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The 1964 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Senator Harry F. Byrd, Sr. was re-elected to a seventh term after defeating Republican Richard A. May and independent James W. Respess.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Harry F. Byrd (inc.) | 592,270 | 63.80% | −5.52% | |
| Republican | Richard A. May | 176,624 | 19.03% | +19.03% | |
| Independent | James W. Respess | 95,526 | 10.29% | ||
| Independent | J.B. Brayman | 30,594 | 3.30% | ||
| Independent | Milton L. Green | 12,110 | 1.30% | ||
| Independent | Robert E. Poole, Jr. | 10,774 | 1.16% | ||
| Independent | Willie T. Wright | 10,424 | 1.12% | ||
| Write-ins | 51 | 0.01% | |||
| Majority | 415,646 | 44.77% | +1.72% | ||
| Turnout | 928,373 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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