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1950 US Senate election in Indiana
Homer E. Capehart (Republican) beat Alex M. Campbell (Democrat) in Indiana in 1950, 52.8% to 46.4%, a margin of 6.5 points and 103,278 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1944, when Homer E. Capehart also won.
Republicans led in 64 of the 92 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 28. The largest, Marion, cast 205,147 votes and went to the Republican by 11.9 points. The closest was Blackford, where 17 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer E. Capehart won | Republican | 844,303 | 52.8% |
| Alex M. Campbell | Democratic | 741,025 | 46.4% |
| All other candidates | 13,396 | 0.8% | |
| Total | 1,598,724 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion | 89,816 43.8% | 114,129 55.6% | 1,202 | 205,147 | R+11.9 |
| Lake | 65,801 55.3% | 52,793 44.3% | 502 | 119,096 | D+10.9 |
| St. Joseph | 43,473 53.1% | 37,897 46.3% | 453 | 81,823 | D+6.8 |
| Allen | 27,304 42.3% | 36,878 57.2% | 291 | 64,473 | R+14.8 |
| Vanderburgh | 28,092 49.1% | 28,787 50.3% | 387 | 57,266 | R+1.2 |
| Madison | 21,230 50.9% | 20,352 48.7% | 167 | 41,749 | D+2.1 |
| Vigo | 23,029 55.6% | 18,218 44.0% | 204 | 41,451 | D+11.6 |
| Elkhart | 13,386 40.8% | 18,796 57.3% | 614 | 32,796 | R+16.5 |
| Delaware | 13,032 42.3% | 17,531 56.9% | 262 | 30,825 | R+14.6 |
| La Porte | 13,933 45.3% | 16,758 54.4% | 98 | 30,789 | R+9.2 |
| Tippecanoe | 9,158 36.2% | 16,045 63.5% | 68 | 25,271 | R+27.3 |
| Wayne | 9,180 37.9% | 14,745 60.9% | 303 | 24,228 | R+23.0 |
| Howard | 11,892 49.3% | 11,917 49.4% | 312 | 24,121 | R+0.1 |
| Grant | 9,930 43.3% | 12,549 54.7% | 461 | 22,940 | R+11.4 |
| Knox | 10,507 50.9% | 10,027 48.5% | 120 | 20,654 | D+2.3 |
| Henry | 7,545 40.5% | 10,863 58.3% | 221 | 18,629 | R+17.8 |
| Cass | 9,126 49.5% | 9,212 49.9% | 111 | 18,449 | R+0.5 |
| Clark | 9,674 57.7% | 6,996 41.8% | 83 | 16,753 | D+16.0 |
| Monroe | 6,755 41.1% | 9,347 56.8% | 343 | 16,445 | R+15.8 |
| Floyd | 8,289 50.9% | 7,855 48.3% | 131 | 16,275 | D+2.7 |
| Bartholomew | 7,514 46.6% | 8,420 52.2% | 189 | 16,123 | R+5.6 |
| Porter | 5,740 36.4% | 9,941 63.0% | 89 | 15,770 | R+26.6 |
| Gibson | 7,952 51.1% | 7,415 47.6% | 202 | 15,569 | D+3.4 |
| Greene | 7,529 49.0% | 7,667 49.9% | 161 | 15,357 | R+0.9 |
| Kosciusko | 5,577 36.6% | 9,376 61.5% | 294 | 15,247 | R+24.9 |
| Huntington | 6,757 44.4% | 8,226 54.0% | 245 | 15,228 | R+9.6 |
| Clinton | 6,935 46.1% | 7,987 53.0% | 134 | 15,056 | R+7.0 |
| Miami | 6,411 44.9% | 7,702 54.0% | 162 | 14,275 | R+9.0 |
| Lawrence | 5,465 38.3% | 8,709 61.1% | 80 | 14,254 | R+22.8 |
| Marshall | 5,805 41.9% | 7,840 56.6% | 214 | 13,859 | R+14.7 |
