1964 United States Senate election in Washington

The 1964 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democrat Henry M. Jackson won a third term in office with a landslide victory over Republican Superintendent of Instruction Lloyd J. Andrews.

1964 United States Senate election in Washington

← 1958 November 3, 1964 1970 →
 
Nominee Henry M. Jackson Lloyd J. Andrews
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 875,950 337,138
Percentage 72.21% 27.79%

County results
Jackson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Henry M. Jackson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Henry M. Jackson
Democratic

Blanket primary

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Candidates

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Democratic

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Republican

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  • Lloyd J. Andrews, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • David J. Williams
  • Mary Elizabeth Whitner

Results

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1964 U.S. Senate primary election in Washington[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry M. Jackson (incumbent) 478,892 59.61%
Republican Lloyd J. Andrews 216,616 26.96%
Republican David J. Williams 37,450 4.66%
Democratic Alice Franklin Bryant 29,052 3.62%
Democratic Arthur C. DeWitt 28,683 3.57%
Republican Mary Elizabeth Whitner 12,704 1.58%
Total votes 903,397 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1964 U.S. Senate election in Washington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry M. Jackson (incumbent) 875,950 72.21%  5.11
Republican Lloyd J. Andrews 337,138 27.79%  3.59
Total votes 1,213,088 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Elections Search Results - September 1964 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1964" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 2, 2021.