1974 United States Senate election in Indiana

none March 2026 September 2023 1974 United States Senate election in Indiana Indiana Presidential no 1968 United States Senate election in Indiana 1968 1980 United States Senate election in Indiana 1980 November 5, 1974 150x150px File:Birch bayh.jpg Birch Bayh Democratic Party (United States) 889,269 50.73% File:Richard Lugar 1977 congressional photo.jpg Richard Lugar Republican Party (United States) 814,117 46.44% 1974 United States Senate election in Indiana results map by county.svg 160px County resultsBayh: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Lugar: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Birch Bayh Democratic Party (United States) Birch Bayh Democratic Party (United States) The 1974 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Birch Bayh was re-elected to a third consecutive term in office, defeating Mayor of Indianapolis Richard Lugar. Lugar would later win the state's other Senate seat in 1976 and would serve alongside Bayh until the latter's defeat in 1980. He would also serve alongside Birch's son Evan from 1999 from 2011. General election Candidates Birch Bayh, incumbent U.S. wenator since 1963 Don L. Lee Richard Lugar, mayor of Indianapolis since 1968 Results 1974 United States Senate election in Indianahttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6361 Our Campaigns - IN US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1974 Democratic Party (United States) Birch Bayh (incumbent) 889,269 50.73% 0.92 Republican Party (United States) Richard Lugar 814,117 46.44% 1.71 American Independent Party Don L. Lee 49,592 2.83% N/A 1,752,978 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1974 United States Senate elections References 1 1974 Indiana United States Senate