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1964 United States Senate elections

← 1962 November 3, 1964 1966 →
35 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Mike Mansfield Everett Dirksen Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 3, 1961 January 3, 1959 Leader's seat Montana Illinois Seats before 66 34 Seats after 68 32 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 30,786,035 23,171,991 Percentage 56.2% 42.3% Seats up 26 9 Races won 28 7
Results of the elections:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican gain      Republican hold      No election Rectangular inset (Tennessee): both seats up for election
Majority Leader before election Mike Mansfield Democratic Elected Majority Leader Mike Mansfield Democratic

The 1964 United States Senate elections were held on November 3. The 33 seats of Class 1 were contested in regular elections. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies. They coincided with the election of President Lyndon B. Johnson by an overwhelming majority, to a full term. His Democratic Party picked up a net two seats from the Republicans. As of 2023, this was the last time either party has had a two-thirds majority in the Senate, which allowed the Senate Democrats to override a veto, propose constitutional amendments, or convict and expel certain officials without any votes from Senate Republicans. However, internal divisions would have prevented the Democrats from having done so. The Senate election cycle coincided with Democratic gains in the House in the same year.

In a close race in Nevada, Democratic incumbent Howard Cannon won re-election over Republican Lieutenant Governor Paul Laxalt by fewer than 100 votes. Laxalt joined Cannon in the Senate when he won Nevada's other seat in 1974. Patrick V. McNamara (D–Michigan) later died on April 30, 1966, and was replaced on May 11, 1966, by appointee Robert P. Griffin (R), reducing Democrats' majority to 67–33.

Notably, of the 35 seats up for election this year, 26 were held by Democrats, who managed to retain 25 of them. A party defending two-thirds of the seats up for election would not make net gains in the Senate again until 2012. Coincidentally, it would be the same Senate class, class 1.

Results summary

Parties					Total
		Democratic	Republican	Other
Last elections (1962)		67	33	0	100
Before these elections		66	34	0	100
Not up		40	25	0	65
Up		26	9	—	35
	Class 1 (1958→1964)	24	9	—	33
	Special: Class 2	2	0	—	2
Incumbent retired		1	1	—	2
	Held by same party	1	1	—	2
	Replaced by other party	0	0	—	0
	Result	1	1	0	2
Incumbent ran		25	8	—	33
	Won re-election	23	5	—	28
	Lost re-election	3 Republicans replaced by 3 Democrats 1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican		—	4
	Lost renomination, but held by same party	1	0	—	1
	Result	27	6	0	33
Total elected		28	7	0	35
Net gain/loss		2	2		2
Nationwide vote		30,786,035	23,171,991	848,082	54,806,108
	Share	56.17%	42.28%	1.55%	100%
Result		68	32	0	100

Source:

Gains, losses, and holds

Retirements

One Republican did not seek re-election and one Democrat did not seek election to finish an unexpired term.

Defeats

One Democrat sought election to finish the unexpired term but lost in the primary election. One Democrat sought election to a full term but lost in the general election. One Republican sought election to finish the unexpired term and sought election to a full term but lost in both the special election and the regular election. Two Republicans sought re-election but lost in the general election.

Post-election changes

One Democrat died on April 30, 1966, and was replaced on May 11, 1966, by a Republican appointee. Another Democrat died on April 18, 1965, and was replaced by a fellow Democrat. Another Democrat resigned on November 10, 1965, for health reasons and was replaced by a fellow Democrat.

Change in composition

Before the elections

Elections results

Race summary

Special elections during the 88th Congress

In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1964 or before January 3, 1965; ordered by election date, then state.

Elections leading to the next Congress

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1965; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.

Closest races

Fifteen races had a margin of victory under 10%:

Michigan is the tipping point state with a margin of 29.1%.

