1990 United States Senate special election in Indiana

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The 1990 United States Senate special election in Indiana was held on November 6, 1990, to fill Indiana’s Class III Senate seat. Incumbent Republican Dan Coats, who had been appointed two years earlier to replace Dan Quayle, ran against Democratic state representative Baron Hill from Seymour. Both candidates won their party nominations without opposition.

Campaign notes: Coats ran television ads questioning Hill’s position on taxes, while Hill traveled across the state to meet voters.

Results: Dan Coats won with 806,048 votes (53.64%), and Baron Hill received 696,639 votes (46.36%). Coats thus remained in the Senate to serve the remainder of Quayle’s term. Quayle had resigned after being elected Vice President in 1988, joining George H. W. Bush’s ticket that year.

Swearing-in and aftermath: Coats was sworn in on January 3, 1991, by Vice President Quayle as part of the 102nd Congress. In 1992, Coats was elected to a full six-year term.