After the 1980 Census, the Indiana General Assembly redistricted Indiana's congressional districts, pushing Democratic representative Floyd Fithian's district into more conservative territory.[2] After redistricting, Fithian, the three term incumbent of Indiana's 2nd congressional district, decided to run for Secretary of State of Indiana, but withdrew from the primary to ultimately run for the United States Senate. He challenged fellow Democrat and one term Indiana State Senator Michael Kendall of Jasper, Indiana, who Fithian earlier encouraged to run for the Senate.[3] Kendall, who represented Indiana's 47th Senate district and formed the Notre Dame Students for Robert F. Kennedy organization during the 1968 presidential election,[4] was seen a young progressive alternative to Fithian, who he called the "ideological twin of Richard Lugar."[5] After the bitterly contested primary, Fithian prevailed over Kendall, winning with 59% of the vote.[6]
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^ abThomas A. Ladd, Benjamin J. Guthrie (May 5, 1983). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1982" (PDF). clerk.house.gov. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
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1982, united, states, senate, election, indiana, related, races, 1982, united, states, senate, elections, held, november, 1982, incumbent, republican, united, states, senator, richard, lugar, faced, democratic, united, states, representative, floyd, fithian, g. For related races see 1982 United States Senate elections The 1982 United States Senate election in Indiana was held on November 2 1982 Incumbent Republican United States Senator Richard Lugar faced Democratic United States Representative Floyd Fithian in the general election Lugar won with a margin of 53 of the vote compared to Fithian s 46 This was Lugar s closest election out of his 6 senate elections for the class 1 seat 1982 United States Senate election in Indiana 1976 November 2 1982 1988 Nominee Richard Lugar Floyd Fithian Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 978 301 828 400 Percentage 53 83 45 58 County results Lugar 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Fithian 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S senator before election Richard Lugar Republican Elected U S Senator Richard Lugar Republican Contents 1 Republican primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 Democratic primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Campaign 2 3 Results 3 General election 4 See also 5 ReferencesRepublican primary editCandidates edit Richard Lugar incumbent U S Senator Results edit Incumbent United States Senator Richard Lugar won the republican nomination in an uncontested primary on May 4 1982 1 Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes Republican Richard Lugar Incumbent 498 248 100 Total votes 498 248Democratic primary editCandidates edit Floyd Fithian U S Representative from Tippecanoe County Michael Kendall State Senator from Jasper Campaign edit After the 1980 Census the Indiana General Assembly redistricted Indiana s congressional districts pushing Democratic representative Floyd Fithian s district into more conservative territory 2 After redistricting Fithian the three term incumbent of Indiana s 2nd congressional district decided to run for Secretary of State of Indiana but withdrew from the primary to ultimately run for the United States Senate He challenged fellow Democrat and one term Indiana State Senator Michael Kendall of Jasper Indiana who Fithian earlier encouraged to run for the Senate 3 Kendall who represented Indiana s 47th Senate district and formed the Notre Dame Students for Robert F Kennedy organization during the 1968 presidential election 4 was seen a young progressive alternative to Fithian who he called the ideological twin of Richard Lugar 5 After the bitterly contested primary Fithian prevailed over Kendall winning with 59 of the vote 6 Results edit Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes Democratic Floyd Fithian 262 644 59 5 Democratic Michael Kendall 178 702 40 5 Total votes 441 346 100General election editIn the general election Lugar faced Fithian and American Party candidate Raymond James 7 On November 5 1982 Lugar defeated Fithian and James in the general election winning 74 of Indiana s 93 counties 8 United States Senate election in Indiana 1982 7 Party Candidate Votes Republican Richard Lugar Incumbent 978 301 53 8 Democratic Floyd Fithian 828 400 45 6 American Raymond James 10 568 0 6 Republican holdSee also edit1982 United States Senate elections 1982 United States House of Representatives elections in IndianaReferences edit Monica Davey April 17 2012 Once Every 36 Years Primary Fight for Indiana Senator nytimes com Retrieved February 22 2013 Floyd Fithian 76 Congressman Farmer Purdue Professor latimes com July 4 2003 Retrieved February 22 2013 Associated Press May 5 1982 Senate Candidates Chosen in Indiana Toledo Blade Retrieved February 22 2013 Ray E Boomhower 2008 Robert F Kennedy and the 1968 Indiana Primary Indiana University Press ISBN 978 0253007759 Retrieved February 22 2013 Senate Candidates Chosen in Indiana Toledo Blade Associated Press May 5 1982 Retrieved February 22 2013 IN US Senate D Primary ourcampaigns com June 13 2005 Retrieved February 22 2013 a b Thomas A Ladd Benjamin J Guthrie May 5 1983 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5 1982 PDF clerk house gov Retrieved February 22 2013 IN US Senate ourcampaigns com June 15 2011 Retrieved February 22 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1982 United States Senate election in Indiana amp oldid 1219987822, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