| Shelby | 6,761 50.9% | 6,373 48.0% | 148 | 13,282 | D+2.9 |
| Montgomery | 5,223 39.8% | 7,841 59.7% | 72 | 13,136 | R+19.9 |
| Wabash | 4,712 36.5% | 7,986 61.8% | 220 | 12,918 | R+25.3 |
| Jackson | 6,383 49.8% | 6,319 49.3% | 107 | 12,809 | D+0.5 |
| Hamilton | 4,540 35.5% | 8,097 63.4% | 138 | 12,775 | R+27.8 |
| Daviess | 5,213 41.1% | 7,387 58.2% | 82 | 12,682 | R+17.1 |
| Johnson | 5,811 47.2% | 6,408 52.0% | 104 | 12,323 | R+4.8 |
| Clay | 6,459 52.5% | 5,654 46.0% | 179 | 12,292 | D+6.5 |
| Boone | 5,393 44.0% | 6,821 55.7% | 36 | 12,250 | R+11.7 |
| De Kalb | 5,002 41.5% | 6,794 56.4% | 260 | 12,056 | R+14.9 |
| Sullivan | 6,828 57.8% | 4,873 41.2% | 122 | 11,823 | D+16.5 |
| Randolph | 4,192 35.6% | 7,257 61.6% | 326 | 11,775 | R+26.0 |
| Hendricks | 4,688 40.2% | 6,913 59.3% | 63 | 11,664 | R+19.1 |
| Noble | 4,679 41.4% | 6,518 57.7% | 109 | 11,306 | R+16.3 |
| Jay | 4,928 43.6% | 6,177 54.7% | 187 | 11,292 | R+11.1 |
| Morgan | 4,882 44.0% | 6,086 54.8% | 137 | 11,105 | R+10.8 |
| Dearborn | 5,565 51.2% | 5,253 48.3% | 48 | 10,866 | D+2.9 |
| Fayette | 4,974 46.5% | 5,643 52.8% | 76 | 10,693 | R+6.3 |
| Dubois | 5,911 56.1% | 4,587 43.6% | 32 | 10,530 | D+12.6 |
| Putnam | 4,938 47.6% | 5,388 51.9% | 54 | 10,380 | R+4.3 |
| Ripley | 4,636 46.2% | 5,338 53.2% | 63 | 10,037 | R+7.0 |
| Vermillion | 5,554 56.0% | 4,286 43.2% | 73 | 9,913 | D+12.8 |
| Hancock | 4,690 47.4% | 5,121 51.8% | 79 | 9,890 | R+4.4 |
| Jefferson | 4,373 44.9% | 5,301 54.4% | 68 | 9,742 | R+9.5 |
| Fountain | 4,085 42.8% | 5,420 56.8% | 43 | 9,548 | R+14.0 |
| White | 3,982 42.7% | 5,308 56.9% | 43 | 9,333 | R+14.2 |
| Rush | 3,388 36.8% | 5,725 62.2% | 84 | 9,197 | R+25.4 |
| Spencer | 4,252 46.5% | 4,863 53.1% | 35 | 9,150 | R+6.7 |
| Decatur | 3,666 40.2% | 5,376 59.0% | 68 | 9,110 | R+18.8 |
| Warrick | 4,374 48.5% | 4,595 51.0% | 49 | 9,018 | R+2.5 |
| Harrison | 4,634 51.5% | 4,213 46.8% | 155 | 9,002 | D+4.7 |
| Adams | 4,552 50.7% | 4,315 48.1% | 110 | 8,977 | D+2.6 |
| Whitley | 4,092 46.6% | 4,606 52.5% | 81 | 8,779 | R+5.9 |
| Carroll | 3,679 42.7% | 4,896 56.8% | 42 | 8,617 | R+14.1 |
| Fulton | 3,382 39.5% | 5,034 58.8% | 151 | 8,567 | R+19.3 |
| Parke | 3,964 47.5% | 4,342 52.0% | 42 | 8,348 | R+4.5 |
| Wells | 4,221 50.8% | 3,886 46.8% | 201 | 8,308 | D+4.0 |
| Tipton | 3,731 45.7% | 4,366 53.4% | 72 | 8,169 | R+7.8 |
| Perry | 4,416 54.7% | 3,647 45.1% | 17 | 8,080 | D+9.5 |
| Orange | 3,055 39.0% | 4,691 59.8% | 95 | 7,841 | R+20.9 |
| Washington | 3,999 51.5% | 3,703 47.7% | 60 | 7,762 | D+3.8 |
| Pike | 3,930 51.2% | 3,667 47.8% | 80 | 7,677 | D+3.4 |
| Posey | 3,836 50.5% | 3,655 48.2% | 99 | 7,590 | D+2.4 |
| Starke | 3,354 46.2% | 3,878 53.4% | 24 | 7,256 | R+7.2 |
