1976 United States Senate election in Indiana
November 2, 1976
 
Nominee Richard Lugar Vance Hartke
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,275,833 868,522
Percentage 59.03% 40.19%
County results
Lugar:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Hartke:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. senator before election

Vance Hartke
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Richard Lugar
Republican

The 1976 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Vance Hartke ran for re-election to a fourth term, but was defeated by Republican challenger Richard Lugar.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1976 Democratic Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vance Hartke (incumbent) 304,076 53.08%
Democratic Philip H. Hayes 268,790 46.92%
Total votes 572,866 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1976 Republican Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Lugar 393,064 65.45%
Republican Edgar Whitcomb 179,203 29.84%
Republican William P. Costas 28,329 4.72%
Total votes 600,596 100.00%

Results

General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Lugar 1,275,833 59.03%
Democratic Vance Hartke (incumbent) 868,522 40.19%
Independent politician Don L. Lee 14,321 0.66%
U.S. Labor David Lee Hoagland 2,511 0.12%
Majority 407,311 18.85%
Turnout 2,161,187
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Our Campaigns - IN US Senate- D Primary Race - May 04, 1976".
  2. ↑ "Our Campaigns - IN US Senate- R Primary Race - May 04, 1976".
  3. ↑ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1976" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 14.


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