United States Senate Elections in Indiana - Class III Senate Elections

Class III Senate Elections

General election 1914
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Benjamin Shively 272,249 42.1%
Republican Hugh Miller 226,766 35.1%
Progressive Albert J. Beveridge 108,581 16.8%
Special election 1916
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican James E. Watson 335,193 47.7%
Democratic Thomas Taggart 325,607 46.3%
General election 1920
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican James E. Watson 681,854 54.6%
Democratic Thomas Taggart 514,191 41.2%
General election 1926
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican James E. Watson 522,737 50.0%
Democratic Albert Stump 511,454 49.0%
General election 1932
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Frederick Van Nuys 870,053 55.6%
Republican James E. Watson 661,750 42.3%
General election 1938
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Frederick Van Nuys 738,366 49.8%
Republican Raymond E. Willis 753,189 49.5%
Special election 1944
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican William E. Jenner 857,250 52.1%
Democratic Cornelius O'Brien 775,417 47.1%
General election 1944
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Homer E. Capehart 829,489 50.2%
Democratic Henry F. Schricker 807,766 48.9%
General election 1950
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Homer E. Capehart 844,303 55.2%
Democratic Alex M. Campbell 844,303 48.4%
General election 1956
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Homer E. Capehart 1,084,262 51.7%
Democratic Claude R. Wickard 871,761 44.4%
General election 1962
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Birch Bayh 905,491 50.3%
Republican Homer E. Capehart 894,548 49.7%
General election 1968
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Birch Bayh 1,060,456 51.7%
Republican William D. Ruckelshaus 988,571 48.2%
General election 1974
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Birch Bayh 889,269 50.7%
Republican Richard G. Lugar 814,114 46.4%
General election 1980
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Dan Quayle 1,182,414 53.8%
Democratic Birch Bayh 1,015,922 46.2%
General election 1986
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Dan Quayle 61.1%
Democratic Jill L. Long 38.9%
1992 General Election
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Dan Coats (incumbent) 1,267,972 57.3%
Democratic Joseph Hogsett 900,148 40.8%
Libertarian Steve Dillon 35,733 1.6%
New Alliance Raymond Tirado 7,474 0.3%
No party Write-Ins 99 0.0%
Majority 367,824
Voter turnout %
1998 General Election
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Evan Bayh 1,012,244 63.7%
Republican Paul Helmke 552,732 34.8%
Libertarian Rebecca Sink-Burris 23,641 1.5%
Majority 459,512
Voter turnout %
2004 General Election
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Evan Bayh (incumbent) 1,496,976 61.7%
Republican Marvin Scott 903,913 37.2%
Libertarian Albert Barger 27,344 1.1%
Majority 593,063
Voter turnout 58%

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