1964 United States Senate elections
The 1964 United States Senate elections 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 2020, this is the last time either party has had a two-thirds majority in the Senate, which would have hypothetically allowed the Senate Democrats to override a veto, convict and expel certain officials, or invoke cloture without any votes from Republicans. The Senate election coincided with Democratic gains in the House in the same year.
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Notably, of the 34 seats up for election this year, 25 were held by Democrats, who managed to retain 24 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.
Retirements
There were no net party changes from retirements.
Republicans replaced by Republicans
- Arizona: Barry Goldwater retired to run for President. He was replaced by Paul Fannin (R)
Democrats replaced by Democrats
- Tennessee (Class 2): Appointee Herbert S. Walters (D) was replaced by Ross Bass (D)
Incumbents who lost elections
Democrats had a two-seat net gain from beating incumbents.
Democrats lost to Republicans
- California: Appointee Pierre Salinger (D) lost to George Murphy (R).
Democrats lost to Democrats
- Oklahoma (Class 2): Appointee J. Howard Edmondson (D) lost nomination to Fred R. Harris (D), who won the general election.
Republicans lost to Democrats
- Maryland: James Glenn Beall (R) lost to Joseph D. Tydings (D).
- New Mexico: Edwin L. Mechem (R) lost to Joseph M. Montoya (D).
- New York: Kenneth B. Keating (R) lost to Robert F. Kennedy (D).
Other races
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.
Subsequent gains
- Michigan: Patrick V. McNamara (D) died April 30, 1966, and was replaced May 11, 1966 by appointee Robert P. Griffin (R).
Change in Senate composition
Before the elections
D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | D9 | D10 |
D20 | D19 | D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 |
D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 | D29 | D30 |
D40 | D39 | D38 | D37 | D36 | D35 | D34 | D33 | D32 | D31 |
D41 | D42 | D43 Ran |
D44 Ran |
D45 Ran |
D46 Ran |
D47 Ran |
D48 Ran |
D49 Ran |
D50 Ran |
Majority → | D51 Ran | ||||||||
D60 Ran |
D59 Ran |
D58 Ran |
D57 Ran |
D56 Ran |
D55 Ran |
D54 Ran |
D53 Ran |
D52 Ran | |
D61 Ran |
D62 Ran |
D63 Ran |
D64 Ran |
D65 Ran |
D66 Ran |
R34 Retired |
R33 Ran |
R32 Ran |
R31 Ran |
R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 | R26 Ran |
R27 Ran |
R28 Ran |
R29 Ran |
R30 Ran |
R20 | R19 | R18 | R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 |
After the general elections
D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | D9 | D10 |
D20 | D19 | D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 |
D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 | D29 | D30 |
D40 | D39 | D38 | D37 | D36 | D35 | D34 | D33 | D32 | D31 |
D41 | D42 | D43 Re-elected |
D44 Re-elected |
D45 Re-elected |
D46 Re-elected |
D47 Re-elected |
D48 Re-elected |
D49 Re-elected |
D50 Re-elected |
Majority → | D51 Re-elected | ||||||||
D60 Re-elected |
D59 Re-elected |
D58 Re-elected |
D57 Re-elected |
D56 Re-elected |
D55 Re-elected |
D54 Re-elected |
D53 Re-elected |
D52 Re-elected | |
D61 Re-elected |
D62 Re-elected |
D63 Re-elected |
D64 Re-elected |
D65 Re-elected |
D66 Gain |
D67 Gain |
D68 Gain |
R32 Gain |
R31 Hold |
R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 | R26 Re-elected |
R27 Re-elected |
R28 Re-elected |
R29 Re-elected |
R30 Re-elected |
R20 | R19 | R18 | R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 |
After the November special elections
D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | D9 | D10 |
D20 | D19 | D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 |
D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 | D29 | D30 |
D40 | D39 | D38 | D37 | D36 | D35 | D34 | D33 | D32 | D31 |
D41 | D42 | D43 | D44 | D45 | D46 | D47 | D48 | D49 | D50 |
Majority → | D51 | ||||||||
D60 | D59 | D58 | D57 | D56 | D55 | D54 | D53 | D52 | |
D61 | D62 | D63 | D64 | D65 | D66 Hold |
D67 Hold |
D68 Gain, same as general |
R32 | R31 |
R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 | R26 | R27 | R28 | R29 | R30 |
R20 | R19 | R18 | R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 |
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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.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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New Mexico (Class 1) |
Edwin L. Mechem | Republican | 1962 (Appointed) | Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. Winner also elected to the next term, see below. |