Arizona

1964 United States Senate election in Arizona

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Nominee Paul Fannin Roy Elson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 241,089 227,712 Percentage 51.43% 48.57%

County results Fannin:      50–60% Elson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Barry Goldwater Republican Elected U.S. Senator Paul Fannin Republican

Incumbent Barry Goldwater decided not to run for re-election to a third term, instead running for President of the United States as the Republican Party nominee against Lyndon B. Johnson. Governor of Arizona Paul Fannin ran unopposed in the Republican primary, and defeated Democratic nominee Roy Elson, who was a staff member for U.S. senator Carl Hayden until Hayden's retirement in 1969. Despite a landslide loss throughout the country, and Goldwater only able to obtain 50.45% of the vote in his home state of Arizona, Fannin managed to prevail in the state's Senate election. Goldwater would win the election for the other Senate seat in 1968 when Hayden retired from the post and serving two more terms.

California

1964 United States Senate election in California

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Nominee George Murphy Pierre Salinger Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 3,628,552 3,411,915 Percentage 51.54% 48.46%

County Results Murphy:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Salinger:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Pierre Salinger Democratic Elected U.S. Senator George Murphy Republican

Democratic incumbent Pierre Salinger, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Senator Clair Engle three months earlier, was defeated in his bid for a full term by Republican candidate George Murphy, a retired actor.

Connecticut

1964 United States Senate election in Connecticut

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Nominee Thomas J. Dodd John Davis Lodge Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 781,008 426,939 Percentage 64.66% 35.34%

County results Municipality resultsCounty results Dodd:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Lodge:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Thomas J. Dodd Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Thomas J. Dodd Democratic

Democrat Thomas J. Dodd was re-elected and served a second term. John Davis Lodge, grandson of Henry Cabot Lodge was defeated by almost 30%.

Delaware

1964 United States Senate election in Delaware

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Nominee John J. Williams Elbert Carvel Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 103,782 96,850 Percentage 51.71% 48.26%

County Results Williams:      50-60%

U.S. senator before election John J. Williams Republican Elected U.S. Senator John J. Williams Republican

Republican incumbent John J. Williams was reelected to a fourth term, defeating Democratic Governor Elbert N. Carvel.

Florida

1964 United States Senate election in Florida

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Nominee Spessard Holland Claude R. Kirk Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 997,585 562,212 Percentage 63.93% 36.03%

County results Holland:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Kirk:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Spessard Holland Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Spessard Holland Democratic

Democratic incumbent Spessard Holland was reelected to a fourth term in a landslide, defeating the Republican candidate, future governor Claude R. Kirk Jr.

Hawaii

1964 United States Senate election in Hawaii

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Nominee Hiram Fong Thomas Gill Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 110,747 96,789 Percentage 53.0% 46.4%

County results Fong:      50–60% Gill:      40–50%

U.S. senator before election Hiram Fong Republican Elected U.S. Senator Hiram Fong Republican

Republican incumbent Hiram Fong was reelected to a second term, defeating Democratic Congressman Thomas Gill

Indiana

1964 United States Senate election in Indiana

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Nominee Vance Hartke D. Russell Bontrager Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,128,505 941,519 Percentage 54.33% 45.33%

County results Hartke:      50–60%      60–70% Bontrager:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Vance Hartke Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Vance Hartke Democratic

Democratic incumbent Vance Hartke was reelected to a second term, defeating Republican State Senator Russell Bontrager.

Maine

1964 United States Senate election in Maine

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Nominee Edmund Muskie Clifford McIntire Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 253,511 127,040 Percentage 66.62% 33.38%

County results Muskie:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% McIntire:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Edmund Muskie Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Edmund Muskie Democratic

Democratic incumbent Edmund Muskie was reelected to a second term, defeating Republican Congressman Clifford McIntire in a landslide.

Maryland

1964 United States Senate election in Maryland

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Nominee Joseph Tydings J. Glenn Beall Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 678,649 402,393 Percentage 62.78% 37.22%

County results Tydings:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Beall:      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election J. Glenn Beall Republican Elected U.S. Senator Joseph Tydings Democratic

Republican incumbent J. Glenn Beall was defeated in his bid for a third term by Democratic candidate Joseph Tydings, the former United States Attorney for the District of Maryland and son of former Senator Millard Tydings.

