1964 United States Senate election in Indiana

The 1964 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Vance Hartke was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican D. Russell Bontrager.

1964 United States Senate election in Indiana

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Nominee Vance Hartke D. Russell Bontrager Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,128,505 941,519 Percentage 54.33% 45.33%

County results Hartke:      50–60%      60–70% Bontrager:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Vance Hartke Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Vance Hartke Democratic

General election

Candidates

• D. Russell Bontrager, State Senator (Republican)
• Vance Hartke, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1959 (Democratic)
• Casimer Kanczuzewski (Socialist Labor)
• J. Ralston Miller (Prohibition)

Results

General election results^[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Vance Hartke (inc.)	1,128,505	54.33%	2.13
	Republican	D. Russell Bontrager	941,519	45.33%	2.91
	Prohibition	J. Ralston Miller	5,708	0.28%	0.84
	Socialist Labor	Casimer Kanczuzewski	1,231	0.06%	N/A
Total votes			2,076,963	100.00%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1964 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 14.
2. "Our Campaigns - IN US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964".