<Table> Indiana Secretary of State, 1986 <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Party </Th> <Th> Candidate </Th> <Th> Votes </Th> <Th>% </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Evan Bayh </Td> <Td> 828,494 </Td> <Td> 53.3% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Robert Bowen </Td> <Td> 704,952 </Td> <Td> 45.4% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> American </Td> <Td> Linda Paterson </Td> <Td> 10,224 </Td> <Td> 0.7% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Libertarian </Td> <Td> Karen Benson </Td> <Td> 10,180 </Td> <Td> 0.7% </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Party </Th> <Th> Candidate </Th> <Th> Votes </Th> <Th>% </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Evan Bayh </Td> <Td> 828,494 </Td> <Td> 53.3% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> <Td> Robert Bowen </Td> <Td> 704,952 </Td> <Td> 45.4% </Td> </Tr>

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