1964 United States Senate election in Mississippi

1964 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi

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Nominee John C. Stennis Victoria Gray Adams
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 173,764 4,703
Percentage 97.37% 2.64%

County results
Stennis:      >90%

U.S. senator before election

John C. Stennis
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John C. Stennis
Democratic

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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.

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. Even as Republican Barry Goldwater defeated incumbent President Lyndon Johnson by 78 points in the concurrent presidential race.

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% Steady
Total votes 343,364 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ^ "MS US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 02, 1964". Our Campaigns.
  2. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "MS US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964". Our Campaigns.
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