1956 United States Senate election in Indiana
November 6, 1956
 
Nominee Homer Capehart Claude Wickard
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,084,262 871,781
Percentage 55.21% 44.39%
County results
Capehart:      50–60%      60-70%      70-80%
Wickard:      40–50%      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Homer Capehart
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Homer Capehart
Republican

The 1956 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Homer Capehart was re-elected to a third term in office, defeating former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard.

General election

Candidates

  • Homer Capehart, incumbent Senator since 1945 (Republican)
  • Gordon A. Long (Socialist Labor)
  • Carl W. Thompson (Prohibition)
  • Claude Wickard, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1940–45) (Democratic)

Results

1956 United States Senate election in Indiana[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Homer Capehart (incumbent) 1,084,262 55.21% Increase2.40
Democratic Claude R. Wickard 871,781 44.39% Decrease1.96
Prohibition Carl W. Thompson 6,685 0.34% Decrease0.50
Socialist Labor Gordon A. Long 1,258 0.06% N/A
Total votes 1,963,986 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1956" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Our Campaigns - IN US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1956".


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