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1976-11-02 Senatorial Election Results for Indiana (Class 1)


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County Turnout Richard Lugar
(R)
Vance Hartke*
(D)
Don Lee
(American)
David Hoagland
(U.S. Labor)
Other Margin TOTAL
Adams62%6,61259.8%4,23438.3%1781.6%320.3%00.0%2,378 11,056
Allen61%75,42465.8%37,90433.1%1,1181.0%1720.2%00.0%37,520 114,618
Bartholomew65%16,62864.2%9,11235.2%1210.5%310.1%00.0%7,516 25,892
Benton74%3,27964.1%1,80535.3%310.6%10.0%00.0%1,474 5,116
Blackford58%3,42056.8%2,56042.5%410.7%40.1%00.0%860 6,025
Boone66%9,70165.3%5,05534.0%1030.7%80.1%00.0%4,646 14,867
Brown65%2,73556.8%2,04242.4%330.7%60.1%00.0%693 4,816
Carroll67%5,25462.7%3,07936.8%390.5%20.0%00.0%2,175 8,374
Cass66%11,37263.2%6,42035.7%1871.0%130.1%00.0%4,952 17,992
Clark52%14,77451.8%13,58147.6%1450.5%230.1%00.0%1,193 28,523
Clay67%6,26056.0%4,79342.9%1131.0%70.1%00.0%1,467 11,173
Clinton71%8,62158.1%6,14241.4%710.5%50.0%00.0%2,479 14,839
Crawford82%2,37748.5%2,51251.3%100.2%00.0%00.0%-135 4,899
Daviess65%7,09060.7%4,55739.0%270.2%30.0%00.0%2,533 11,677
De Kalb67%8,49260.9%5,23637.6%1911.4%190.1%00.0%3,256 13,938
Dearborn59%6,00149.3%6,12550.3%280.2%150.1%00.0%-124 12,169
Decatur66%5,85259.4%3,96340.2%310.3%50.1%00.0%1,889 9,851
Delaware58%30,96260.4%19,70838.4%4911.0%1250.2%00.0%11,254 51,286
Dubois64%7,07652.1%6,46947.6%330.2%70.1%00.0%607 13,585
Elkhart51%29,26466.4%14,55733.0%2430.6%410.1%00.0%14,707 44,105
Fayette62%5,84853.1%5,13446.6%300.3%100.1%00.0%714 11,022
Floyd60%12,83854.4%10,66945.2%680.3%80.0%00.0%2,169 23,583
Fountain71%5,22258.5%3,66541.1%340.4%40.0%00.0%1,557 8,925
Franklin57%3,36451.0%3,18848.4%290.4%90.1%00.0%176 6,590
Fulton70%5,70166.4%2,73431.8%1311.5%200.2%00.0%2,967 8,586
Gibson71%8,20353.3%7,13746.4%310.2%110.1%00.0%1,066 15,382
Grant55%18,50161.1%11,56838.2%2010.7%230.1%00.0%6,933 30,293
Greene68%7,16853.0%6,31646.7%300.2%110.1%00.0%852 13,525
Hamilton64%22,62777.9%6,18521.3%2120.7%230.1%00.0%16,442 29,047
Hancock63%10,56665.3%5,47133.8%1340.8%130.1%00.0%5,095 16,184
Harrison66%5,54753.6%4,77646.1%250.2%60.1%00.0%771 10,354
Hendricks64%17,79368.8%7,77330.1%2821.1%180.1%00.0%10,020 25,866
Henry62%12,41857.2%9,14842.1%1330.6%130.1%00.0%3,270 21,712
Howard61%21,67963.8%12,14635.8%1210.4%230.1%00.0%9,533 33,969
Huntington66%9,90164.0%5,44235.2%1120.7%200.1%00.0%4,459 15,475
Jackson65%8,40255.8%6,60543.9%360.2%100.1%00.0%1,797 15,053
Jasper56%5,51964.5%2,88233.7%1401.6%120.1%00.0%2,637 8,553
Jay57%5,07158.2%3,54440.7%780.9%190.2%00.0%1,527 8,712
Jefferson59%6,02652.2%5,47447.5%290.3%70.1%00.0%552 11,536
Jennings64%4,77254.1%4,01245.5%320.4%70.1%00.0%760 8,823
Johnson58%17,32666.1%8,33831.8%4881.9%570.2%00.0%8,988 26,209
Knox63%10,62057.2%7,90142.6%380.2%70.0%00.0%2,719 18,566
Kosciusko61%15,56571.2%5,92927.1%3301.5%380.2%00.0%9,636 21,862
La Porte56%23,36258.6%16,16140.5%3160.8%350.1%00.0%7,201 39,874
Lagrange47%4,16163.1%2,36935.9%600.9%20.0%00.0%1,792 6,592
Lake59%89,20343.8%113,58455.8%6420.3%2400.1%00.0%-24,381 203,669
