1956 United States Senate Election In Indiana
The 1956 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Homer Capehart was re-elected to a third term in office, defeating former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard. General election Candidates *Homer Capehart, incumbent Senator since 1945 (Republican) *Gordon A. Long (Socialist Labor) *Carl W. Thompson (Prohibition) *Claude Wickard, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1940–45) (Democratic) Results See also * 1956 United States Senate elections References 1956 Indiana United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...

Homer Capehart
Homer Earl Capehart (June 6, 1897 – September 3, 1979) was an American businessman and politician from Indiana. After serving in the United States Army during World War I, he became involved in the manufacture of record players and other products. Capehart later served 18 years in the U.S. Senate as a Republican from Indiana. Initially an isolationist on foreign policy, he took a more internationalist stance in later years; he retired after a narrow defeat for a fourth term in 1962. Early life Capehart was born in Algiers, Indiana, in Pike County, the son of Susan (Kelso) and Alvin T. Capehart, a tenant farmer. During he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1917, served in the infantry and supply corps, and was discharged as a sergeant in 1919. Business career Capehart attained fame as the father of the jukebox industry. He worked for the company Holcomb and Hoke, which made record players and popcorn machines, until 1928. He started his own company in 1928, and was forced out of ...
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Claude R
Claude may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and fictional characters * Claude (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Claude (surname), a list of people * Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682), French landscape painter, draughtsman and etcher traditionally called just "Claude" in English * Madame Claude, French brothel keeper Fernande Grudet (1923–2015) Places * Claude, Texas, a city * Claude, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Other uses * Allied reporting name of the Mitsubishi A5M Japanese carrier-based fighter aircraft * Claude (alligator) Claude is an albino alligator (''Alligator mississippiensis'') at the California Academy of Sciences. Claude lacks the pigment melanin, resulting in colorless skin, and he has poor eyesight associated with his albinism. Background Claude was hat ..., an albino alligator at the California Academy of Sciences See also * Claude's syndrome, a form of brainstem stroke syndrome {{disambig, geo ...
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Claude Wickard
Claude Raymond Wickard (February 28, 1893 – April 29, 1967) was a Democratic politician who served as the Secretary of Agriculture during the administrations of Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman from 1940 to 1945. Biography Wickard was born on his family farm in Carroll County, Indiana, near Camden, on February 28, 1893. He was born to Iva Lenora (''née'' Kirkpatrick) and Andrew Jackson Wickard. He graduated from Purdue University in 1915 with a bachelor's degree in agriculture, and he was chosen as "Master Farmer of Indiana" in 1927 for his improvements in stock feeding and farming. He was elected from the Indiana Senate in 1932, and was appointed as Undersecretary of Agriculture. When Henry A. Wallace resigned as the Secretary of Agriculture in September 1940 to run for Vice-President in the 1940 presidential election, Wickard was appointed to the post. He was on the winning side in ''Wickard v. Filburn,'' in which the US Supreme Court decided in ...
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1956 United States Senate Elections
The 1956 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate that coincided with the 1956 United States presidential election, re-election of President of the United States, President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The 32 seats of Classes of United States senators, Class 3 were contested in regular elections, and three special elections were held to fill vacancies. Although Democratic Party (United States), Democrats gained two seats in regular elections, the Republican Party (United States), Republicans gained two seats in special elections, leaving the party balance of the chamber unchanged. Democrats defeated incumbents Herman Welker (R-Idaho), George H. Bender (R-Ohio), and James H. Duff (R-Pennsylvania), as well as winning a Republican-held seat in Colorado. Republicans defeated incumbent Earle C. Clements (D-Kentucky) as well as winning Democratic-held seats in Kentucky, New York (state), New York, and West Virginia. Thus, this election caused Kentucky's Senat ...
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United States Senate Elections In Indiana
United States senators are elected in Indiana to serve in Class 1 and Class 3. Senators serve six years terms and are elected in statewide elections. Beginning in 1914, Indiana began electing senators by popular vote, prior to that senators were elected by the Indiana General Assembly. This list contains only those elected directly the voters of the state. U.S. Senate elections (Class 1) U.S. Senate elections (Class 3) See also * Elections in Indiana Elections in Indiana are held to fill various local, state and federal seats. Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time. In a 2020 study, Indiana was ranked as the 10th hardest state for citizens to vote in. Elec ... References Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:United Sta ...
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