1956 United States Senate election in Indiana

none November 2020 March 2026 September 2023 1956 United States Senate election in Indiana Indiana Presidential no 1950 United States Senate election in Indiana 1950 1962 United States Senate election in Indiana 1962 November 6, 1956 150x150px File:HomerCapehart.jpg Homer Capehart Republican Party (United States) 1,084,262 55.21% File:Claude R. Wickard, 12th Secretary of Agriculture, September 1940 - June 1945. - Flickr - USDAgov.jpg Claude Wickard Democratic Party (United States) 871,781 44.39% 1956 United States Senate election in Indiana results map by county.svg 160px County resultsCapehart: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Wickard: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Homer Capehart Republican Party (United States) Homer Capehart Republican Party (United States) 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 IndianaStatistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1956election.pdf 12 Nov 2020 Clerk.house.govhttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262069 Our Campaigns - IN US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1956 Republican Party (United States) Homer Capehart (incumbent) 1,084,262 55.21% 2.40 Democratic Party (United States) Claude R. Wickard 871,781 44.39% 1.96 Prohibition Party (United States) Carl W. Thompson 6,685 0.34% 0.50 Socialist Labor Party (United States) Gordon A. Long 1,258 0.06% N/A 1,963,986 100.00% Republican Party (United States) See also 1956 United States Senate elections References 1 1956 Indiana United States Senate