United States Senate elections in Indiana

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United States senators are elected in Indiana to serve in Class 1 and Class 3. Senators serve six years terms and are elected in statewide elections. Beginning in 1914, Indiana began electing senators by popular vote, prior to that senators were elected by the Indiana General Assembly.

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This list contains only those elected directly by the voters of the state.

U.S. Senate elections (Class 1)

General election 1916 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Harry S. New 337,08957.8
Democratic John W. Kern (incumbent)325,58846.1
Prohibition Elwood Haynes 15,5982.6
General election 1922 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Samuel M. Ralston 558,16950.9
Republican Albert J. Beveridge 524,55847.8
Special election 1926 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Arthur R. Robinson (incumbent)519,40150.6
Democratic Evans D. Woollen 496,54048.4
General election 1928 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Arthur R. Robinson (incumbent)782,14455.3
Democratic Albert Stump623,99644.1
General election 1934 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sherman Minton 758,80151.5
Republican Arthur R. Robinson (incumbent)700,10347.5
General election 1940 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Raymond E. Willis 888,07050.5
Democratic Sherman Minton (incumbent)864,80349.1
General election 1946 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William E. Jenner 739,80954.9
Democratic M. Clifford Townsend 584,28843.4
General election 1952 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William E. Jenner (incumbent)1,020,60552.4
Democratic Henry F. Schricker 911,16946.8
General election 1958 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic R. Vance Hartke 973,63656.5
Republican Harold W. Handley 731,63542.4
General election 1964 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic R. Vance Hartke (incumbent)1,128,50554.3
Republican D. Russell Bontrager941,51945.3
General election 1970 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic R. Vance Hartke (incumbent)870,99050.1
Republican Richard L. Roudebush 866,70749.9
General election 1976
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard Lugar 1,275,83358.8
Democratic R. Vance Hartke (incumbent)878,52240.5
General election 1982 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard Lugar (incumbent)978,30153.8
Democratic Floyd Fithian 828,40045.6
American Raymond James10,5860.6
General election 1988 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard Lugar (incumbent)1,430,52568.1
Democratic Jack Wickes668,77831.9
1994 General Election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard Lugar (incumbent)1,039,62567.4
Democratic Jim Jontz 470,79930.5
Libertarian Barbara Bourland17,3431.1
New Alliance Mary Catherine Barton15,8011.0
Majority568,826
Turnout 1,543,568
2000 General Election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard Lugar (incumbent)1,427,94466.5
Democratic David Johnson 683,27331.9
Libertarian Paul Hager33,9921.6
Majority744,71
Turnout 2,145,20955
2006 General Election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard Lugar (incumbent)1,171,55387.3
Libertarian Steve Osborn 168,82012.6
No party Write-Ins 7380.1
Majority1,002,733
Turnout 1,341,11140
2012 General Election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Donnelly 1,281,18150.04
Republican Richard Mourdock 1,133,62144.28
Libertarian Andrew "Andy" Horning145,2825.67
No party Write-Ins 180.00
Majority147,560
Turnout 2,560,102
2018 General Election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Braun 1,161,54650.77
Democratic Joe Donnelly (incumbent)1,025,17844.81
Libertarian Lucy Brenton101,1534.42
No partyOthers700.00
Majority136,368
Turnout 2,287,947
2024 General Election [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Banks 1,659,416 58.64% +7.91%
Democratic Valerie McCray1,097,06138.77%−6.07%
Libertarian Andrew Horning73,2332.59%−1.83%
Write-in 1870.00%
Total votes2,829,897 100.0%

U.S. Senate elections (Class 3)

