Birch Bayh
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- January 22, 1928
- Died
- March 14, 2019
- Age at death
- 91
- Home state
- Indiana
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1962–1980
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bayh3.9M
Opponents3.9M
4
Elections run
Between 1962 and 1980, Birch Bayh ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Bayh's biggest single-election total was 1,060,456 votes, in the 1966 U.S. Senate election in Indiana. Bayh's closest win came in the 1962 U.S. Senate election in Indiana, decided by 10,944 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Indiana or all 1980 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Birch Bayh received?
Birch Bayh has received 3,871,178 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Lost | 1,015,96246.21% | Dan Quayle |
| 1974 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Won | 889,26950.73% | Richard G. Lugar Don L. Lee |
| 1966 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Won | 1,060,45651.65% | William D. Ruckelshaus L. Earl Malcolm Ralph Levitt |
| 1962 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Won | 905,49150.3% | Homer E. Capehart |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000254) and Wikidata (Q864992). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Birch Bayh: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/birch-bayh. Accessed [date].