Lawrence63%10,51261.6%6,46037.8%920.5%100.1%00.0%4,052 17,074
Madison68%35,34556.7%26,49242.5%4430.7%500.1%00.0%8,853 62,330
Marion61%186,76057.9%133,49041.4%2,1550.7%2370.1%00.0%53,270 322,642
Marshall65%10,73966.8%5,15832.1%1681.0%230.1%00.0%5,581 16,088
Martin78%2,82951.2%2,67848.5%120.2%10.0%00.0%151 5,520
Miami57%9,14963.3%5,24436.3%560.4%120.1%00.0%3,905 14,461
Monroe50%23,24266.7%11,38432.7%810.2%1130.3%00.0%11,858 34,820
Montgomery63%10,22468.8%4,53530.5%930.6%70.0%00.0%5,689 14,859
Morgan58%11,60264.1%6,29034.7%2021.1%80.0%00.0%5,312 18,102
Newton62%3,13558.7%2,13540.0%521.0%200.4%00.0%1,000 5,342
Noble59%7,69060.0%4,90538.3%2001.6%160.1%00.0%2,785 12,811
Ohio71%1,05647.0%1,17052.1%160.7%30.1%00.0%-114 2,245
Orange69%4,65656.0%3,60043.3%490.6%60.1%00.0%1,056 8,311
Owen63%3,16152.8%2,75646.0%601.0%90.2%00.0%405 5,986
Parke66%4,18359.9%2,74539.3%560.8%50.1%00.0%1,438 6,989
Perry76%4,74749.1%4,88550.6%180.2%110.1%00.0%-138 9,661
Pike79%3,43348.9%3,54450.5%290.4%120.2%00.0%-111 7,018
Porter60%26,40164.1%14,33634.8%4201.0%530.1%00.0%12,065 41,210
Posey64%6,11560.0%4,00539.3%540.5%220.2%00.0%2,110 10,196
Pulaski76%3,83759.6%2,34836.5%2423.8%60.1%00.0%1,489 6,433
Putnam56%6,63260.2%4,19238.0%1701.5%240.2%00.0%2,440 11,018
Randolph63%7,27159.2%4,86439.6%1110.9%310.3%00.0%2,407 12,277
Ripley65%5,27154.8%4,29244.6%430.4%190.2%00.0%979 9,625
Rush61%5,01564.5%2,72835.1%260.3%60.1%00.0%2,287 7,775
Scott55%2,97745.0%3,57954.0%510.8%150.2%00.0%-602 6,622
Shelby63%9,45359.2%6,42540.2%750.5%100.1%00.0%3,028 15,963
Spencer74%4,53550.5%4,42949.3%150.2%10.0%00.0%106 8,980
St. Joseph59%58,51859.8%38,87839.7%3260.3%1120.1%00.0%19,640 97,834
Starke67%4,74553.3%4,04745.4%1041.2%90.1%00.0%698 8,905
Steuben53%5,39065.8%2,63432.2%1551.9%130.2%00.0%2,756 8,192
Sullivan62%4,12647.5%4,51552.0%310.4%70.1%00.0%-389 8,679
Switzerland71%1,26139.4%1,92360.2%90.3%40.1%00.0%-662 3,197
Tippecanoe55%32,64669.7%13,87129.6%2680.6%520.1%00.0%18,775 46,837
Tipton74%5,18063.3%2,91535.6%760.9%70.1%00.0%2,265 8,178
Union63%1,68260.9%1,07038.7%90.3%30.1%00.0%612 2,764
Vanderburgh59%42,66661.0%26,75838.3%3400.5%1870.3%00.0%15,908 69,951
Vermillion70%4,01547.9%4,30751.4%510.6%100.1%00.0%-292 8,383
Vigo60%25,54353.6%21,93646.1%1090.2%350.1%00.0%3,607 47,623
Wabash58%9,01364.7%4,86434.9%460.3%140.1%00.0%4,149 13,937
Warren74%2,53759.5%1,70139.9%180.4%50.1%00.0%836 4,261
Warrick63%8,55559.2%5,76939.9%870.6%390.3%00.0%2,786 14,450
Washington59%4,20352.6%3,74446.8%430.5%60.1%00.0%459 7,996
Wayne56%17,13059.9%11,20239.2%2130.7%580.2%00.0%5,928 28,603
Wells60%6,09963.1%3,43435.5%1141.2%220.2%00.0%2,665 9,669
White68%6,67465.1%3,45633.7%981.0%200.2%00.0%3,218 10,248
Whitley75%7,28359.0%4,82439.1%2191.8%130.1%00.0%2,459 12,339
TOTAL 60% 1,275,83358.8% 878,52240.5% 14,3210.7% 2,5110.1% 00.0% 397,311 2,171,187
Total R vote: 1,275,833 (58.8%)      Total D vote: 878,522 (40.5%)      Total Other vote: 16,832 (0.8%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $727,720 $654,729 $0 $0
Total Receipts: $0 $0 $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/IN/1976