Beall's own son, J. Glenn Beall Jr., would go on to defeat Tydings six years later.

Massachusetts

1964 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

← 1962 (special) November 3, 1964 1970 →

Nominee Ted Kennedy Howard J. Whitmore Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,716,907 587,663 Percentage 74.26% 25.42%

County Results Municipality Results Kennedy   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Whitmore   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%

U.S. senator before election Ted Kennedy Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Ted Kennedy, who had won a special election two years earlier, defeated his challengers to win his second (his first full) Senate term. Much of the campaign-appearance burden on behalf of Ted Kennedy fell on his wife, Joan, because of Ted's serious back injury in a plane crash.

Candidates:

• Ted Kennedy - Incumbent senator elected in 1962 to the unexpired term of John F. Kennedy.
• Howard J. Whitmore Jr. - Member of Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953, and mayor of Newton, Massachusetts, from 1954 to 1960. Served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II.
• Lawrence Gilfedder - Candidate for Lt. Governor in 1948. Ran for Governor in 1952 and 1954. Ran for Senate in 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, and 1970.
• Grace F. Luder - Candidate for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district seat in 1950 and Massachusetts's 14th congressional district seat in 1952.

Michigan

1964 United States Senate election in Michigan

← 1958 November 3, 1964 1970 →

Nominee Philip Hart Elly Peterson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,996,912 1,096,272 Percentage 64.38% 35.35%

County results Hart:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Peterson:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Philip Hart Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Philip Hart Democratic

Democratic incumbent Philip Hart was easily reelected to a second term over Republican challenger Elly M. Peterson.

Minnesota

1964 United States Senate election in Minnesota

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Nominee Eugene McCarthy Wheelock Whitney Jr. Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Popular vote 931,363 605,933 Percentage 60.34% 39.26%

County results McCarthy:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Whitney:      50-60%

U.S. senator before election Eugene McCarthy Democratic (DFL) Elected U.S. senator Eugene McCarthy Democratic (DFL)

Incumbent Democrat Eugene McCarthy defeated Republican challenger Wheelock Whitney Jr. to win a second term.

Mississippi

1964 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi

← 1958 June 2, 1964 1970 →

Nominee John C. Stennis Victoria Gray Adams Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 173,764 4,703 Percentage 97.37% 2.64%

County results Stennis:      >90%

U.S. senator before election John C. Stennis Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John C. Stennis Democratic

Democratic incumbent John C. Stennis was reelected virtually unopposed to a fourth term, even as Republican candidate Barry Goldwater carried Mississippi in the presidential election. Stennis received 97% of the vote in the Democratic primary and faced no Republican challenger in the general election.

Missouri

1964 United States Senate election in Missouri

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Nominee Stuart Symington Jean Paul Bradshaw Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,186,666 596,377 Percentage 66.55% 33.45%

County results Symington:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Bradshaw:      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election Stuart Symington Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Stuart Symington Democratic

Democratic incumbent Stuart Symington was reelected to a third term in a landslide, defeating Republican candidate Jean Paul Bradshaw.

Montana

1964 United States Senate election in Montana

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Nominee Mike Mansfield Alex Blewett Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 180,643 99,367 Percentage 64.51% 35.49%

County results Mansfield:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Blewett:      50-60%

U.S. senator before election Mike Mansfield Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Mike Mansfield Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Mike Mansfield, who was first elected to the Senate in 1952 and was re-elected in 1958, ran for re-election. Mansfield won the Democratic primary in a landslide, and advanced to the general election, where he faced Alex Blewett, the Majority Leader of the Montana House of Representatives and the Republican nominee. Though Mansfield's margin was significantly reduced from 1958, he still overwhelmingly defeated Blewett and won his third term in the Senate.

Nebraska

1964 United States Senate election in Nebraska

← 1958 November 3, 1964 1970 →

Nominee Roman Hruska Raymond W. Arndt Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 345,772 217,605 Percentage 61.37% 38.62%

County results Hruska:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Arndt:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Roman Hruska Republican Elected U.S. Senator Roman Hruska Republican

Republican incumbent Roman Hruska was reelected in a landslide over Democratic challenger Raymond Arndt.

