The 1974 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator
Birch Bayh was re-elected to a third consecutive term in office, defeating Mayor of Indianapolis
Richard Lugar
Richard Green Lugar (April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Born in Indianapolis, Lugar graduated from De ...
.
Lugar would later win the state's other Senate seat in
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
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and would serve alongside Bayh until the latter's defeat in 1980. He would also serve alongside Birch's son
Evan from 1999 from 2011.
General election
Candidates
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Birch Bayh, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1963
*Don L. Lee
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Richard Lugar
Richard Green Lugar (April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Born in Indianapolis, Lugar graduated from De ...
, Mayor of Indianapolis since 1968
Results
See also
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1974 United States Senate elections
The 1974 United States Senate elections were held in the wake of the Watergate scandal, Richard M. Nixon's resignation from the presidency, and Gerald Ford's subsequent pardon of Nixon. Economic issues, specifically inflation and stagnation, we ...
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1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
Indiana
United States Senate