1976 Senate class 1, Adams County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 6,612 59.8%
Vance Hartke* (D) 4,234 38.3%
Don Lee (Amer) 178 1.6%
David Hoagland (USL) 32 0.3%
TOTAL 11,056
Turnout: 62%


1976 Senate class 1, Allen County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 75,424 65.8%
Vance Hartke* (D) 37,904 33.1%
Don Lee (Amer) 1,118 1.0%
David Hoagland (USL) 172 0.2%
TOTAL 114,618
Turnout: 61%


1976 Senate class 1, Bartholomew County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 16,628 64.2%
Vance Hartke* (D) 9,112 35.2%
Don Lee (Amer) 121 0.5%
David Hoagland (USL) 31 0.1%
TOTAL 25,892
Turnout: 65%


1976 Senate class 1, Benton County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 3,279 64.1%
Vance Hartke* (D) 1,805 35.3%
Don Lee (Amer) 31 0.6%
David Hoagland (USL) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 5,116
Turnout: 74%


1976 Senate class 1, Blackford County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 3,420 56.8%
Vance Hartke* (D) 2,560 42.5%
Don Lee (Amer) 41 0.7%
David Hoagland (USL) 4 0.1%
TOTAL 6,025
Turnout: 58%


1976 Senate class 1, Boone County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 9,701 65.3%
Vance Hartke* (D) 5,055 34.0%
Don Lee (Amer) 103 0.7%
David Hoagland (USL) 8 0.1%
TOTAL 14,867
Turnout: 66%


1976 Senate class 1, Brown County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 2,735 56.8%
Vance Hartke* (D) 2,042 42.4%
Don Lee (Amer) 33 0.7%
David Hoagland (USL) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 4,816
Turnout: 65%


1976 Senate class 1, Carroll County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 5,254 62.7%
Vance Hartke* (D) 3,079 36.8%
Don Lee (Amer) 39 0.5%
David Hoagland (USL) 2 0.0%
TOTAL 8,374
Turnout: 67%


1976 Senate class 1, Cass County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 11,372 63.2%
Vance Hartke* (D) 6,420 35.7%
Don Lee (Amer) 187 1.0%
David Hoagland (USL) 13 0.1%
TOTAL 17,992
Turnout: 66%


1976 Senate class 1, Clark County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 14,774 51.8%
Vance Hartke* (D) 13,581 47.6%
Don Lee (Amer) 145 0.5%
David Hoagland (USL) 23 0.1%
TOTAL 28,523
Turnout: 52%


1976 Senate class 1, Clay County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 6,260 56.0%
Vance Hartke* (D) 4,793 42.9%
Don Lee (Amer) 113 1.0%
David Hoagland (USL) 7 0.1%
TOTAL 11,173
Turnout: 67%


