1964 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

1964 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

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Nominee Hugh Scott Genevieve Blatt Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,429,858 2,359,223 Percentage 50.59% 49.12%

County results Scott:     50–60%     60–70%     80–90% Blatt:     50–60%

U.S. senator before election Hugh Scott Republican Elected U.S. Senator Hugh Scott Republican

The 1964 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Hugh Scott successfully sought re-election to another term, defeating Democratic nominee Genevieve Blatt.

As of 2023, this is the last Senate election where York County voted Democratic.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Genevieve Blatt, Pennsylvania Secretary of Internal Affairs
• Michael Musmanno, Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania since 1952 ^[1]
• David B. Roberts

General election

Candidates

• Genevieve Blatt, Pennsylvania Secretary of Internal Affairs (Democratic)
• Morris Chertov (Socialist Workers)
• Hugh Scott, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)
• George S. Taylor (Socialist Labor)

Results

General election results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Hugh Scott (inc.)	2,429,858	50.59%	−0.62%
	Democratic	Genevieve Blatt	2,359,223	49.12%	+0.74%
	Socialist Workers	Morris Chertov	7,317	0.15%	+0.01%
	Socialist Labor	George S. Taylor	6,881	0.14%	−0.12%
	N/A	Other	473	0.00%	N/A
Total votes			4,803,752	100.00%
	Republican hold

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1964

References

1. "Justice Musmanno Says He Can Do More As Senator". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . April 15, 1964. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
2. "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved July 9, 2014.