2010 United States Senate election in Indiana

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2010 United States Senate election in Indiana
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Nominee Dan Coats Brad Ellsworth Rebecca Sink-Burris
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote952,116697,77594,330
Percentage54.58%40.00%5.41%
2010 United States Senate election in Indiana results map by county.svg
County results
Coats:      40–50%     50–60%.      60–70%     70–80%
Ellsworth:      40–50%     50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Evan Bayh
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Dan Coats
Republican

The 2010 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 2, 2010, alongside 33 other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections to fill Indiana's class III United States Senate seat. Incumbent Democratic Senator Evan Bayh decided in February 2010 to retire instead of seeking a third term shortly after Dan Coats announced his candidacy. [1] Bayh's announcement came one day before the filing deadline and no Democratic candidate submitted enough signatures by the deadline to run, so the State Democratic Party chose U.S. Congressman Brad Ellsworth as their nominee. The Libertarian Party nominated YMCA instructor Rebecca Sink-Burris, who had previously unsuccessfully run for this seat in 1998. Coats won the open seat; having previously held it from 1989 to 1999. Bayh later unsuccessfully ran for this seat again in 2016.

Contents

Democratic nomination

Senate candidates in Indiana were required to have submitted 500 signatures from each of the state's nine congressional districts by February 16, 2010, one day after Bayh announced his retirement. Democratic leaders thought the popular incumbent would run for reelection, and as a result, no Democratic candidate had submitted the requisite signatures by the deadline to run in the state's primary, meaning that the Indiana Democratic Party's executive committee chose the party's nominee. [2] U.S. congressman Brad Ellsworth was officially selected on May 15. [3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Debates

Endorsements

Coats

Notable Individuals and Organizations endorsing Dan Coats

Hostettler

Notable Individuals and Organizations endorsing John Hostettler

Stutzman

Notable Individuals and Organizations endorsing Marlin Stutzman

Polling

Poll SourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
Error		Dan
Coats		John
Hostettler		Marlin
Stutzman		OtherUndecided
Survey USA (report)April 29, 2010407± 5.0%36%24%18%10%13%

Results

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Results by county:
Coats
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%
  •   40–50%
  •   <40%
Stutzman
  •   <40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Hostettler
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Republican Primary results [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Coats 217,225 39.5%
Republican Marlin Stutzman160,98129.2%
Republican John Hostettler124,49422.6%
Republican Don Bates Jr.24,6644.5%
Republican Richard Behney23,0054.2%
Total votes550,369 100.0%

General election

Candidates

Campaign

After Coats' win in the Republican primary, Ellsworth began to heavily criticize Coats for his ties to lobbyists. He called for more disclosure of the meetings lawmakers have with lobbyists, banning congressional staff from lobbying for six years after their congressional jobs, requiring Congress members to put all their investments in blind trusts, more disclosure of Senate candidates' personal financial information, and changes to the U.S. Senate filibuster rules. He proposed lowering number of votes required to break a filibuster to 55 from the current 60. [26] In response to Ellsworth's charges, Coats published his lobbying record in an 815-page document. [27]

Coats emphasized the individual issues rather than ethic reforms advocated by his opponent. He focused on Ellsworth's record of voting in support of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, cap and trade legislation, and health care bill. Coats opinion of the healthcare law was that "the only responsible solution ... is to repeal the Obama-Pelosi-Ellsworth health spending bill and quickly replace it with cost-effective, incremental pieces that will decrease costs, increase coverage and not break the bank." [28]

Debates

The three candidates took part in three televised debates. [29]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Cook Political Report [30] Safe R (flip)October 30, 2010
Rothenberg [31] Lean R (flip)October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics [32] Likely R (flip)October 30, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball [33] Likely R (flip)October 28, 2010
CQ Politics [34] Safe R (flip)October 30, 2010

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Dan
Coats (R)		Brad
Ellsworth (D)		OtherUnde
cided
Rasmussen Reports February 16–17, 2010500± 3.5%46%32%7%15%
Research 2000 February 22–24, 2010600± 4.0%37%36%—27%
Rasmussen Reports March 17–18, 2010500± 4.5%49%34%6%12%
Rasmussen Reports April 13–14, 2010500± 3.5%54%33%5%9%
SurveyUSA April 22–26, 2010407± 5.0%47%31%—22%
Rasmussen Reports May 5–6, 2010500± 4.5%51%36%6%8%
Rasmussen Reports June 2–3, 2010500± 4.5%47%33%7%14%
Rasmussen Reports July 7–8, 2010500± 4.5%51%30%6%12%
The Polling Company July 11–15, 2010502± 4.2%51%25%—14%
The Polling Company July 31 – August 3, 2010502± 4.2%50%35%—14%
Rasmussen Reports August 4–7, 2010500± 4.5%50%29%7%14%
Rasmussen Reports September 14–15, 2010500± 4.5%50%34%8%9%
WISH-TV/EPIC-MRA Archived October 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine September 29 – October 1, 2010500± 4.4%51%33%5%11%
Rasmussen Reports October 20, 2010500± 4.5%52%34%5%9%
WISH-TV/EPIC-MRA Archived October 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine October 19–21, 2010500± 4.4%53%35%5%7%
SurveyUSA October 21–25, 20101,600± 3.0%54%32%7%3%
Indiana Times October 29, 20101,600± 3.0%60%32%4%3%
Rasmussen Reports October 30 – November 1, 20101,600± 3.0%60%39%4%3%

Fundraising

Candidate (Party)ReceiptsDisbursementsCash On HandDebt
Dan Coats (R)$4,408,537$3,384,413$1,024,123$185,500
Brad Ellsworth (D)$2,256,505$2,369,943$119,329$22,726
Rebecca Sink-Burris (L)$7,331$2,175$5,351$0
Source: Federal Election Commission [35]

Results

2010 United States Senate election in Indiana [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Dan Coats 952,116 54.58% +17.35%
Democratic Brad Ellsworth 697,77540.00%-21.65%
Libertarian Rebecca Sink-Burris94,3305.41%+4.28%
Write-in 2600.01%N/A
Total votes1,744,481 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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