Nevada

1964 United States Senate election in Nevada

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Nominee Howard Cannon Paul Laxalt Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 67,336 67,288 Percentage 50.02% 49.98%

County results Cannon:      50–60%      60–70% Laxalt:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Howard Cannon Democratic Elected U.S. senator Howard Cannon Democratic

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Howard Cannon won re-election to a second term by a razor-thin margin of only 48 votes over Republican Lieutenant Governor Paul Laxalt.

New Jersey

1964 United States Senate election in New Jersey

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Nominee Harrison A. Williams Bernard M. Shanley Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,677,515 1,011,280 Percentage 61.91% 37.32%

County results Williams:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Shanley:      50-60%

U.S. senator before election Harrison A. Williams Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Harrison A. Williams Democratic

Democratic incumbent Harrison A. Williams was reelected to a second term over Republican candidate Bernard M. Shanley, a former white house staffer during the Eisenhower administration.

New Mexico

New Mexico (regular)

1964 United States Senate election in New Mexico

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Nominee Joseph Montoya Edwin L. Mechem Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 178,209 147,562 Percentage 54.7% 45.3%

County results Montoya:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Mechem:      50-60%

U.S. senator before election Edwin L. Mechem Republican Elected U.S. senator Joseph Montoya Democratic

Incumbent Republican Edwin L. Mechem, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Democrat Dennis Chávez two years earlier, sought election to a full term, but was defeated by Democrat Joseph Montoya.

Montoya was Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico (1947–1951 and 1955–1957) and a four-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1957–1964).

New Mexico (special)

Montoya was also elected to finish the term ending January 3, 1965.

New York

1964 United States Senate election in New York

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Nominee Robert F. Kennedy Kenneth Keating Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 3,823,749 3,104,056 Percentage 53.5% 43.4%

County results Kennedy:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Keating:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election Kenneth Keating Republican Elected U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy Democratic

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Kenneth Keating ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Robert F. Kennedy, the former United States Attorney General and brother of former President John F. Kennedy and Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy.

The Socialist Labor state convention met on March 29, and nominated John Emanuel. The Republican state convention met on August 31, and re-nominated the incumbent U.S. Senator Kenneth B. Keating. The Conservative state convention met on August 31 at Saratoga Springs, New York, and nominated Prof. Henry Paolucci. The Democratic state convention met on September 1, and nominated U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy on the first ballot, with 968 votes against 153 for Congressman Samuel S. Stratton. The Liberal Party met on September 1, and endorsed the Democratic nominee, U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. The Socialist Workers Party filed a petition to nominate candidates on September 7. Richard Garza was nominated.

John English, a Nassau County leader who helped John F. Kennedy during the 1960 presidential election, encouraged Robert Kennedy to oppose Keating. At the time, Samuel S. Stratton, a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York's 35th congressional district, was considered the most likely Democratic candidate. At first, Kennedy resisted. After President Kennedy's assassination, Robert Kennedy remained as Attorney General for Lyndon B. Johnson. However, Johnson and Kennedy feuded. Kennedy decided to run for the Senate in New York in August, and resigned from the Cabinet on September 3, 1964. While many reform Democrats resisted Kennedy, support from Robert F. Wagner Jr., and party bosses like Charles A. Buckley, of The Bronx, and Peter J. Crotty, of Buffalo, helped Kennedy win the nomination at the party convention.

During the campaign, Kennedy was frequently met by large crowds. Keating accused Kennedy of being a carpetbagger from Massachusetts. Kennedy responded to these charges in a televised town meeting by saying, "If the senator of the state of New York is going be selected on who's lived here the longest, then I think people are going vote for my opponent. If it's going be selected on who's got the best New York accent, then I think I'm probably out too. But I think if it's going be selected on the basis of who can make the best United States senator, I think I'm still in the contest."

The Democratic/Liberal candidate was elected. Campaign help from President Lyndon B. Johnson, as well as the Democratic landslide after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, helped carry Kennedy into office, as Kennedy polled about 1.1 million votes less in New York than Johnson did. The incumbent Keating was defeated.

