Homer E. Capehart
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- June 6, 1897
- Died
- September 3, 1979
- Age at death
- 82
- Home state
- Indiana
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1944–1962
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Capehart3.7M
Opponents3.4M
4
Elections run
Between 1944 and 1962, Homer E. Capehart ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Capehart's biggest single-election total was 1,084,262 votes, in the 1956 U.S. Senate election in Indiana. Capehart's closest win came in the 1944 U.S. Senate election in Indiana, decided by 21,723 votes.
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How many votes has Homer E. Capehart received?
Homer E. Capehart has received 3,652,601 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Lost | 894,54749.7% | Birch Bayh |
| 1956 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Won | 1,084,26255.21% | Claude R. Wickard Carl W. Thompson Gordon A. Long |
| 1950 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Won | 844,30352.81% | Alex M. Campbell Lester N. Abel |
| 1944 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Won | 829,48950.23% | Henry F. Schricker George W. Holston Marid B. Tomish |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000128) and Wikidata (Q1626012). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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