United States Senate elections in Indiana
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United States senators are elected in Indiana to serve in Class 1 and Class 3. Senators serve six years terms and are elected in statewide elections. Beginning in 1914, Indiana began electing senators by popular vote, prior to that senators were elected by the Indiana General Assembly.
This list contains only those elected directly by the voters of the state.
U.S. Senate elections (Class 1)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Harry S. New | 337,089 | 57.8 | |
| Democratic | John W. Kern (incumbent) | 325,588 | 46.1 | |
| Prohibition | Elwood Haynes | 15,598 | 2.6 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Samuel M. Ralston | 558,169 | 50.9 | |
| Republican | Albert J. Beveridge | 524,558 | 47.8 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Arthur R. Robinson (incumbent) | 519,401 | 50.6 | |
| Democratic | Evans D. Woollen | 496,540 | 48.4 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Arthur R. Robinson (incumbent) | 782,144 | 55.3 | |
| Democratic | Albert Stump | 623,996 | 44.1 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sherman Minton | 758,801 | 51.5 | |
| Republican | Arthur R. Robinson (incumbent) | 700,103 | 47.5 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Raymond E. Willis | 888,070 | 50.5 | |
| Democratic | Sherman Minton (incumbent) | 864,803 | 49.1 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William E. Jenner | 739,809 | 54.9 | |
| Democratic | M. Clifford Townsend | 584,288 | 43.4 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William E. Jenner (incumbent) | 1,020,605 | 52.4 | |
| Democratic | Henry F. Schricker | 911,169 | 46.8 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | R. Vance Hartke | 973,636 | 56.5 | |
| Republican | Harold W. Handley | 731,635 | 42.4 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | R. Vance Hartke (incumbent) | 1,128,505 | 54.3 | |
| Republican | D. Russell Bontrager | 941,519 | 45.3 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | R. Vance Hartke (incumbent) | 870,990 | 50.1 | |
| Republican | Richard L. Roudebush | 866,707 | 49.9 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Lugar | 1,275,833 | 58.8 | |
| Democratic | R. Vance Hartke (incumbent) | 878,522 | 40.5 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Lugar (incumbent) | 978,301 | 53.8 | |
| Democratic | Floyd Fithian | 828,400 | 45.6 | |
| American | Raymond James | 10,586 | 0.6 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Lugar (incumbent) | 1,430,525 | 68.1 | |
| Democratic | Jack Wickes | 668,778 | 31.9 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Lugar (incumbent) | 1,039,625 | 67.4 | |
| Democratic | Jim Jontz | 470,799 | 30.5 | |
| Libertarian | Barbara Bourland | 17,343 | 1.1 | |
| New Alliance | Mary Catherine Barton | 15,801 | 1.0 | |
| Majority | 568,826 | |||
| Turnout | 1,543,568 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Lugar (incumbent) | 1,427,944 | 66.5 | |
| Democratic | David Johnson | 683,273 | 31.9 | |
| Libertarian | Paul Hager | 33,992 | 1.6 | |
| Majority | 744,71 | |||
| Turnout | 2,145,209 | 55 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Lugar (incumbent) | 1,171,553 | 87.3 | |
| Libertarian | Steve Osborn | 168,820 | 12.6 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 738 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | 1,002,733 | |||
| Turnout | 1,341,111 | 40 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Donnelly | 1,281,181 | 50.04 | |
| Republican | Richard Mourdock | 1,133,621 | 44.28 | |
| Libertarian | Andrew "Andy" Horning | 145,282 | 5.67 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 18 | 0.00 | |
| Majority | 147,560 | |||
| Turnout | 2,560,102 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Braun | 1,161,546 | 50.77 | |
| Democratic | Joe Donnelly (incumbent) | 1,025,178 | 44.81 | |
| Libertarian | Lucy Brenton | 101,153 | 4.42 | |
| No party | Others | 70 | 0.00 | |
| Majority | 136,368 | |||
| Turnout | 2,287,947 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Banks | 1,659,416 | 58.64% | +7.91% | |
| Democratic | Valerie McCray | 1,097,061 | 38.77% | −6.07% | |
| Libertarian | Andrew Horning | 73,233 | 2.59% | −1.83% | |
| Write-in | 187 | 0.00% | |||
| Total votes | 2,829,897 | 100.0% | |||
U.S. Senate elections (Class 3)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Benjamin Shively (incumbent) | 272,249 | 42.1 | |
| Republican | Hugh Miller | 226,766 | 35.1 | |
| Progressive | Albert J. Beveridge | 108,581 | 16.8 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James E. Watson | 335,193 | 47.7 | |
| Democratic | Thomas Taggart (incumbent) | 325,607 | 46.3 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James E. Watson (incumbent) | 681,854 | 54.6 | |
| Democratic | Thomas Taggart | 514,191 | 41.2 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James E. Watson (incumbent) | 522,737 | 50.0 | |
| Democratic | Albert Stump | 511,454 | 49.0 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Frederick Van Nuys | 870,053 | 55.6 | |
| Republican | James E. Watson (incumbent) | 661,750 | 42.3 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Frederick Van Nuys (incumbent) | 738,366 | 49.8 | |
| Republican | Raymond E. Willis | 753,189 | 49.5 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William E. Jenner | 857,250 | 52.1 | |
| Democratic | Cornelius O'Brien | 775,417 | 47.1 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Homer E. Capehart | 829,489 | 50.2 | |
| Democratic | Henry F. Schricker | 807,766 | 48.9 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Homer E. Capehart (incumbent) | 844,303 | 55.2 | |
| Democratic | Alex M. Campbell | 844,303 | 48.4 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Homer E. Capehart (incumbent) | 1,084,262 | 51.7 | |
| Democratic | Claude R. Wickard | 871,761 | 44.4 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Birch Bayh | 905,491 | 50.3 | |
| Republican | Homer E. Capehart (incumbent) | 894,548 | 49.7 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Birch Bayh (incumbent) | 1,060,456 | 51.7 | |
| Republican | William D. Ruckelshaus | 988,571 | 48.2 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Birch Bayh (incumbent) | 889,269 | 50.7 | |
| Republican | Richard G. Lugar | 814,114 | 46.4 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dan Quayle | 1,182,414 | 53.8 | |
| Democratic | Birch Bayh (incumbent) | 1,015,922 | 46.2 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dan Quayle (incumbent) | 61.1 | ||
| Democratic | Jill L. Long | 38.9 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Turnout | 2,211,426 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Turnout | 1,588,617 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Turnout | 2,428,233 | 58 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dan Coats | 952,116 | 54.58 | |
| Democratic | Brad Ellsworth | 697,775 | 40.00 | |
| Libertarian | Rebecca Sink-Burris | 94,330 | 5.42 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 260 | 0.01 | |
| Majority | 254,341 | |||
| Turnout | 1,744,481 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Todd Young | 1,423,991 | 52.11 | |
| Democratic | Evan Bayh | 1,158,947 | 42.41 | |
| Libertarian | Lucy Brenton | 149,481 | 5.47 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 127 | 0.00 | |
| Majority | 265,044 | |||
| Turnout | 2,732,546 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Todd Young (incumbent) | 1,090,390 | 58.62 | |
| Democratic | Thomas McDermott Jr. | 704,480 | 37.87 | |
| Libertarian | James Sceniak | 63,823 | 3.43 | |
| No party | Write-ins | 1,461 | 0.08 | |