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Oklahoma (Class 2) |
J. Howard Edmondson | Democratic | 1963 (Appointed) | Appointee lost nomination to finish term. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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Tennessee (Class 2) |
Herbert S. Walters | Democratic | 1963 (Appointed) | Appointee retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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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.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Arizona | Barry Goldwater | Republican | 1952 1958 |
Incumbent retired to run for President of the United States. New senator elected. Republican hold. |
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California | Pierre Salinger | Democratic | 1964 (Appointed) | Appointee lost election to next term. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Connecticut | Thomas J. Dodd | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Delaware | John J. Williams | Republican | 1946 1952 1958 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida | Spessard Holland | Democratic | 1946 (Appointed) 1946 1952 1958 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Hawaii | Hiram Fong | Republican | 1959 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana | Vance Hartke | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maine | Edmund Muskie | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland | James Glenn Beall | Republican | 1952 1958 |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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Massachusetts | Ted Kennedy | Democratic | 1962 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan | Philip Hart | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota | Eugene McCarthy | Democratic-Farmer-Labor[1] | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi | John C. Stennis | Democratic | 1947 (Special) 1952 1958 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri | Stuart Symington | Democratic | 1952 1958 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Montana | Mike Mansfield | Democratic | 1952 1958 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska | Roman Hruska | Republican | 1954 (Special) 1958 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nevada | Howard Cannon | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey | Harrison A. Williams | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Mexico | Edwin L. Mechem | Republican | 1962 (Appointed) | Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. Winner was also elected to finish the term, see above. |
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New York | Kenneth Keating | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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North Dakota | Quentin Burdick | Democratic | 1960 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio | Stephen M. Young | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania | Hugh Scott | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Rhode Island | John Pastore | Democratic | 1950 (Special) 1952 1958 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee | Albert Gore Sr. | Democratic | 1952 1958 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas | Ralph Yarborough | Democratic | 1957 (Special) 1958 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Utah | Frank Moss | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Vermont | Winston L. Prouty | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia | Harry F. Byrd | Democratic | 1933 (Appointed) 1933 (Special) 1934 1940 1946 1952 1958 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Washington | Henry M. Jackson | Democratic | 1952 1958 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia | Robert Byrd | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin | William Proxmire | Democratic | 1957 (Special) 1958 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wyoming | Gale W. McGee | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona
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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.[2] 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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Roy Elson | 76,697 | 41.41% | |
Democratic | Renz L. Jennings | 64,331 | 34.73% | |
Democratic | Howard V. Peterson | 22,424 | 12.11% | |
Democratic | George Gavin | 10,291 | 5.56% | |
Democratic | Raymond G. Neely | 6,022 | 3.25% | |
Democratic | Robert P. Ketterer | 5,460 | 2.95% | |
Total votes | 185,225 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul Fannin | 241,089 | 51.43% | |
