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The 1964 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Vance Hartke was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican D. Russell Bontrager.

General election

Candidates

  • D. Russell Bontrager, State Senator (Republican)
  • Vance Hartke, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1959 (Democratic)
  • Casimer Kanczuzewski (Socialist Labor)
  • J. Ralston Miller (Prohibition)

Results

General election results[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Vance Hartke (inc.) 1,128,505 54.33% Decrease2.13
Republican D. Russell Bontrager 941,519 45.33% Increase2.91
Prohibition J. Ralston Miller 5,708 0.28% Decrease0.84
Socialist Labor Casimer Kanczuzewski 1,231 0.06% N/A
Total votes 2,076,963 100.00%
Democratic hold

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