Election Name: | 1976 United States Senate election in Indiana |
Country: | Indiana |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1970 United States Senate election in Indiana |
Previous Year: | 1970 |
Next Election: | 1982 United States Senate election in Indiana |
Next Year: | 1982 |
Election Date: | November 2, 1976 |
Image1: | Richard Lugar 1977 congressional photo.jpg |
Nominee1: | Richard Lugar |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,275,833 |
Percentage1: | 59.03% |
Nominee2: | Vance Hartke |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 868,522 |
Percentage2: | 40.19% |
Map Size: | 250px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Vance Hartke |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Richard Lugar |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1976 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 2, 1976. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Vance Hartke ran for re-election to a fourth term, but was defeated by Republican challenger Richard Lugar.