1964 United States Senate election in Vermont

The 1964 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Republican Winston L. Prouty successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Frederick J. Fayette.

1964 United States Senate election in Vermont

November 3, 1964 (1964-11-03)

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

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

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Winston L. Prouty (inc.)	43,648	99.9
	Republican	Other	63	0.1
Total votes			'43,711'	'100'

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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'

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1964[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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 (inc.)	87,879	53.4
	Democratic	Frederick J. Fayette	76,457	46.5
	N/A	Other	14	0.0
Total votes			'164,350'	'100'

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1964

References

1. "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
2. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.