Vance Hartke
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- May 31, 1919
- Died
- July 27, 2003
- Age at death
- 84
- Home state
- Indiana
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1958–1976
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hartke3.8M
Opponents3.9M
4
Elections run
Between 1958 and 1976, Vance Hartke ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Hartke's biggest single-election total was 1,128,505 votes, in the 1964 U.S. Senate election in Indiana. Hartke's closest win came in the 1970 U.S. Senate election in Indiana, decided by 4,283 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Indiana or all 1976 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Vance Hartke received?
Vance Hartke has received 3,841,653 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Lost | 868,52240.19% | Richard G. Lugar Don L. Lee David Lee Hoagland |
| 1970 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Won | 870,99050.12% | Richard L. Roudebush |
| 1964 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Won | 1,128,50554.33% | D. Russell Bontrager J. Ralston Miller Casimer Kanczuzewski |
| 1958 | U.S. SenateIndiana | Won | 973,63656.47% | Harold W. Handley John Stelle |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000297) and Wikidata (Q958399). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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