1976 Senate class 1, Clinton County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 8,621 58.1%
Vance Hartke* (D) 6,142 41.4%
Don Lee (Amer) 71 0.5%
David Hoagland (USL) 5 0.0%
TOTAL 14,839
Turnout: 71%


1976 Senate class 1, Crawford County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 2,377 48.5%
Vance Hartke* (D) 2,512 51.3%
Don Lee (Amer) 10 0.2%
TOTAL 4,899
Turnout: 82%


1976 Senate class 1, Daviess County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 7,090 60.7%
Vance Hartke* (D) 4,557 39.0%
Don Lee (Amer) 27 0.2%
David Hoagland (USL) 3 0.0%
TOTAL 11,677
Turnout: 65%


1976 Senate class 1, De Kalb County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 8,492 60.9%
Vance Hartke* (D) 5,236 37.6%
Don Lee (Amer) 191 1.4%
David Hoagland (USL) 19 0.1%
TOTAL 13,938
Turnout: 67%


1976 Senate class 1, Dearborn County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 6,001 49.3%
Vance Hartke* (D) 6,125 50.3%
Don Lee (Amer) 28 0.2%
David Hoagland (USL) 15 0.1%
TOTAL 12,169
Turnout: 59%


1976 Senate class 1, Decatur County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 5,852 59.4%
Vance Hartke* (D) 3,963 40.2%
Don Lee (Amer) 31 0.3%
David Hoagland (USL) 5 0.1%
TOTAL 9,851
Turnout: 66%


1976 Senate class 1, Delaware County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 30,962 60.4%
Vance Hartke* (D) 19,708 38.4%
Don Lee (Amer) 491 1.0%
David Hoagland (USL) 125 0.2%
TOTAL 51,286
Turnout: 58%


1976 Senate class 1, Dubois County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 7,076 52.1%
Vance Hartke* (D) 6,469 47.6%
Don Lee (Amer) 33 0.2%
David Hoagland (USL) 7 0.1%
TOTAL 13,585
Turnout: 64%


1976 Senate class 1, Elkhart County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 29,264 66.4%
Vance Hartke* (D) 14,557 33.0%
Don Lee (Amer) 243 0.6%
David Hoagland (USL) 41 0.1%
TOTAL 44,105
Turnout: 51%


1976 Senate class 1, Fayette County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 5,848 53.1%
Vance Hartke* (D) 5,134 46.6%
Don Lee (Amer) 30 0.3%
David Hoagland (USL) 10 0.1%
TOTAL 11,022
Turnout: 62%


1976 Senate class 1, Floyd County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 12,838 54.4%
Vance Hartke* (D) 10,669 45.2%
Don Lee (Amer) 68 0.3%
David Hoagland (USL) 8 0.0%
TOTAL 23,583
Turnout: 60%


1976 Senate class 1, Fountain County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 5,222 58.5%
Vance Hartke* (D) 3,665 41.1%
Don Lee (Amer) 34 0.4%
David Hoagland (USL) 4 0.0%
TOTAL 8,925
Turnout: 71%


1976 Senate class 1, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 3,364 51.0%
Vance Hartke* (D) 3,188 48.4%
Don Lee (Amer) 29 0.4%
David Hoagland (USL) 9 0.1%
TOTAL 6,590
Turnout: 57%


1976 Senate class 1, Fulton County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 5,701 66.4%
Vance Hartke* (D) 2,734 31.8%
Don Lee (Amer) 131 1.5%
David Hoagland (USL) 20 0.2%
TOTAL 8,586
Turnout: 70%


1976 Senate class 1, Gibson County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 8,203 53.3%
Vance Hartke* (D) 7,137 46.4%
Don Lee (Amer) 31 0.2%
David Hoagland (USL) 11 0.1%
TOTAL 15,382
Turnout: 71%


1976 Senate class 1, Grant County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 18,501 61.1%
Vance Hartke* (D) 11,568 38.2%
Don Lee (Amer) 201 0.7%
David Hoagland (USL) 23 0.1%
TOTAL 30,293
Turnout: 55%


