1964 United States Senate election in Mississippi

The 1964 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John C. Stennis won re-election to his fourth term.

1964 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi

June 2, 1964
 
Nominee John C. Stennis Victoria Gray Adams
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 173,764 4,703
Percentage 97.37% 2.64%

U.S. senator before election

John C. Stennis
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John C. Stennis
Democratic

Because Stennis was unopposed in the general election, his victory in the June 2 primary was tantamount to election. He defeated civil rights activist Victoria Gray Adams, a member of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party in a landslide.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1964 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John C. Stennis (incumbent) 173,764 97.37%
Democratic Victoria Gray Adams 4,703 2.64%
Total votes 178,467 100.00%

General election

Results

General election results[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic John C. Stennis (incumbent) 343,364 100.00%
Total votes 343,364 100.00%
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