General election 1914 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Benjamin Shively (incumbent)272,24942.1
Republican Hugh Miller226,76635.1
Progressive Albert J. Beveridge 108,58116.8
Special election 1916 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James E. Watson 335,19347.7
Democratic Thomas Taggart (incumbent)325,60746.3
General election 1920 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James E. Watson (incumbent)681,85454.6
Democratic Thomas Taggart 514,19141.2
General election 1926 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James E. Watson (incumbent)522,73750.0
Democratic Albert Stump511,45449.0
General election 1932 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frederick Van Nuys 870,05355.6
Republican James E. Watson (incumbent)661,75042.3
General election 1938 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frederick Van Nuys (incumbent)738,36649.8
Republican Raymond E. Willis 753,18949.5
Special election 1944 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William E. Jenner 857,25052.1
Democratic Cornelius O'Brien775,41747.1
General election 1944 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Homer E. Capehart 829,48950.2
Democratic Henry F. Schricker 807,76648.9
General election 1950 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Homer E. Capehart (incumbent)844,30355.2
Democratic Alex M. Campbell 844,30348.4
General election 1956 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Homer E. Capehart (incumbent)1,084,26251.7
Democratic Claude R. Wickard871,76144.4
General election 1962 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Birch Bayh 905,49150.3
Republican Homer E. Capehart (incumbent)894,54849.7
General election 1968 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Birch Bayh (incumbent)1,060,45651.7
Republican William D. Ruckelshaus 988,57148.2
General election 1974 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Birch Bayh (incumbent)889,26950.7
Republican Richard G. Lugar 814,11446.4
General election 1980
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Quayle 1,182,41453.8
Democratic Birch Bayh (incumbent)1,015,92246.2
General election 1986
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Quayle (incumbent)61.1
Democratic Jill L. Long 38.9
1992 General Election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Coats (incumbent)1,267,97257.3
Democratic Joseph Hogsett 900,14840.8
Libertarian Steve Dillon35,7331.6
New Alliance Raymond Tirado7,4740.3
No party Write-Ins 990.0
Majority367,824
Turnout 2,211,426
1998 General Election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Evan Bayh 1,012,24463.7
Republican Paul Helmke 552,73234.8
Libertarian Rebecca Sink-Burris23,6411.5
Majority459,512
Turnout 1,588,617
2004 General Election [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Evan Bayh (incumbent)1,496,97661.7
Republican Marvin Scott 903,91337.2
Libertarian Albert Barger27,3441.1
Majority593,063
Turnout 2,428,23358
2010 General Election [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Coats 952,11654.58
Democratic Brad Ellsworth 697,77540.00
Libertarian Rebecca Sink-Burris94,3305.42
No party Write-Ins 2600.01
Majority254,341
Turnout 1,744,481
2016 General Election [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Todd Young 1,423,99152.11
Democratic Evan Bayh 1,158,94742.41
Libertarian Lucy Brenton149,4815.47
No party Write-Ins 1270.00
Majority265,044
Turnout 2,732,546
2022 General Election [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Todd Young (incumbent)1,090,39058.62
Democratic Thomas McDermott Jr. 704,48037.87
Libertarian James Sceniak63,8233.43
No partyWrite-ins1,4610.08

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Congressional Quarterly, p. 491
  2. ↑ Thomas A. Ladd; Benjamin J. Guthrie (May 5, 1983). "STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF November 5, 1982" (PDF). clerk.house.gov. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  3. ↑ Dallas J. Dendy, Jr.; Donald Anderson (April 1989). "STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF November 8, 1982" (PDF). clerk.house.gov. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ "For United States Senator". OFFICE OF THE CLERK. November 8, 1994. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  5. ↑ "United States Senator". Indiana of Secretary of State. November 7, 2000. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  6. ↑ "United States Senator". Indiana of Secretary of State. November 7, 2006. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  7. ↑ "IN.gov voter portal: historical election results 2012". Indiana of Secretary of State. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  8. ↑ "IN.gov voter portal: historical election results 2018". Indiana of Secretary of State. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Indiana U.S. Senate Election Results". The New York Times . November 5, 2024. ISSN   1553-8095 . Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  10. ↑ "2024 Indiana Election Results". INSOS. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  11. ↑ "United States Senator". Indiana of Secretary of State. November 3, 1992. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  12. ↑ "United States Senator". Indiana of Secretary of State. November 3, 1998. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  13. ↑ "United States Senator". Indiana of Secretary of State. November 2, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  14. ↑ "IN.gov voter portal: historical election results 2010". Indiana of Secretary of State. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  15. ↑ "IN.gov voter portal: historical election results 2016". Indiana of Secretary of State. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  16. ↑ "IN.gov voter portal: historical election results 2022". Indiana of Secretary of State. Retrieved January 23, 2023.

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