Election Name: | 1956 United States Senate election in Indiana |
Country: | Indiana |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1950 United States Senate election in Indiana |
Previous Year: | 1950 |
Next Election: | 1962 United States Senate election in Indiana |
Next Year: | 1962 |
Election Date: | November 6, 1956 |
Image1: | File:HomerCapehart.jpg |
Nominee1: | Homer Capehart |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,084,262 |
Percentage1: | 55.21% |
Nominee2: | Claude Wickard |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 871,781 |
Percentage2: | 44.39% |
Map Size: | 250px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Homer Capehart |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Homer Capehart |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.