1992 Indiana gubernatorial election

1992 Indiana gubernatorial election

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Nominee Evan Bayh Linley E. Pearson
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Frank O'Bannon Robert D. Green
Popular vote 1,382,151 822,533
Percentage 62.0% 36.9%

County results
Bayh:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Pearson:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election

Evan Bayh
Democratic

Elected Governor

Evan Bayh
Democratic

The 1992 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Governor Evan Bayh, a Democrat, won reelection over his Republican challenger, Linley E. Pearson with 62% of the vote. He was the first Democratic governor of Indiana to win reelection since governors became eligible for election to consecutive terms in office in 1972.

As of 2022, this marks the last occasion that the following counties have voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election: Boone, Daviess, Elkhart, Hamilton, Hendricks, Huntington, Johnson, Kosciusko, Lawrence, Miami, Morgan, Union, Wabash, and Wells.


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