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1958 United States Senate Election In Indiana
The 1958 United States Senate election in Indiana was held on November 4, 1958. Outgoing Senator William E. Jenner, a Republican Party (United States), Republican, retired and was succeeded by Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Vance Hartke, the mayor of Evansville, Indiana. This was one of 15 seats held by Republicans gained by the Democratic Party in the 1958 United States Senate elections. General election Campaign When Jenner elected to forgo a third full term in office ahead of the 1958 election, he intended his friend and protégé Governor of Indiana, Governor Harold W. Handley to be his successor. With the help of Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, Lieutenant Governor Crawford F. Parker, they hatched a plan for both Jenner and Handley to resign before the election; Parker would then become governor and appoint Handley to the vacant Senate seat. Handley's rivals within the party predicted the scheme would "set the Republican Party back an entire generation." The pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vance Hartke
Rupert Vance Hartke (May 31, 1919July 27, 2003) was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959 until 1977. Hartke won election to the Senate after serving as the mayor of Evansville, Indiana. In the Senate, he supported the Great Society and became a prominent opponent of the Vietnam War. Hartke ran for president in the 1972 Democratic primaries but withdrew after the first set of primaries. He left the Senate after being defeated in his 1976 re-election campaign by Richard Lugar. Early life, education, military service Hartke was born on May 31, 1919, in Stendal, Indiana, the son of Ida Mary (Egbert), an organist, and Hugo Leonard Hartke, a teacher. His paternal grandparents were German, as were all of his maternal great-grandparents. He attended public schools in Stendal. He graduated from Evansville College (now the University of Evansville) in 1940, and from 1942 until 1946 Hartke served in the United States Navy and Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
