1986 Indiana Secretary of State election

1986 Indiana Secretary of State election
November 4, 1986 (1986-11-04)
 
Candidate Evan Bayh Robert O. Bowen
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 828,494 705,963
Percentage 53.28% 45.40%
County results
Bayh:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Bowen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Secretary of State before election

Edwin Simcox
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Evan Bayh
Democratic

The 1986 Indiana secretary of state election was held on November 4, 1986, to elect the secretary of state of Indiana. Republican incumbent Edwin Simcox did not seek a third term. Democratic attorney Evan Bayh defeated Republican attorney Robert O. Bowen by seven percentage points.

Bayh would not serve out a full term as Secretary of State of Indiana as he would go on to resign in 1989 to take office after winning the 1988 Indiana gubernatorial election.

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