1976 Senate class 1, Greene County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 7,168 53.0%
Vance Hartke* (D) 6,316 46.7%
Don Lee (Amer) 30 0.2%
David Hoagland (USL) 11 0.1%
TOTAL 13,525
Turnout: 68%


1976 Senate class 1, Hamilton County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 22,627 77.9%
Vance Hartke* (D) 6,185 21.3%
Don Lee (Amer) 212 0.7%
David Hoagland (USL) 23 0.1%
TOTAL 29,047
Turnout: 64%


1976 Senate class 1, Hancock County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 10,566 65.3%
Vance Hartke* (D) 5,471 33.8%
Don Lee (Amer) 134 0.8%
David Hoagland (USL) 13 0.1%
TOTAL 16,184
Turnout: 63%


1976 Senate class 1, Harrison County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 5,547 53.6%
Vance Hartke* (D) 4,776 46.1%
Don Lee (Amer) 25 0.2%
David Hoagland (USL) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 10,354
Turnout: 66%


1976 Senate class 1, Hendricks County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 17,793 68.8%
Vance Hartke* (D) 7,773 30.1%
Don Lee (Amer) 282 1.1%
David Hoagland (USL) 18 0.1%
TOTAL 25,866
Turnout: 64%


1976 Senate class 1, Henry County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 12,418 57.2%
Vance Hartke* (D) 9,148 42.1%
Don Lee (Amer) 133 0.6%
David Hoagland (USL) 13 0.1%
TOTAL 21,712
Turnout: 62%


1976 Senate class 1, Howard County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 21,679 63.8%
Vance Hartke* (D) 12,146 35.8%
Don Lee (Amer) 121 0.4%
David Hoagland (USL) 23 0.1%
TOTAL 33,969
Turnout: 61%


1976 Senate class 1, Huntington County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 9,901 64.0%
Vance Hartke* (D) 5,442 35.2%
Don Lee (Amer) 112 0.7%
David Hoagland (USL) 20 0.1%
TOTAL 15,475
Turnout: 66%


1976 Senate class 1, Jackson County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 8,402 55.8%
Vance Hartke* (D) 6,605 43.9%
Don Lee (Amer) 36 0.2%
David Hoagland (USL) 10 0.1%
TOTAL 15,053
Turnout: 65%


1976 Senate class 1, Jasper County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 5,519 64.5%
Vance Hartke* (D) 2,882 33.7%
Don Lee (Amer) 140 1.6%
David Hoagland (USL) 12 0.1%
TOTAL 8,553
Turnout: 56%


1976 Senate class 1, Jay County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 5,071 58.2%
Vance Hartke* (D) 3,544 40.7%
Don Lee (Amer) 78 0.9%
David Hoagland (USL) 19 0.2%
TOTAL 8,712
Turnout: 57%


1976 Senate class 1, Jefferson County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 6,026 52.2%
Vance Hartke* (D) 5,474 47.5%
Don Lee (Amer) 29 0.3%
David Hoagland (USL) 7 0.1%
TOTAL 11,536
Turnout: 59%


1976 Senate class 1, Jennings County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 4,772 54.1%
Vance Hartke* (D) 4,012 45.5%
Don Lee (Amer) 32 0.4%
David Hoagland (USL) 7 0.1%
TOTAL 8,823
Turnout: 64%


1976 Senate class 1, Johnson County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 17,326 66.1%
Vance Hartke* (D) 8,338 31.8%
Don Lee (Amer) 488 1.9%
David Hoagland (USL) 57 0.2%
TOTAL 26,209
Turnout: 58%


1976 Senate class 1, Knox County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 10,620 57.2%
Vance Hartke* (D) 7,901 42.6%
Don Lee (Amer) 38 0.2%
David Hoagland (USL) 7 0.0%
TOTAL 18,566
Turnout: 63%


1976 Senate class 1, Kosciusko County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 15,565 71.2%
Vance Hartke* (D) 5,929 27.1%
Don Lee (Amer) 330 1.5%
David Hoagland (USL) 38 0.2%
TOTAL 21,862
Turnout: 61%


1976 Senate class 1, La Porte County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 23,362 58.6%
Vance Hartke* (D) 16,161 40.5%
Don Lee (Amer) 316 0.8%
David Hoagland (USL) 35 0.1%
TOTAL 39,874
Turnout: 56%


