Senate class 3, Ripley County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 5,105 61.1%
Paul Helmke (R) 3,149 37.7%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 96 1.1%
TOTAL 8,350
Turnout: 44%


1998 Senate class 3, Rush County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 4,051 64.0%
Paul Helmke (R) 2,184 34.5%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 92 1.5%
TOTAL 6,327
Turnout: 47%


1998 Senate class 3, Scott County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 4,492 75.2%
Paul Helmke (R) 1,428 23.9%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 55 0.9%
TOTAL 5,975
Turnout: 36%


1998 Senate class 3, Shelby County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 7,201 62.4%
Paul Helmke (R) 4,186 36.3%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 155 1.3%
TOTAL 11,542
Turnout: 37%


1998 Senate class 3, Spencer County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 5,121 69.0%
Paul Helmke (R) 2,253 30.4%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 48 0.6%
TOTAL 7,422
Turnout: 50%


1998 Senate class 3, St. Joseph County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 47,214 68.3%
Paul Helmke (R) 21,229 30.7%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 667 1.0%
TOTAL 69,110
Turnout: 35%


1998 Senate class 3, Starke County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 5,127 71.7%
Paul Helmke (R) 1,892 26.4%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 135 1.9%
TOTAL 7,154
Turnout: 42%


1998 Senate class 3, Steuben County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 4,204 55.3%
Paul Helmke (R) 3,237 42.6%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 166 2.2%
TOTAL 7,607
Turnout: 32%


1998 Senate class 3, Sullivan County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 5,565 79.0%
Paul Helmke (R) 1,387 19.7%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 90 1.3%
TOTAL 7,042
Turnout: 43%


1998 Senate class 3, Switzerland County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 1,847 67.7%
Paul Helmke (R) 851 31.2%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 30 1.1%
TOTAL 2,728
Turnout: 42%


1998 Senate class 3, Tippecanoe County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 20,293 60.1%
Paul Helmke (R) 13,025 38.6%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 452 1.3%
TOTAL 33,770
Turnout: 29%


1998 Senate class 3, Tipton County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 3,517 62.3%
Paul Helmke (R) 2,051 36.3%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 78 1.4%
TOTAL 5,646
Turnout: 46%


1998 Senate class 3, Union County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 1,451 60.7%
Paul Helmke (R) 889 37.2%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 51 2.1%
TOTAL 2,391
Turnout: 45%


1998 Senate class 3, Vanderburgh County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 36,558 71.5%
Paul Helmke (R) 14,010 27.4%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 590 1.2%
TOTAL 51,158
Turnout: 39%


1998 Senate class 3, Vermillion County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 4,195 82.2%
Paul Helmke (R) 842 16.5%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 65 1.3%
TOTAL 5,102
Turnout: 40%


1998 Senate class 3, Vigo County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 22,070 76.6%
Paul Helmke (R) 6,415 22.3%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 337 1.2%
TOTAL 28,822
Turnout: 35%


1998 Senate class 3, Wabash County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 4,739 55.1%
Paul Helmke (R) 3,781 44.0%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 78 0.9%
TOTAL 8,598
Turnout: 33%


1998 Senate class 3, Warren County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 2,324 67.0%
Paul Helmke (R) 1,095 31.6%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 50 1.4%
TOTAL 3,469
Turnout: 56%


1998 Senate class 3, Warrick County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 11,889 70.8%
Paul Helmke (R) 4,700 28.0%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 194 1.2%
TOTAL 16,783
Turnout: 45%


1998 Senate class 3, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 5,282 65.7%
Paul Helmke (R) 2,289 28.5%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 472 5.9%
TOTAL 8,043
Turnout: 41%


1998 Senate class 3, Wayne County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 12,704 63.5%
Paul Helmke (R) 7,068 35.3%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 247 1.2%
TOTAL 20,019
Turnout: 37%


1998 Senate class 3, Wells County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 5,146 56.6%
Paul Helmke (R) 3,806 41.9%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 137 1.5%
TOTAL 9,089
Turnout: 46%


1998 Senate class 3, White County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 5,791 68.2%
Paul Helmke (R) 2,592 30.5%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 103 1.2%
TOTAL 8,486
Turnout: 46%


1998 Senate class 3, Whitley County
CandidateVotesPct
Evan Bayh (D) 5,586 58.9%
Paul Helmke (R) 3,680 38.8%
Rebecca Sink-Burris (Lbt) 222 2.3%
TOTAL 9,488
Turnout: 43%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Evan Bayh
Total Disbursements: $4,052,161
Total Receipts: $5,894,946
Cash on Hand: $1,842,784
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $4,235,095
Party Contributions: $67,458
Other Committee Contributions: $1,244,056
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $0
Net Spending: $4,052,161



Paul Helmke
Total Disbursements: $759,515
Total Receipts: $695,130
Cash on Hand: $2,484
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $614,934
Party Contributions: $44,132
Other Committee Contributions: $35,850
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $0
Net Spending: $759,515



**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/IN/1998


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Paul Helmke 138,960 35.2% $759,515
2   John Price 131,327 33.2% $151,880
3   Peter Rusthoven 124,711 31.6% $427,061
TOTAL VOTES 394,998    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Evan Bayh 324,923 100.0% $4,052,161
TOTAL VOTES 324,923