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Elections / 1988 · Governor · IN

Evan Bayh won Indiana's 1988 governor's race.

Evan Bayh (Democrat) led by 6.4 points statewide.

Statewide result
Indiana 1988 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Evan BayhDDemocratic1,138,57453.2%
John MutzRRepublican1,000,20746.8%

Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.

presidential baselinePresident 1988R+20.2Governor 1988D+6.5vs. baselineD+26.6

Indiana's 1988 governor race ran 26.6 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.

Same ballot, 1988IN