1956 United States Senate election in Indiana

1956 United States Senate election in Indiana
	County results; Capehart: 50–60% 60-70% 70-80%; Wickard: 40–50% 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Homer Capehart; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Homer Capehart; Republican

The 1956 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Homer Capehart was re-elected to a third term in office, defeating former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard.

General election

Candidates

Homer Capehart, incumbent Senator since 1945 (Republican)
Gordon A. Long (Socialist Labor)
Carl W. Thompson (Prohibition)
Claude Wickard, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1940–45) (Democratic)

Results

1956 United States Senate election in Indiana^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Homer Capehart (incumbent)	1,084,262	55.21%	2.40
	Democratic	Claude R. Wickard	871,781	44.39%	1.96
	Prohibition	Carl W. Thompson	6,685	0.34%	0.50
	Socialist Labor	Gordon A. Long	1,258	0.06%	N/A
Total votes			1,963,986	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

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1956 United States Senate election in Indiana

Contents

General election

Candidates

Results

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