D. Bailey Merrill

Offices

U.S. House
District 8
In office
Jan 3, 1953 to Jan 3, 1955

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
2 years
D. Bailey Merrill spent 2 years in office in Indiana, all of it at the federal level.

Elections

1952–U.S. House (District 8) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1952
52.55%
D. Bailey Merrill*, Republican, 98,226 votes
46.96%
Winfield Kirkpatrick Denton (i), Democratic, 87,770 votes
 0.49%
Raymond M. Morris, Prohibition, 915 votes
Out of 186,911 votes casts, the margin of victory was 10,456 (5.59%)
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1954–U.S. House (District 8) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 1954
52.13%
Winfield Kirkpatrick Denton*, Democratic, 82,264 votes
47.50%
D. Bailey Merrill (i), Republican, 74,960 votes
 0.37%
Charles W. Evans, Prohibition, 583 votes
Out of 157,807 votes casts, the margin of victory was 7,304 (4.63%)
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1956–U.S. House (District 8) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1956
50.05%
Winfield Kirkpatrick Denton (i)*, Democratic, 95,699 votes
49.69%
D. Bailey Merrill, Republican, 95,003 votes
 0.26%
Raymond D. Morris, Prohibition, 504 votes
Out of 191,206 votes casts, the margin of victory was 696 (0.36%)
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In the 3 races for which we have results, D. Bailey Merrill had a record of 1-2. That includes a record of 1-2 in 3 general elections.