| Jasper | 2,355 33.0% | 4,742 66.5% | 39 | 7,136 | R+33.5 |
| Jennings | 3,208 45.3% | 3,822 54.0% | 46 | 7,076 | R+8.7 |
| Steuben | 2,099 33.3% | 4,154 65.9% | 52 | 6,305 | R+32.6 |
| Pulaski | 2,676 43.7% | 3,312 54.1% | 134 | 6,122 | R+10.4 |
| Owen | 2,917 47.7% | 3,120 51.0% | 83 | 6,120 | R+3.3 |
| Franklin | 2,684 44.3% | 3,357 55.4% | 24 | 6,065 | R+11.1 |
| Blackford | 2,784 48.6% | 2,801 48.9% | 148 | 5,733 | R+0.3 |
| Scott | 2,872 52.9% | 2,498 46.0% | 59 | 5,429 | D+6.9 |
| Benton | 2,058 38.8% | 3,218 60.6% | 30 | 5,306 | R+21.9 |
| Crawford | 2,721 51.5% | 2,474 46.9% | 85 | 5,280 | D+4.7 |
| Martin | 2,717 52.8% | 2,396 46.6% | 30 | 5,143 | D+6.2 |
| Newton | 1,498 31.2% | 3,290 68.4% | 19 | 4,807 | R+37.3 |
| Lagrange | 1,428 30.7% | 3,158 67.9% | 66 | 4,652 | R+37.2 |
| Warren | 1,501 35.2% | 2,740 64.3% | 18 | 4,259 | R+29.1 |
| Switzerland | 2,168 54.3% | 1,771 44.4% | 51 | 3,990 | D+9.9 |
| Union | 960 35.9% | 1,697 63.5% | 14 | 2,671 | R+27.6 |
| Brown | 1,420 53.5% | 1,194 45.0% | 41 | 2,655 | D+8.5 |
| Ohio | 1,195 54.6% | 974 44.5% | 20 | 2,189 | D+10.1 |
Counties as they stood in 1950; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Indiana Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jim Banks (R) | R+19.9 |
| 2022 | Todd Young (R) | R+20.7 |
| 2018 | Mike Braun (R) | R+5.9 |
| 2016 | Todd Young (R) | R+9.7 |
| 2012 | Joe Donnelly (D) | D+5.8 |
| 2010 | Dan Coats (R) | R+14.6 |
| 2006 | Richard Lugar (R) | R+87.4 |
| 2004 | Evan Bayh (D) | D+24.4 |
| 2000 | Richard G. Lugar (R) | R+34.7 |
| 1998 | Evan Bayh (D) | D+28.9 |
| 1994 | Richard G. Lugar (R) | R+36.9 |
| 1992 | Dan Coats (R) | R+16.6 |
| 1988 | Richard G. Lugar (R) | R+36.3 |
| 1986 | Dan Quayle (R) | R+22.1 |
| 1982 | Richard G. Lugar (R) | R+8.2 |
| 1980 | Dan Quayle (R) | R+7.6 |
| 1976 | Richard G. Lugar (R) | R+18.8 |
| 1974 | Birch Bayh (D) | D+4.3 |
| 1970 | R. Vance Hartke (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1968 | Birch Bayh (D) | D+3.5 |
| 1964 | R. Vance Hartke (D) | D+9.0 |
| 1962 | Birch Bayh (D) | D+0.6 |
| 1958 | R. Vance Hartke (D) | D+14.0 |
| 1956 | Homer E. Capehart (R) | R+10.8 |
| 1952 | William E. Jenner (R) | R+5.6 |
| 1950 | Homer E. Capehart (R) | R+6.5 |
| 1946 | William E. Jenner (R) | R+11.5 |
| 1944 | Homer E. Capehart (R) | R+1.3 |
| 1940 | Raymond E. Willis (R) | R+1.3 |
| 1938 | Frederick Van Nuys (D) | D+0.3 |
| 1934 | Sherman Minton (D) | D+4.0 |
| 1932 | Frederick Van Nuys (D) | D+13.6 |
| 1928 | Arthur R. Robinson (R) | R+11.2 |
| 1926 | James E. Watson (R) | R+1.1 |
| 1922 | Samuel M. Ralston (D) | D+3.1 |
| 1920 | James E. Watson (R) | R+13.4 |
| 1916 | Harry S. New (R) | R+1.6 |
| 1914 | Benjamin F. Shively (D) | D+7.0 |