1976 Indiana U.S. Senate Election

Indiana · 4 candidates · See every 1976 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1976 Indiana U.S. Senate Election?

Richard G. Lugar won the 1976 Indiana U.S. Senate Election. Richard G. Lugar received 1,275,833 popular votes (59.03%). The main challenger was Vance Hartke (40.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Lugar and Hartke

Lugar +18.8 pts · won by 407,311 votes

Richard G. Lugar RepublicanWINNER59.03%

1,275,833 votes

Vance Hartke Democratic40.19%

868,522 votes

Don L. LeeIndependent0.66%

14,321 votes

David Lee HoaglandU.s. Labor0.12%

2,511 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.