1964 state election result

Ticket	U.S. Senator
Democratic	Y Robert F. Kennedy	3,539,746
Liberal	Y Robert F Kennedy	284,646
Republican	Kenneth B. Keating	3,104,056
Conservative	Henry Paolucci	212,216
Socialist Labor	John Emanuel	7,358
Socialist Workers	Richard Garza	4,202

(For Total Votes, the Democratic and Liberal votes for Kennedy are combined.)

North Dakota

1964 United States Senate election in North Dakota

← 1960 (special) November 3, 1964 1970 →

Nominee Quentin Burdick Thomas Kleppe Party Democratic–NPL Republican Popular vote 149,264 109,681 Percentage 57.64% 42.36%

County results Burdick:   50-60%   60-70%   70-80% Kleppe:   50-60%   60-70%

U.S. senator before election Quentin Burdick Democratic–NPL Elected U.S. senator Quentin Burdick Democratic–NPL

Incumbent Democratic-NPL Senator Quentin Burdick sought and received re-election to his second term, defeating Republican candidate Thomas S. Kleppe, who later became the United States Secretary of the Interior.

Only Burdick filed as a Democratic-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was Thomas S. Kleppe, who would go on to serve two terms as a Representative for North Dakota's second congressional district from 1967 to 1971. Burdick and Kleppe won the primary elections for their respective parties.

Ohio

1964 United States Senate election in Ohio

← 1958 November 3, 1964 1970 →

Nominee Stephen M. Young Robert Taft Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,923,608 1,906,781 Percentage 50.22% 49.78%

County results Young:      50–60%      60–70% Taft:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Stephen M. Young Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Stephen M. Young Democratic

Democratic incumbent Stephen M. Young narrowly won reelection to a second term over Republican Congressman Robert Taft Jr., the son of former Senator Robert A. Taft and grandson of former President William Howard Taft.

Taft would go on to win the seat in the next election, serving one term in the Senate.

Oklahoma (special)

1964 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma

← 1960 November 3, 1964 1966 →

Nominee Fred R. Harris Bud Wilkinson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 466,782 445,392 Percentage 51.17% 48.83%

County results Harris:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Wilkinson:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election J. Howard Edmondson Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Fred R. Harris Democratic

This election was to determine who would serve for the final two years of the term to which Robert S. Kerr had been elected in 1960. Kerr had died in January 1963, and outgoing Governor J. Howard Edmondson was appointed to take his place. Edmondson hoped to win the special election, but lost the Democratic primary to former state senator Fred R. Harris, who then won the general election over University of Oklahoma football coach Bud Wilkinson.

Pennsylvania

1964 United States Senate election in Pennsylvnaia

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Nominee Hugh Scott Genevieve Blatt Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,429,858 2,359,223 Percentage 50.6% 49.1%

County results Scott:      50-60%      60-70%      80–90% Blatt:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Hugh Scott Republican Elected U.S. senator Hugh Scott Republican

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Hugh Scott successfully sought re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee Genevieve Blatt.

Rhode Island

1964 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

← 1958 November 3, 1964 1970 →

Nominee John Pastore Ronald Legueux Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 319,607 66,715 Percentage 82.73% 17.27%

County results Pastore:      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election John Pastore Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John Pastore Democratic

Democratic incumbent John Pastore won reelection to a third full term (and fourth overall), defeating Republican candidate Ronald Lagueux by more than 65 percentage points.

Tennessee

Tennessee (regular)

1964 United States Senate election in Tennessee

← 1958 November 3, 1964 1970 →

Nominee Albert Gore Sr. Dan Kuykendall Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 570,542 493,475 Percentage 53.62% 46.38%

County results Gore:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Kuykendall:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Albert Gore Sr. Democratic Elected U.S. senator Albert Gore Sr. Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Albert Gore Sr. was re-elected to a third term over Republican candidate Dan Kuykendall.