1976 Senate class 1, Lagrange County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 4,161 63.1%
Vance Hartke* (D) 2,369 35.9%
Don Lee (Amer) 60 0.9%
David Hoagland (USL) 2 0.0%
TOTAL 6,592
Turnout: 47%


1976 Senate class 1, Lake County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 89,203 43.8%
Vance Hartke* (D) 113,584 55.8%
Don Lee (Amer) 642 0.3%
David Hoagland (USL) 240 0.1%
TOTAL 203,669
Turnout: 59%


1976 Senate class 1, Lawrence County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 10,512 61.6%
Vance Hartke* (D) 6,460 37.8%
Don Lee (Amer) 92 0.5%
David Hoagland (USL) 10 0.1%
TOTAL 17,074
Turnout: 63%


1976 Senate class 1, Madison County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 35,345 56.7%
Vance Hartke* (D) 26,492 42.5%
Don Lee (Amer) 443 0.7%
David Hoagland (USL) 50 0.1%
TOTAL 62,330
Turnout: 68%


1976 Senate class 1, Marion County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 186,760 57.9%
Vance Hartke* (D) 133,490 41.4%
Don Lee (Amer) 2,155 0.7%
David Hoagland (USL) 237 0.1%
TOTAL 322,642
Turnout: 61%


1976 Senate class 1, Marshall County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 10,739 66.8%
Vance Hartke* (D) 5,158 32.1%
Don Lee (Amer) 168 1.0%
David Hoagland (USL) 23 0.1%
TOTAL 16,088
Turnout: 65%


1976 Senate class 1, Martin County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 2,829 51.2%
Vance Hartke* (D) 2,678 48.5%
Don Lee (Amer) 12 0.2%
David Hoagland (USL) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 5,520
Turnout: 78%


1976 Senate class 1, Miami County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 9,149 63.3%
Vance Hartke* (D) 5,244 36.3%
Don Lee (Amer) 56 0.4%
David Hoagland (USL) 12 0.1%
TOTAL 14,461
Turnout: 57%


1976 Senate class 1, Monroe County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 23,242 66.7%
Vance Hartke* (D) 11,384 32.7%
Don Lee (Amer) 81 0.2%
David Hoagland (USL) 113 0.3%
TOTAL 34,820
Turnout: 50%


1976 Senate class 1, Montgomery County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 10,224 68.8%
Vance Hartke* (D) 4,535 30.5%
Don Lee (Amer) 93 0.6%
David Hoagland (USL) 7 0.0%
TOTAL 14,859
Turnout: 63%


1976 Senate class 1, Morgan County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 11,602 64.1%
Vance Hartke* (D) 6,290 34.7%
Don Lee (Amer) 202 1.1%
David Hoagland (USL) 8 0.0%
TOTAL 18,102
Turnout: 58%


1976 Senate class 1, Newton County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 3,135 58.7%
Vance Hartke* (D) 2,135 40.0%
Don Lee (Amer) 52 1.0%
David Hoagland (USL) 20 0.4%
TOTAL 5,342
Turnout: 62%


1976 Senate class 1, Noble County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 7,690 60.0%
Vance Hartke* (D) 4,905 38.3%
Don Lee (Amer) 200 1.6%
David Hoagland (USL) 16 0.1%
TOTAL 12,811
Turnout: 59%


1976 Senate class 1, Ohio County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 1,056 47.0%
Vance Hartke* (D) 1,170 52.1%
Don Lee (Amer) 16 0.7%
David Hoagland (USL) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 2,245
Turnout: 71%


1976 Senate class 1, Orange County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 4,656 56.0%
Vance Hartke* (D) 3,600 43.3%
Don Lee (Amer) 49 0.6%
David Hoagland (USL) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 8,311
Turnout: 69%


1976 Senate class 1, Owen County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 3,161 52.8%
Vance Hartke* (D) 2,756 46.0%
Don Lee (Amer) 60 1.0%
David Hoagland (USL) 9 0.2%
TOTAL 5,986
Turnout: 63%