Democratic | Roy Elson | 227,712 | 48.57% | |
Majority | 13,377 | 2.86% | ||
Turnout | 468,801 | |||
Republican hold |
California
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George Murphy | 3,628,552 | 51.54% | |
Democratic | Pierre Salinger (Incumbent) | 3,411,915 | 48.46% | |
Majority | 216,537 | 3.08% | ||
Turnout | 7,040,467 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Connecticut
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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%.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Thomas J. Dodd | 781,008 | 64.66% | ||
Republican | John Davis Lodge | 426,939 | 35.34% | ||
Majority | 354,069 | 29.32% | |||
Turnout | 1,207,947 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Delaware
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John J. Williams (Incumbent) | 103,782 | 51.71% | |
Democratic | Elbert N. Carvel | 96,850 | 48.26% | |
Socialist Labor | Joseph B. Hollon Sr. | 71 | 0.04% | |
Majority | 6,932 | 3.45% | ||
Turnout | 200,703 | |||
Republican hold |
Florida
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Spessard L. Holland (Incumbent) | 997,585 | 63.93% | |
Republican | Claude R. Kirk Jr. | 562,212 | 36.03% | |
None | Scattering | 540 | 0.03% | |
Majority | 435,373 | 27.90% | ||
Turnout | 1,560,337 | |||
Democratic hold |
Hawaii
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hiram Fong (Incumbent) | 110,747 | 53.04% | |
Democratic | Thomas P. Gill | 96,789 | 46.35% | |
Independent | Lawrence Domine | 1,278 | 0.61% | |
Majority | 3,958 | 6.69% | ||
Turnout | 208,814 | |||
Republican hold |
Indiana
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Vance Hartke (Incumbent) | 1,128,505 | 54.33% | |
Republican | D. Russell Bontrager | 941,519 | 45.33% | |
Prohibition | J. Ralston Miller | 5,708 | 0.27% | |
Socialist Labor | Casimer Kanczuzewski | 1,231 | 0.06% | |
Majority | 187,986 | 9.00% | ||
Turnout | 2,076,963 | |||
Democratic hold |
Maine
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Edmund S. Muskie (Incumbent) | 253,511 | 66.62% | |
Republican | Clifford McIntire | 127,040 | 33.38% | |
Majority | 126,471 | 33.24% | ||
Turnout | 380,551 | |||
Democratic hold |
Maryland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joseph D. Tydings | 678,649 | 62.78% | |
Republican | James Glenn Beall (Incumbent) | 402,393 | 37.22% | |
None | Write-Ins | 7 | 0.00% | |
Majority | 276,256 | 25.56% | ||
Turnout | 1,081,049 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Incumbent Republican John Glenn Bell lost re-election 63%-37% to U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Tydings, a Democrat.
Massachusetts
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Incumbent Democrat Ted Kennedy defeated his challengers. 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 1947–53 and mayor of Newton, Massachusetts from 1954-60. Served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II.[7]
- 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.[8]
- Grace F. Luder - Candidate for the Massachusetts's 9th congressional district seat in 1950 and Massachusetts's 14th congressional district seat in 1952.[9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Edward M. Kennedy (Incumbent) | 1,716,907 | 74.26% | +21.3 | |
Republican | Howard J. Whitmore Jr. | 587,663 | 25.42% | -19.08 | |
Socialist Labor | Lawrence Gilfedder | 4,745 | 0.21% | -0.03 | |
Prohibition | Grace F. Luder | 2,700 | 0.12% | +0.05 | |
Majority | 1,129,244 | 50.84% | |||
Turnout | 2,312,028 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
Michigan
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Philip A. Hart (Incumbent) | 1,996,912 | 64.38% | |
Republican | Elly M. Peterson | 1,096,272 | 35.34% | |
Freedom Now | Ernest C. Smith | 4,125 | 0.13% | |
Socialist Workers | Evelyn Sell | 2,754 | 0.09% | |
Socialist Labor | James Sim | 1,598 | 0.05% | |
None | Scattering | 6 | 0.00% | |
Majority | 90,640 | 29.04% | ||
Turnout | 3,101,667 | |||
Democratic hold |
Minnesota
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Incumbent Democrat Eugene McCarthy defeated Republican challenger Wheelock Whitney Jr., to win a second term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Eugene J. McCarthy (Incumbent) | 245,068 | 90.47% | |
Democratic (DFL) | R. H. Underdahl | 14,562 | 5.38% | |
Democratic (DFL) | Joseph Nowak | 11,267 | 4.16% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wheelock Whitney Jr. | 161,363 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Eugene J. McCarthy (Incumbent) | 931,363 | 60.34% | |
Republican | Wheelock Whitney Jr. | 605,933 | 39.26% | |
Industrial Government | William Braatz | 3,947 | 0.26% | |
Socialist Workers | Everett E. Luoma | 2,357 | 0.15% | |
Majority | 325,420 | 21.09% | ||
Turnout | 1,543,590 | |||
Democratic (DFL) hold |
Mississippi
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John C. Stennis (Incumbent) | 343,364 | 100.00% | |
Democratic hold |
Missouri
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stuart Symington (Incumbent) | 1,186,666 | 66.55% | |
Republican | Jean Paul Bradshaw | 596,377 | 33.45% | |
Majority | 590,289 | 33.10% | ||
Turnout | 1,783,043 | |||
Democratic hold |
Montana
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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Mansfield (Incumbent) | 109,904 | 85.51% | |
Democratic | Joseph P. Monaghan | 18,630 | 14.49% | |
Total votes | 128,534 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Alex Blewett | 31,934 | 59.37% | |
Republican | Lyman Brewster | 12,375 | 23.01% | |
Republican | Antoinette F. Rosell | 9,480 | 17.62% | |
Total votes | 53,789 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Mike Mansfield (Incumbent) | 180,643 | 64.51% | -11.71% | |
Republican | Alex Blewett | 99,367 | 35.49% | +11.71% | |
Majority | 81,276 | 29.03% | -23.41% | ||
Turnout | 280,010 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
Nebraska
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Roman L. Hruska (Incumbent) | 345,772 | 61.37% | |
Democratic | Raymond W. Arndt | 217,605 | 38.62% | |
None | Scattering | 24 | 0.00% | |
Majority | 128,167 | 22.75% | ||
Turnout | 563,401 | |||
Republican hold |
Nevada
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Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Howard Cannon won re-election to a second term by a slim margin of only 48 votes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Howard Cannon (Incumbent) |
67,336 | 50.02% | -7.66 | |
Republican | Paul Laxalt, (Lieutenant Governor of Nevada and former Ormsby County District Attorney) |
67,288 | 49.98% | +7.66 | |
Majority | 48 | 0.04% | -15.32 | ||
Turnout | 134,624 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
New Jersey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Harrison Williams Jr. (Incumbent) | 1,677,515 | 61.91% | |
Republican | Bernard M. Shanley | 1,011,280 | 37.32% | |
Conservative | Harold P. Poeschel | 7,582 | 0.28% | |
Socialist Workers | Lawrence Stewart | 6,147 | 0.23% | |
America First | John Valgene Mahalchik | 4,926 | 0.18% | |
Socialist Labor | Albert Ronis | 2,125 | 0.08% | |
Majority | 666,235 | 23.58% | ||
Turnout | 2,709,575 | |||
Democratic hold |
New Mexico
New Mexico (Regular)
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Incumbent Republican Edwin L. Mechem sought re-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).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joseph Montoya | 178,209 | 54.70% | |
Republican | Edwin L. Mechem (Incumbent) | 147,562 | 45.30% | |
Majority | 30,647 | 9.41% | ||
Total votes | 325,771 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
New Mexico (Special)
Montoya was also elected to finish the term ending January 3, 1965.
New York
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Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Kenneth Keating ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Robert F. Kennedy.
The Socialist Labor state convention met on March 29 and nominated John Emanuel.[16] The Republican state convention met on August 31, and re-nominated the incumbent U.S. Senator Kenneth B. Keating.[17] The Conservative state convention met on August 31 at Saratoga Springs, New York, and nominated Prof. Henry Paolucci.[18] 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.[19] The Liberal Party met on September 1, and endorsed the Democratic nominee, U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.[20] The Socialist Workers Party filed a petition to nominate candidates on September 7. Richard Garza was nominated.[21]
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,[22] of Buffalo, helped Kennedy win the nomination at the party convention.[23]
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."[24]
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.
Ticket | U.S. Senator | |
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Democratic | nowrap | | 3,539,746 |
Liberal | nowrap | | 284,646 |
Republican | Kenneth B. Keating | 3,104,056 |
Conservative | Henry Paolucci[25] | 212,216 |
Socialist Labor | John Emanuel[26] | 7,358 |
Socialist Workers | Richard Garza[27] | 4,202 |
- For Total Votes, the Democratic and Liberal votes for Kennedy are combined.
North Dakota
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Incumbent Dem-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.[5]
Only Burdick filed as a Dem-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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Quentin Burdick (Incumbent) | 149,264 | 57.64% | ||
Republican | Thomas S. Kleppe | 109,681 | 42.36% | ||
Turnout | 219,560 | ||||
Majority | 39,583 | 15.28% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
Ohio
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stephen M. Young (Incumbent) | 1,923,608 | 50.22% | |
Republican | Robert Taft Jr. | 1,906,781 | 49.78% | |
Majority | 16,827 | 0.44% | ||
Turnout | 3,830,389 | |||
Democratic hold |
Oklahoma (Special)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Fred R. Harris (Incumbent) | 466,782 | 51.17% | |
Republican | Bud Wilkinson | 445,392 | 48.83% | |
Majority | 21,390 | 3.34% | ||
Turnout | 912,174 | |||
Democratic hold |
Pennsylvania
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Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Hugh Scott successfully sought re-election to another term, defeating Democratic nominee Genevieve Blatt.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Hugh Scott (Incumbent) | 2,429,858 | 50.59% | -0.62% | |
Democratic | Genevieve Blatt, Pennsylvania Secretary of Internal Affairs |
2,359,223 | 49.12% | +0.74% | |
Socialist Workers | Morris Chertov | 7,317 | 0.15% | +0.01% | |
Socialist Labor | George S. Taylor | 6,881 | 0.14% | -0.12% | |
N/A | Other | 473 | 0.00% | N/A | |
Majority | 70,635 | 1.47% | |||
Turnout | 4,803,752 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
Rhode Island
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Pastore (Incumbent) | 319,607 | 82.73% | |
Republican | Ronald Legueux | 66,715 | 17.27% | |
Majority | 252,892 | 65.45% | ||
Turnout | 386,322 | |||
Democratic hold |
Tennessee
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Democrat Albert Gore Sr. was re-elected.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Albert Gore Sr. | 570,542 | 53.62% | |
Republican | Dan Kuykendall | 493,475 | 46.38% | |
Majority | 77,067 | 7.24% | ||
Turnout | 1,064,017 | |||
Democratic hold |
Tennessee (Special)
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Democrat Ross Bass won the election, he defeated Republican Howard Baker.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ross Bass | 568,905 | 52.14% | |
Republican | Howard Baker | 517,330 | 47.41% | |
Independent | Melvin Babcock Morgan | 4,853 | 0.44% | |
Majority | 51,575 | 4.73% | ||
Turnout | 1,091,088 | |||
Democratic hold |
Texas
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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ralph W. Yarborough (Incumbent) | 1,463,958 | 56.22% | |
Republican | George H. W. Bush | 1,134,337 | 43.56% | |
Constitution | Jack Carswell | 5,542 | 0.21% | |
Majority | 329,621 | 12.66% | ||
Turnout | 2,603,837 | |||
Democratic hold |
Utah
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Frank Moss (Incumbent) | 227,822 | 57.33% | |
Republican | Ernest L. Wilkinson | 169,562 | 42.67% | |
Majority | 58,260 | 14.66% | ||
Turnout | 397,384 | |||
Democratic hold |
Vermont
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Incumbent Republican Winston L. Prouty successfully ran for re-election, defeating Democratic candidate Frederick J. Fayette.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Winston L. Prouty (Incumbent) | 43,648 | 99.9% | ||
Republican | Other | 63 | 0.1% | ||
Total votes | '43,711' | '100' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Frederick J. Fayette | 12,388 | 71.1% | ||
Democratic | William H. Meyer | 4,913 | 28.2% | ||
Democratic | Other | 134 | 0.7% | ||
Total votes | '17,435' | '100' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Winston L. Prouty | 83,302 | 50.7% | ||
Independent | Winston L. Prouty | 4,516 | 2.7% | ||
N/A | Winston L. Prouty | 61 | 0.0% | ||
Total | Winston L. Prouty (Incumbent) | 87,879 | 53.4% | ||
Democratic | Frederick J. Fayette | 76,457 | 46.5% | ||
N/A | Other | 14 | 0.0% | ||
Majority | 11,422 | 6.95% | |||
Total votes | '164,350' | '100.00%' | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
Virginia
