1966 United States Senate election in Georgia

The 1966 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democrat Senator Richard Russell Jr. was elected to a sixth term in office.

1966 Democratic Senate primary election in Georgia

September 14, 1966

Nominee Richard Russell Jr. Harry Hyde Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 596,209 61,922 Percentage 90.59% 9.41%

U.S. senator before election Richard Russell Jr. Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Richard Russell Jr. Democratic

On September 14, Russell won the Democratic primary with 90.59% of the vote against only nominal opposition from . At this time, Georgia was a one-party state and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. No Republican had run for Senate since 1932. Russell won the November general election without an opponent.

Russell did not complete his term; he died in January 1971.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Harry Hyde, resident of Marietta
• Richard Russell Jr., incumbent United States Senator

Results

1966 Senate Democratic primary[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Russell Jr.	596,209	90.59%
	Democratic	Harry Hyde	61,922	9.41%
Total votes			666,910	100.00

General election

1966 United States Senate election[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Richard Russell Jr.	631,002	99.95%	0.01
	Write-in	All others	328	0.05%	0.01
Total votes			631,330	100.00%

References

1. "GA US Senate – D Primary". Ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
2. "GA US Senate". Ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
3. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1966" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 12 May 2020.