1976 Senate class 1, Parke County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 4,183 59.9%
Vance Hartke* (D) 2,745 39.3%
Don Lee (Amer) 56 0.8%
David Hoagland (USL) 5 0.1%
TOTAL 6,989
Turnout: 66%


1976 Senate class 1, Perry County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 4,747 49.1%
Vance Hartke* (D) 4,885 50.6%
Don Lee (Amer) 18 0.2%
David Hoagland (USL) 11 0.1%
TOTAL 9,661
Turnout: 76%


1976 Senate class 1, Pike County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 3,433 48.9%
Vance Hartke* (D) 3,544 50.5%
Don Lee (Amer) 29 0.4%
David Hoagland (USL) 12 0.2%
TOTAL 7,018
Turnout: 79%


1976 Senate class 1, Porter County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 26,401 64.1%
Vance Hartke* (D) 14,336 34.8%
Don Lee (Amer) 420 1.0%
David Hoagland (USL) 53 0.1%
TOTAL 41,210
Turnout: 60%


1976 Senate class 1, Posey County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 6,115 60.0%
Vance Hartke* (D) 4,005 39.3%
Don Lee (Amer) 54 0.5%
David Hoagland (USL) 22 0.2%
TOTAL 10,196
Turnout: 64%


1976 Senate class 1, Pulaski County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 3,837 59.6%
Vance Hartke* (D) 2,348 36.5%
Don Lee (Amer) 242 3.8%
David Hoagland (USL) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 6,433
Turnout: 76%


1976 Senate class 1, Putnam County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 6,632 60.2%
Vance Hartke* (D) 4,192 38.0%
Don Lee (Amer) 170 1.5%
David Hoagland (USL) 24 0.2%
TOTAL 11,018
Turnout: 56%


1976 Senate class 1, Randolph County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 7,271 59.2%
Vance Hartke* (D) 4,864 39.6%
Don Lee (Amer) 111 0.9%
David Hoagland (USL) 31 0.3%
TOTAL 12,277
Turnout: 63%


1976 Senate class 1, Ripley County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 5,271 54.8%
Vance Hartke* (D) 4,292 44.6%
Don Lee (Amer) 43 0.4%
David Hoagland (USL) 19 0.2%
TOTAL 9,625
Turnout: 65%


1976 Senate class 1, Rush County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 5,015 64.5%
Vance Hartke* (D) 2,728 35.1%
Don Lee (Amer) 26 0.3%
David Hoagland (USL) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 7,775
Turnout: 61%


1976 Senate class 1, Scott County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 2,977 45.0%
Vance Hartke* (D) 3,579 54.0%
Don Lee (Amer) 51 0.8%
David Hoagland (USL) 15 0.2%
TOTAL 6,622
Turnout: 55%


1976 Senate class 1, Shelby County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 9,453 59.2%
Vance Hartke* (D) 6,425 40.2%
Don Lee (Amer) 75 0.5%
David Hoagland (USL) 10 0.1%
TOTAL 15,963
Turnout: 63%


1976 Senate class 1, Spencer County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 4,535 50.5%
Vance Hartke* (D) 4,429 49.3%
Don Lee (Amer) 15 0.2%
David Hoagland (USL) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 8,980
Turnout: 74%


1976 Senate class 1, St. Joseph County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 58,518 59.8%
Vance Hartke* (D) 38,878 39.7%
Don Lee (Amer) 326 0.3%
David Hoagland (USL) 112 0.1%
TOTAL 97,834
Turnout: 59%


1976 Senate class 1, Starke County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 4,745 53.3%
Vance Hartke* (D) 4,047 45.4%
Don Lee (Amer) 104 1.2%
David Hoagland (USL) 9 0.1%
TOTAL 8,905
Turnout: 67%


1976 Senate class 1, Steuben County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 5,390 65.8%
Vance Hartke* (D) 2,634 32.2%
Don Lee (Amer) 155 1.9%
David Hoagland (USL) 13 0.2%
TOTAL 8,192
Turnout: 53%


1976 Senate class 1, Sullivan County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 4,126 47.5%
Vance Hartke* (D) 4,515 52.0%
Don Lee (Amer) 31 0.4%
David Hoagland (USL) 7 0.1%
TOTAL 8,679
Turnout: 62%


