1966 United States Senate election in Georgia

1966 Democratic Senate primary election in Georgia

←  1960 September 14, 1966 1972  →

Nominee Richard Russell Jr. Harry Hyde Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 596,209 61,922 Percentage 90.59% 9.41%

County results Russell:      60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

U.S. senator before election Richard Russell Jr. Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Richard Russell Jr. Democratic

The 1966 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic Senator Richard Russell Jr. was elected to a seventh term in office.

On September 14, Russell won the Democratic primary with 90.59% of the vote against only nominal opposition from fellow Democrat Harry Hyde. At this time, Georgia was a one-party state and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. No Republican had run for Senate in Georgia since 1932. ^[1] Russell won the November general election without an opponent.

Russell did not complete his term; he died in January 1971.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Harry Hyde, resident of Marietta
• Richard Russell Jr., incumbent United States Senator

Results

1966 Senate Democratic primary ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Russell Jr. (incumbent)	596,209	90.59%
	Democratic	Harry Hyde	61,922	9.41%
Total votes			666,910	100.00

General election

1966 United States Senate election ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Richard Russell Jr. (incumbent)	631,002	99.95%	0.01
	Write-in		328	0.05%	0.01
Total votes			631,330	100.00%

References

1. "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 8, 1932" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. p. 7. Georgia... For United States Senator (For full term beginning March 4, 1933)... James W. Arnold, Republican... 18,151
2. "GA US Senate – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
3. "GA US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
4. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1966" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved May 12, 2020.