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1968 United States Senate election in Indiana 
Summary
The 1968 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Birch Bayh was re-elected to a second consecutive term in office, defeating Republican State Representative William Ruckelshaus.
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 County results Bayh: 50–60% 60–70% Ruckelshaus: 40–50% 50–60% 60-70% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election edit
Candidates edit
- Birch Bayh, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1963
- Ralph Lee (Socialist Workers)
- L. Earl Malcom (Prohibition)
- William Ruckelshaus, State Representative from Indianapolis
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Birch Bayh (incumbent) | 1,060,456 | 51.65% |  1.35
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| Republican | William Ruckelshaus | 988,571 | 48.15% |  1.55
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| Prohibition | L. Earl Malcom | 2,844 | 0.14% | N/A | |
| Socialist Workers | Ralph Lee | 1,247 | 0.06% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 2,053,118 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Our Campaigns - IN US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1974".