1970 United States Senate election in Indiana

none March 2026 September 2023 1970 United States Senate election in Indiana Indiana presidential no 1964 United States Senate election in Indiana 1964 1976 United States Senate election in Indiana 1976 November 3, 1970 150x150px Vance Hartke.jpg Vance Hartke Democratic Party (US) 870,990 50.12% Richard L. Roudebush (Indiana Congressman).jpg Richard Roudebush Republican Party (US) 866,707 49.88% 1970 United States Senate election in Indiana results map by county.svg 160px County results Hartke: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Roudebush: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator Vance Hartke Democratic Party (US) Vance Hartke Democratic Party (US) The 1970 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Vance Hartke was narrowly re-elected to a third term in office over Republican U.S. Representative Richard Roudebush. As of 2024, this is the last time that an incumbent Democratic Senator from Indiana won re-election for this seat. General election Candidates Vance Hartke, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1959 Richard Roudebush, U.S. Representative from Noblesville Results General election resultsStatistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1970 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1970election.pdf Clerk of the House of Representatives 10https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6541 Our Campaigns - IN US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Vance Hartke (inc.) 870,990 50.12% 4.21 Republican Party (United States) Richard Roudebush 866,707 49.88% 4.55 1,737,697 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Recount Dispute One day after the Secretary of State certified Hartke as the winner, Roudebush filed a petition for a recount in state court. The state court appointed a three-person commission to oversee the recount. In response, Hartke sought an injunction against a recount, arguing that under Article I Section 5 of the Constitution, the Senate has the sole power to judge its own members. The district court granted the injunction. Roudebush appealed the district court's decision, and the case was granted cert by the U.S. Supreme Court. While the case was before the Supreme Court, Hartke was administered the oath of office and seated.Issacharoff Samuel Karlan Pamela Pildes Richard When Elections Go Bad: The Law of Democracy and the Presidential Election of 2000 Foundation Press 2001 20 The Supreme Court, in Roudebush v. Hartke, ruled that a state had the broad powers to regulate election including recounts. Such a recount would not restrict the Senate from making its own determinations as to who to seat, with the Senate being allowed to conduct its own recount if it so chose. Even after the Senate had seated Hartke, a state recount would not violate Article I Section 5. Therefore, Indiana could conduct a recount.Issacharoff 2001, p. 21 The much awaited recount would show that Hartke was indeed the winner. On July 24, 1972, almost two years after the election, Hartke was seated without reservation in the United States Senate. See also 1970 United States Senate elections References Indiana 1970 Category:1970 Indiana elections