The 1976 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator
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 was elected to the Senate after serving as the mayor of Evansville, Indiana. In ...
ran for re-election to a fourth term, but was defeated by Republican challenger,
Indianapolis
Indianapolis ( ), colloquially known as Indy, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Indiana, most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana, Marion ...
Mayor
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Richard Lugar
Richard Green Lugar ( ; April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republ ...
, who defeated Hartke in a landslide.
Democratic primary
Candidates
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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 was elected to the Senate after serving as the mayor of Evansville, Indiana. In ...
, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1959
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Philip H. Hayes, U.S. Representative from
Evansville
Evansville is a city in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 118,414 at the 2020 census, it is Indiana's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the most populous city in S ...
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
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William P. Costas, businessman from
Valparaiso
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Richard Lugar
Richard Green Lugar ( ; April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republ ...
, former
Mayor of Indianapolis and nominee for Senate in 1974
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Edgar Whitcomb, former governor of Indiana
Results
Results
See also
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1976 United States Senate elections
The 1976 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate. Held on November 2, the 33 seats of Classes of United States senators, Class 1 were contested in regular elections. They coincided with Democratic Party (United ...
References
Indiana
Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
1976
Events January
* January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 18 – Full diplomatic ...
1976 Indiana elections
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