1968 United States Senate election in Indiana

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.

1968 United States Senate election in Indiana

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Nominee Birch Bayh William Ruckelshaus Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,060,456 988,571 Percentage 51.65% 48.15%

County results Bayh:      50–60%      60–70% Ruckelshaus:      40–50%      50–60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election Birch Bayh Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Birch Bayh Democratic

General election

Candidates

• Birch Bayh, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1963
• Ralph Lee (Socialist Workers)
• L. Earl Malcom (Prohibition)
• William Ruckelshaus, State Representative from Indianapolis

Results

1968 United States Senate election in Indiana^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Birch Bayh (incumbent)	1,060,456	51.65%	1.35
	Republican	William Ruckelshaus	988,571	48.15%	1.55
	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

• 1968 United States Senate elections