1976 general · November 2, 1976
1976 Indiana election results
Every race on Indiana's ballot in the 1976 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races112
Changed party9
Unopposed4%5 races
Incumbents defeated8
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | Gerald Ford (R) | 7.6 |
U.S. Senate
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | Richard G. Lugar (R) | 18.8 |
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | Otis R. Bowen (R) | 14.3 |
U.S. House
D 8 · R 3
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN-1 | Adam Benjamin Jr. (D) | 42.6 | |
| IN-2 | Floyd J. Fithian (D) | 10.2 | |
| IN-3 | John Brademas (D) | 13.8 | |
| IN-4 | J. Danforth Quayle (R) | 9.8 | |
| IN-5 | Elwood H. Hillis (R) | 23.5 | |
| IN-6 | David W. Evans (D) | 9.8 | |
| IN-7 | John Myers (R) | 25.4 | |
| IN-8 | David L. Cornwell (D) | 0.9 | |
| IN-9 | Lee Hamilton (D) | Unopposed | |
| IN-10 | Philip Sharp (D) | 19.7 | |
| IN-11 | Andrew Jacobs (D) | 21.4 |
Indiana State Senate
D 11 · R 14 · 5 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Mathias A. Kerger (D) | 4.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-3 | Katie Hall (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | John R. Larson (R) | 12.0 | |
| SD-7 | John M. Guy (R) | 12.4 | |
| SD-8 | Dennis P. Neary (D) | 4.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-9 | V. Richard Miller (R) | 2.2 | |
| SD-10 | Douglas A. Hunt (D) | 21.4 | |
| SD-12 | Richard E. Shank (R) | 17.5 | |
| SD-13 | John B. Augsburger (R) | 13.6 | |
| SD-16 | John R. Sinks (R) | 22.9 | |
| SD-18 | Robert E. Peterson (D) | 2.8 | Flipped |
| SD-20 | Roger Jessup (R) | 1.8 | |
| SD-28 | Martin K. Edwards (R) | 8.2 | |
| SD-30 | Joan M. Gubbins (R) | 19.2 | |
| SD-32 | Charles E. Bosma (R) | 14.6 | |
| SD-33 | Louis J. Mahern (D) | 44.8 | |
| SD-34 | Julia Carson (D) | 65.5 | |
| SD-35 | Morris H. Mills (R) | 12.4 | |
| SD-36 | Lawrence M. Borst (R) | 17.1 | |
| SD-37 | Paul W. Swisher (R) | 24.2 | |
| SD-39 | Elden C. Tipton (D) | 6.4 | |
| SD-40 | Patrick D. Carroll (D) | 19.0 | |
| SD-42 | Thomas J. Wheeler (D) | 0.0 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-44 | James W. Spurgeon (D) | 0.5 | Flipped |
| SD-50 | James R. Harris (R) | 3.3 |
Indiana House of Representatives
D 48 · R 52 · 4 changed party
Indiana
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab