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

Elections in Mississippi

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%

See also

References
  1. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=268206
  2. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6289


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