1964 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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1964 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi
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  1958 June 2, 1964 1970  
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Nominee John C. Stennis Victoria Gray Adams
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote173,7644,703
Percentage97.37%2.64%

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County results
Stennis:      >90%

U.S. senator before election

John C. Stennis
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John C. Stennis
Democratic

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.

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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]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John C. Stennis (incumbent) 173,764 97.37%
Democratic Victoria Gray Adams 4,7032.64%
Total votes178,467 100.00%

General election

Results

General election results [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John C. Stennis (incumbent) 343,364 100.00% Steady2.svg
Total votes343,364 100.00%

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.