Birch Bayh
Electoral history

Birch Bayh

Section Title: Electoral history
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Year	Democrat	Votes	%	Republican	Votes	%	Source

1962	Birch Bayh	905,491	50.3%	Homer E. Capehart	894,548	49.7%

1968	Birch Bayh	1,060,456	51.7%	William D. Ruckelshaus	988,571	48.2%

1974	Birch Bayh	889,269	50.7%	Richard G. Lugar	814,114	46.4%

1980	Birch Bayh	1,015,922	46.2%	Dan Quayle	1,182,414	53.8%

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Birch Bayh was defeated in the election to the Republican Quayle's 53.8% with 46.2% of the vote.

final_sentence: Birch Bayh was defeated in the election to the Republican Quayle's 53.8% with 46.2% of the vote.