1964 United States Senate election in Florida

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1964 United States Senate election in Florida
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Nominee Spessard Holland Claude R. Kirk Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote997,585562,212
Percentage63.93%36.03%
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County results

Holland:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Contents

Kirk:     50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Spessard Holland
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Spessard Holland
Democratic

The 1964 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Spessard Holland was re-elected to a fourth term in office, defeating J. Brailey Oldham in the primary and Republican Claude R. Kirk Jr. in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

28.4% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary. [1]

Results

1964 Democratic U.S. Senate primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Spessard Holland (inc.) 676,014 70.02%
Democratic J. Brailey Oldham289,45429.98%
Total votes965,468 100.00%

General election

Major candidates

Results

1964 United States Senate election in Florida [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Spessard Holland (inc.) 997,585 63.93% Decrease2.svg7.30
Republican Claude R. Kirk Jr. 562,21236.03%Increase2.svg7.26
Write-in 5400.04%
Democratic hold Swing [ ? ]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Steed, Moreland & Baker 1980, p. 26.
  2. ↑ "TABULATION OF OFFICIAL VOTE — FLORIDA PRIMARY ELECTIONS" (PDF). Florida Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. 1965. p. 7.

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