Tennessee (special)

1964 United States Senate special election in Tennessee

← 1960 November 3, 1964 1966 →

Nominee Ross Bass Howard Baker Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 568,905 517,330 Percentage 52.14% 47.41%

County results Bass:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Baker:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Herbert S. Walters Democratic Elected U.S. senator Ross Bass Democratic

Democratic Congressman Ross Bass won the special election to serve the remaining 26 months of the term to which the late Estes Kefauver had been elected in 1960. He defeated Republican candidate Howard Baker, who would go on to win the seat in the regular election two years later.

Texas

1964 United States Senate election in Texas

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Nominee Ralph Yarborough George H. W. Bush Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,463,958 1,134,337 Percentage 56.2% 43.6%

County results Yarbrough:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100% Bush:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Ralph Yarborough Democratic Elected U.S. senator Ralph Yarborough Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Ralph Yarborough defeated future President of the United States George H. W. Bush.

Although Yarborough won this election, he would lose the Democratic Primary six years later, in 1970, to Lloyd Bentsen. Bush later went on to win an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1966; he was elected vice president of the United States in 1980 and was elected president in 1988.

Utah

1964 United States Senate election in Utah

← 1958 November 3, 1964 1970 →

Nominee Frank Moss Ernest L. Wilkinson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 227,822 169,562 Percentage 57.3% 42.7%

County results Moss:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Wilkinson:      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election Frank Moss Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Frank Moss Democratic

Democratic incumbent Frank Moss was reelected to a second term over Republican candidate Ernest L. Wilkinson, the president of Brigham Young University.

Vermont

1964 United States Senate election in Vermont

← 19581970 →

Nominee Winston L. Prouty Frederick J. Fayette Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 87,879 76,457 Percentage 53.4% 46.5%

County results Prouty:      50–60%      60–70% Fayette:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Winston L. Prouty Republican Elected U.S. senator Winston L. Prouty Republican

Incumbent Republican Winston L. Prouty successfully ran for re-election, defeating Democratic candidate Frederick J. Fayette.

Virginia

1964 United States Senate election in Virginia

← 19581966 (special) →

Nominee Harry F. Byrd Richard A. May James W. Respess Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 592,270 176,624 95,526 Percentage 63.80% 19.03% 10.29%

County and Independent City Results Byrd:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% May:      40-50% Respess:      50-60%

U.S. senator before election Harry F. Byrd Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd Democratic

Incumbent Harry F. Byrd was re-elected to a seventh term, defeating Republican Richard A. May and independent James W. Respess.

Washington

1964 United States Senate election in Washington

← 1958 November 3, 1964 1970 →

Nominee Henry M. Jackson Lloyd J. Andrews Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 875,950 337,138 Percentage 72.21% 27.79%

County results Jackson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Henry M. Jackson Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Henry M. Jackson Democratic

Democratic incumbent Henry M. Jackson was reelected to a third term in a landslide, defeating Republican challenger Lloyd J. Andrews, who had previously served as the state's Superintendent of Public Instruction.

West Virginia

1964 United States Senate election in West Virginia

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Nominee Robert Byrd Cooper P. Benedict Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 515,015 246,072 Percentage 67.67% 32.33%

County results Byrd:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Benedict:      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election Robert Byrd Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Robert Byrd Democratic

Democratic incumbent Robert Byrd was reelected to a second term over Republican candidate Cooper Benedict. Byrd would serve in the Senate until his death in 2010, making him the longest-serving senator in United States history.

Wisconsin

1964 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

← 1958 November 3, 1964 1970 →

Nominee William Proxmire Wilbur N. Renk Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 892,013 780,116 Percentage 53.30% 46.61%

County results Proxmire:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Renk:      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election William Proxmire Democratic Elected U.S. Senator William Proxmire Democratic

Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire was reelected to a second full term, defeating Republican Wilbur Renk.

