1964 United States Senate election in Arizona

1964 United States Senate election in Arizona

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Nominee Paul Fannin Roy Elson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 241,089 227,712 Percentage 51.43% 48.57%

County results Fannin:      50–60% Elson:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. senator before election Barry Goldwater Republican Elected U.S. Senator Paul Fannin Republican

The 1964 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater decided not to run for reelection to a third term, instead running for President of the United States as the Republican Party nominee against president Lyndon B. Johnson. ^[1] Arizona Governor Paul Fannin ran unopposed in the Republican primary, and defeated Democratic nominee Roy Elson, who was a staff member for U.S. Senator Carl Hayden until Hayden's retirement in 1969, after which Goldwater held that seat from 1969 to 1987.

Despite a landslide loss throughout the country, and Goldwater only able to obtain 50.45% of the vote in his home state of Arizona, Fannin managed to prevail in the state's Senate election.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Paul Fannin, Governor of Arizona

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Roy Elson, staff member to U.S. Senator Carl Hayden
• Renz L. Jennings, Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
• Howard V. Peterson, lawyer
• George Gavin
• Raymond G. Neely, author
• Robert P. Ketterer

Results

Democratic primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roy Elson	76,697	41.4%
	Democratic	Renz L. Jennings	64,331	34.7%
	Democratic	Howard V. Peterson	22,424	12.1%
	Democratic	George Gavin	10,291	5.6%
	Democratic	Raymond G. Neely	6,022	3.3%
	Democratic	Robert P. Ketterer	5,460	3.0%
Total votes			185,225	100.0

General election

United States Senate election in Arizona, 1964 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Paul Fannin	241,089	51.43%	−4.63%
	Democratic	Roy Elson	227,712	48.57%	+4.63%
Majority			13,377	2.85%	−9.26%
Turnout			468,801
	Republican hold		Swing

See also

• 1964 United States Senate elections

References

1. Dean, John W. and Goldwater, Barry M. Jr. (2008). Pure Goldwater (1st ed.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p.  72. ISBN   978-0230611337. 1952 mcfarland goldwater.
2. "Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 08, 1964".
3. "Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964".