1980 United States Senate election in Indiana

none March 2026 September 2023 1980 United States Senate election in Indiana Indiana presidential no 1974 United States Senate election in Indiana 1974 1986 United States Senate election in Indiana 1986 November 4, 1980 150x150px Dan Quayle 1977.jpg Dan Quayle Republican Party (United States) 1,182,414 53.79% Birch bayh.jpg Birch Bayh Democratic Party (United States) 1,015,922 46.21% 1980 United States Senate election in Indiana results map by county.svg 160px County resultsQuayle: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Bayh: #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Birch Bayh Democratic Party (United States) Dan Quayle Republican Party (United States) The 1980 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 4, 1980, along with elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as the presidential election, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Birch Bayh ran for a fourth term, but was defeated by Republican nominee, U.S. Representative Dan Quayle. Dan Quayle's swearing-in marked the first time since 1959 that Republicans held both United States Senate seats from Indiana. Republican primary Candidates Roger F. Marsh, author and activist Dan Quayle, U.S. Representative Results Republican primary resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=260647 Official Results OurCampaigns March 6, 2009 Republican Party (United States) Dan Quayle 397,273 77.06% Republican Party (United States) Roger Marsh 118,273 22.94% thumb|center|GOP primary results by county #e27f7f Quayle 50–60% #D75D5D Quayle 60–70% #D72F30 Quayle 70–80% #C21B18 Quayle 80–90% #A80000 Quayle 90–100% #FF9A50 Marsh 50–60% General election Candidates Birch Bayh (D), incumbent U.S. Senator Dan Quayle (R), U.S. Representative Campaign Birch Bayh, the incumbent Senator, faced no opposition from Indiana and avoided a primary election. Bayh was originally elected in 1962 and re-elected in 1968 and 1974. He was Chairman of Senate Intelligence Committee and architect of 25th and 26th Amendments. This election was one of the key races in the country, and signaled a trend that would come to be known as Reagan's coattails, describing the influence Ronald Reagan had in congressional elections. Bayh was defeated by over 160,000 votes to Representative Dan Quayle, who would later go on to be Vice President of the United States. Bayh's own son Evan would be elected to this very same Senate seat 18 years later in 1998, after previously serving 2 terms as Governor. Results General election results Republican Party (United States) Dan Quayle 1,182,414 53.79% Democratic Party (United States) Birch Bayh (incumbent) 1,015,922 46.21% 2,198,366 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1980 United States Senate elections List of United States senators from Indiana References 2 1980 Indiana Category:1980 Indiana elections Category:Dan Quayle