1956_United_States_Senate_election_in_Indiana

1956 United States Senate election in Indiana

1956 United States Senate election in Indiana

U.S. Senate election in Indiana

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.

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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

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1956" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Our Campaigns - IN US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1956".


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