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Incumbent Harry F. Byrd was re-elected to a sixth term, defeating Republican Richard A. May and independent James W. Respess.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic | Harry F. Byrd (Incumbent) | 592,270 | 63.80% | -5.52% | |
Republican | Richard A. May | 176,624 | 19.03% | +19.03% | |
Independent | James W. Respess | 95,526 | 10.29% | ||
Independent | J.B. Brayman | 30,594 | 3.30% | ||
Independent | Milton L. Green | 12,110 | 1.30% | ||
Independent | Robert E. Poole Jr. | 10,774 | 1.16% | ||
Independent | Willie T. Wright | 10,424 | 1.12% | ||
Write-ins | 51 | 0.01% | |||
Majority | 415,646 | 44.77% | +1.72% | ||
Turnout | 928,373 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Henry M. Jackson (Incumbent) | 875,950 | 72.21% | |
Republican | Lloyd J. Andrews | 337,138 | 27.79% | |
Majority | 538,812 | 44.42% | ||
Turnout | 1,213,088 | |||
Democratic hold |
West Virginia
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Byrd (Incumbent) | 515,015 | 67.67% | |
Republican | Cooper P. Benedict | 246,072 | 32.33% | |
Majority | 268,943 | 34.33% | ||
Turnout | 761,087 | |||
Democratic hold |
Wisconsin
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William Proxmire (Incumbent) | 892,013 | 53.29% | |
Republican | Wilbur N. Renk | 780,116 | 46.61% | |
Independent | Kenneth F. Klinkerk | 1,062 | 0.06% | |
Independent | Wayne Leverenz | 479 | 0.03% | |
None | Scattering | 106 | 0.01% | |
Majority | 111,897 | 6.68% | ||
Turnout | 1,673,776 | |||
Democratic hold |
Wyoming
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gale McGee (Incumbent) | 76,485 | 53.99% | |
Republican | John S. Wold | 65,185 | 46.01% | |
Majority | 11,300 | 6.98% | ||
Turnout | 141,670 | |||
Democratic hold |
See also
References
- The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is affiliated nationally with the Democratic Party (United States).
- Dean, John W. and Goldwater, Barry M. Jr. (2008). Pure Goldwater (1st ed.). New York, N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 72. ISBN 0230611338.
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- "Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 08, 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- "Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- "Our Campaigns - CT US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- Howard J. Whitmore Jr. at ourcampaigns.com
- Lawrence Gilfedder at ourcampaigns.com
- Grace F. Luder at ourcampaigns.com
- Race details at ourcampaigns.com
- "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 08, 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- https://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/sessions/electionresults/1964-09-08-p-man.pdf
- "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- "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.
- "NM US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- Senate Candidate Chosen in NYT on March 30, 1964 (subscription required)
- 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)
- PAOLUCCI NAMED BY CONSERVATIVES in NYT on September 1, 1964 (subscription required)
- 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)
- 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)
- Socialist Workers' Petitions Names Negro for President in NYT on September 8, 1964 (subscription required)
- Peter J. Crotty (ca. 1910-1992), lawyer, of Buffalo, President of the Buffalo City Council 1948-51, Peter J. Crotty, Democratic Force In Western New York, Dies at 82 in NYT on March 4, 1992
- The Carpetbagger, 1964 in NYT on February 23, 1999
- "Lessons for Mrs. Clinton from 1964 - June 15, 1999". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- 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, Henry Paolucci, 77, Scholar and a Leader in Conservative Party Obit in NYT on January 6, 1999
- John Emanuel (b. ca. 1908 in Greece), "fur worker," ran also for Comptroller in 1954; and for Lieutenant Governor in 1958 and 1962
- 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
- Cook, Rhodes (26 October 2017). "America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State". CQ Press – via Google Books.
- Cook, Rhodes. "America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State". CQ Press. Retrieved February 14, 2019 – via Google Books.
- "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. 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