1976 Senate class 1, Switzerland County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 1,261 39.4%
Vance Hartke* (D) 1,923 60.2%
Don Lee (Amer) 9 0.3%
David Hoagland (USL) 4 0.1%
TOTAL 3,197
Turnout: 71%


1976 Senate class 1, Tippecanoe County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 32,646 69.7%
Vance Hartke* (D) 13,871 29.6%
Don Lee (Amer) 268 0.6%
David Hoagland (USL) 52 0.1%
TOTAL 46,837
Turnout: 55%


1976 Senate class 1, Tipton County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 5,180 63.3%
Vance Hartke* (D) 2,915 35.6%
Don Lee (Amer) 76 0.9%
David Hoagland (USL) 7 0.1%
TOTAL 8,178
Turnout: 74%


1976 Senate class 1, Union County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 1,682 60.9%
Vance Hartke* (D) 1,070 38.7%
Don Lee (Amer) 9 0.3%
David Hoagland (USL) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 2,764
Turnout: 63%


1976 Senate class 1, Vanderburgh County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 42,666 61.0%
Vance Hartke* (D) 26,758 38.3%
Don Lee (Amer) 340 0.5%
David Hoagland (USL) 187 0.3%
TOTAL 69,951
Turnout: 59%


1976 Senate class 1, Vermillion County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 4,015 47.9%
Vance Hartke* (D) 4,307 51.4%
Don Lee (Amer) 51 0.6%
David Hoagland (USL) 10 0.1%
TOTAL 8,383
Turnout: 70%


1976 Senate class 1, Vigo County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 25,543 53.6%
Vance Hartke* (D) 21,936 46.1%
Don Lee (Amer) 109 0.2%
David Hoagland (USL) 35 0.1%
TOTAL 47,623
Turnout: 60%


1976 Senate class 1, Wabash County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 9,013 64.7%
Vance Hartke* (D) 4,864 34.9%
Don Lee (Amer) 46 0.3%
David Hoagland (USL) 14 0.1%
TOTAL 13,937
Turnout: 58%


1976 Senate class 1, Warren County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 2,537 59.5%
Vance Hartke* (D) 1,701 39.9%
Don Lee (Amer) 18 0.4%
David Hoagland (USL) 5 0.1%
TOTAL 4,261
Turnout: 74%


1976 Senate class 1, Warrick County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 8,555 59.2%
Vance Hartke* (D) 5,769 39.9%
Don Lee (Amer) 87 0.6%
David Hoagland (USL) 39 0.3%
TOTAL 14,450
Turnout: 63%


1976 Senate class 1, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 4,203 52.6%
Vance Hartke* (D) 3,744 46.8%
Don Lee (Amer) 43 0.5%
David Hoagland (USL) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 7,996
Turnout: 59%


1976 Senate class 1, Wayne County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 17,130 59.9%
Vance Hartke* (D) 11,202 39.2%
Don Lee (Amer) 213 0.7%
David Hoagland (USL) 58 0.2%
TOTAL 28,603
Turnout: 56%


1976 Senate class 1, Wells County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 6,099 63.1%
Vance Hartke* (D) 3,434 35.5%
Don Lee (Amer) 114 1.2%
David Hoagland (USL) 22 0.2%
TOTAL 9,669
Turnout: 60%


1976 Senate class 1, White County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 6,674 65.1%
Vance Hartke* (D) 3,456 33.7%
Don Lee (Amer) 98 1.0%
David Hoagland (USL) 20 0.2%
TOTAL 10,248
Turnout: 68%


1976 Senate class 1, Whitley County
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Lugar (R) 7,283 59.0%
Vance Hartke* (D) 4,824 39.1%
Don Lee (Amer) 219 1.8%
David Hoagland (USL) 13 0.1%
TOTAL 12,339
Turnout: 75%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Richard Lugar
Total Disbursements: $727,720

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/IN/1976

Vance Hartke*
Total Disbursements: $654,729

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Richard Lugar 393,064 65.4%
2   Edgar Whitcomb 179,203 29.8%
3   Bill Costas 28,329 4.7%
TOTAL VOTES 600,596  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Vance Hartke* 304,076 53.1%
2   Philip Hayes 268,790 46.9%
TOTAL VOTES 572,866