Wyoming

1964 United States Senate election in Wyoming

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Nominee Gale W. McGee John S. Wold Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 76,485 65,185 Percentage 53.99% 46.01%

County results McGee:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Wold:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Gale W. McGee Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Gale W. McGee Democratic

See also

• 1964 United States elections
  • 1964 United States gubernatorial elections
  • 1964 United States presidential election
  • 1964 United States House of Representatives elections
• 88th United States Congress
• 89th United States Congress

References

1. ^ The Liberal Party in New York endorsed Robert F. Kennedy, a Democrat, but the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives did not tabulate their votes, totaling 284,646, into the national Democratic total.
2. ^ Appointee defeated
3. The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is affiliated nationally with the Democratic Party (United States).
4. Peter J. Crotty (ca. 1910–1992), lawyer, of Buffalo, President of the Buffalo City Council 1948–1951.
5. Dr. Henry Paolucci (1921–1999), Professor of Comparative Literature and Ancient Greek and Roman History at Iona College, later Professor of Government and Politics at St. John's University.
6. John Emanuel (b. ca. 1908 in Greece), "fur worker," ran also for Comptroller in 1954; and for Lieutenant Governor in 1958 and 1962
7. Richard Garza (b. ca. 1928 The Bronx), "restaurant worker and seaman," ran also for Mayor of New York in 1961; and for Governor in 1962

1. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (August 15, 1965). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 43, 54.
2. Dean, John W.; Goldwater Jr., Barry M. (2008). Pure Goldwater (1st ed.). New York, N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 72. ISBN 978-0230611337.
3. "Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 08, 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
4. "Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
5. "Our Campaigns - CT US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
6. Howard J. Whitmore Jr. at ourcampaigns.com
7. Lawrence Gilfedder at ourcampaigns.com
8. Grace F. Luder at ourcampaigns.com
9. Race details at ourcampaigns.com
10. "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 08, 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
11. "Primary Election Returns - September 8, 1964" (PDF). Minnesota Legislature.
12. "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
13. ^ "Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, June 2, 1964". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
14. "NM US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
15. Senate Candidate Chosen in NYT on March 30, 1964 (subscription required)
16. KEATING CHOSEN BY REPUBLICANS IN SHOW OF UNITY; Fino and Other Dissidents Yield to Party Chiefs at State Convention Here in NYT on September 1, 1964 (subscription required)
17. PAOLUCCI NAMED BY CONSERVATIVES in NYT on September 1, 1964 (subscription required)
18. KENNEDY SWAMPS STRATTON TO WIN STATE NOMINATION; Democrats Name Attorney General, 968 to 153, at a Noisy Convention Here; NOMINEE ANSWERS FOES; He Says New York's First Senator Was an Able Man From Massachusetts; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, a sudden new power in New York politics, won the Democratic nomination for Senator yesterday at one of the most boisterous state conventions ever held here. in NYT on September 2, 1964 (subscription required)
19. KENNEDY NAMED BY LIBERAL PARTY; Opposition to Candidacy Is Angry, But Scattered; The Liberal party's state convention listened to some angry, but scattered, opposition last night, and then enthusiastically nominated Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy for United States Senator. in NYT on September 2, 1964 (subscription required)
20. Socialist Workers' Petitions Names Negro for President in NYT on September 8, 1964 (subscription required)
21. Peter J. Crotty, Democratic Force In Western New York, Dies at 82 in NYT on March 4, 1992
22. The Carpetbagger, 1964 in NYT on February 23, 1999
23. "Lessons for Mrs. Clinton from 1964 - June 15, 1999". CNN. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
24. Henry Paolucci, 77, Scholar and a Leader in Conservative Party Obit in NYT on January 6, 1999
25. Cook, Rhodes (October 26, 2017). America Votes 32: 2015–2016, Election Returns by State. CQ Press. ISBN 9781506368993 – via Google Books.
26. Cook, Rhodes (October 26, 2017). America Votes 32: 2015–2016, Election Returns by State. CQ Press. ISBN 9781506368993. Retrieved February 14, 2019 – via Google Books.
27. ^ "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
28. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.

External links

• "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. 1965.
• Official result in New York City: Canvass Shows Conservatives Rivaled Liberals in City Vote in NYT on November 26, 1964 (subscription required)
• Images from the Robert Kennedy campaign