Fred Wampler

Offices

U.S. House
District 6
In office
Jan 3, 1959 to Jan 3, 1961

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
Fred Wampler spent 2 years, 1 day in office in Indiana, all of it at the federal level.

Elections

1958–U.S. House (District 6) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1958
51.48%
Fred Wampler*, Democratic, 71,669 votes
48.52%
Cecil M. Harden (i), Republican, 67,549 votes
Out of 139,218 votes casts, the margin of victory was 4,120 (2.96%)
1960–U.S. House (District 6) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1960
51.97%
Richard L. Roudebush*, Republican, 84,662 votes
48.03%
Fred Wampler (i), Democratic, 78,247 votes
Out of 162,909 votes casts, the margin of victory was 6,415 (3.94%)
1962–U.S. House (District 6) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1962
52.66%
Richard L. Roudebush (i)*, Republican, 76,506 votes
47.34%
Fred Wampler, Democratic, 68,777 votes
Out of 145,283 votes casts, the margin of victory was 7,729 (5.32%)
In the 3 races for which we have results, Fred Wampler had a record of 1-2. That includes a record of 1-2 in 3 general elections.