Democrats to gain if Indiana's Lugar loses U.S. Senate seat from Reuters: Politics (Reuters) - The last time Republican Senate veteran Richard Lugar stood for election, in 2006, he was so respected that the Democrats did not bother to run against him and he won his Indiana seat with 87 percent of the vote. feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/9YiXw8rRce8/us-usa-campaign-lugar-idUSBRE8440A020120505