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Bayh with his father Birch and mother Marvella during his father's 1962 Senate campaign. Birch Evans Bayh III [9] was born on December 26, 1955, in Shirkieville, Indiana, [10] to Marvella Bayh (née Hern; 1933–1979) and Birch E. Bayh Jr. (1928–2019), who was a U.S. Senator from 1963 until 1981, following his electoral defeat by then-Representative and future Vice President Dan Quayle.
The 2004 United States Senate election in Indiana was held on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Evan Bayh won re-election to a second term. To date, this was the last time the Democrats have won the Class 3 Senate seat from Indiana. Bayh won 86 of the state's 92 counties.
A senatorial term lasts six years, beginning on January 3. In case of a vacancy, the governor of Indiana has the duty to appoint a new U.S. senator. Indiana's current U.S. senators are Republicans Todd Young (serving since 2017) and Jim Banks (serving since 2025). Richard Lugar was the state's longest serving senator (1977–2013).
Long-time Indiana Democratic Senator Evan Bayh recently announced his plans to retire -- but those plans won't interfere with his desire to stand in the way of student loan reform, lower costs for ...
However, Hill withdrew from the race on July 11, with former senator Evan Bayh entering the race to regain the seat, which he held from 1999 to 2011. The Indiana Democratic Party formally chose Bayh as Hill's replacement on July 22. Following his entry, Bayh was initially seen as the frontrunner in the race.
Bayh with son Evan Bayh, wife Marvella and an unidentified woman, 1962. Bayh's political career began at age 26 with his election to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1954, where he served two years as Speaker and four years as Democratic Floor Leader. At the time, Bayh was the youngest Speaker in Indiana state history. [10]
Susan Bayh, the wife of former Indiana Gov. Evan Bayh, died on Friday after a prolonged battle with brain cancer. She was 61 years old.
Indiana's Senate voted Friday to pass the House version of SB 1, which creates a near-total ban on abortion. Here's how every senator voted.