<page_title> Birch Bayh </page_title> <section_title> Electoral history </section_title> <table> <cell> Birch Bayh <col_header> Democrat </col_header> </cell> <cell> 46.2% <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> <cell> Dan Quayle <col_header> Republican </col_header> </cell> <cell> 53.8% <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> </table>
Birch Bayh was defeated in the election to the Republican Quayle's 53.8% with 46.2% of the vote.