1964 United States Senate election in Texas
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The 1964 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic US senator Ralph Yarborough defeated future US President George H. W. Bush handily. This would prove to be Yarborough's final term as a senator. Bush later went on to win an election for the US House of Representatives in 1966 and was subsequently elected US Vice President in 1980, re-elected in 1984, and was elected president in 1988.
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Gordon McLendon, radio broadcaster
- Ralph Yarborough, incumbent Senator since 1957
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ralph Yarborough (incumbent) | 904,811 | 57.36% | |
| Democratic | Gordon McLendon | 672,573 | 42.64% | |
| Total votes | 1,577,384 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- George H. W. Bush, former chairman of the Harris County Republican Party and son of former U.S. senator from Connecticut Prescott Bush
- Jack Cox, former state representative from Stephens County and nominee for Governor in 1962
- Milton Davis
- Robert J. Morris, former New York City Municipal Court judge, counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, and candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey in 1958 and 1960
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George H. W. Bush | 62,985 | 44.08% | |
| Republican | Jack Cox | 45,561 | 31.89% | |
| Republican | Robert Morris | 28,279 | 19.79% | |
| Republican | Milton Davis | 6,067 | 4.25% | |
| Total votes | 142,892 | 100.00% | ||
Runoff
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George H. W. Bush | 49,751 | 62.12% | |
| Republican | Jack Cox | 30,333 | 37.88% | |
| Total votes | 80,084 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Ralph Yarborough (incumbent) | 1,463,958 | 56.22% |  18.36
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| Republican | George H. W. Bush | 1,134,337 | 43.56% |  20.06
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| Constitution | Jack Carswell | 5,542 | 0.21% | 1.59
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| Total votes | 2,603,837 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - D Primary Race - May 02, 1964".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - R Primary Race - May 02, 1964".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - R Primary Race - May 02, 1964".
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (August 15, 1965). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 43, 54.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964".
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