Indiana United States Senate election, 2006

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The 2006 U.S. Senate election for the state of Indiana was held November 7, 2006.

The Republican incumbent, Dick Lugar, ran for a sixth term against Libertarian Steve Osborn. There was no Democratic candidate.

The Indiana Senate race was the only one in 2006 where the incumbent faced no challenger from the other major party. Exit polls projected a landslide victory for Lugar which was borne out by the result.

[edit] Election results

2006 United States Senate election, Indiana
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard Lugar (incumbent)	1,171,596	87.3	+20.7
	Libertarian	Steve Osborn	168,828	12.6	+11.0
	Write-ins		844	0.1	n/a
Majority			1,002,768	74.8
Turnout			1,341,268
	Republican hold		Swing