1966 United States Senate election in Tennessee

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1966 United States Senate election in Tennessee
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  1964 (special) November 8, 1966 1972  
  Howard Baker photo.jpg Frank Clement 1958 (cropped, 3x4).jpg
Nominee Howard Baker Frank G. Clement
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote483,063383,843
Percentage55.72%44.27%

1966 United States Senate election in Tennessee results map by county.svg
County results
Baker:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Clement:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Senator before election

Ross Bass
Democratic

Elected Senator

Howard Baker
Republican

The 1966 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 8, 1966, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Republican nominee Howard Baker won the election, defeating Democratic nominee and Tennessee Governor Frank G. Clement with 55.7% of the vote.

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In the primary, incumbent Democratic Senator Ross Bass lost to Governor Clement by a little over 2%.

Baker became the first Republican to represent Tennessee since the temporary appointment of Newell Sanders in 1912. He was the first Tennessee Republican to win a full term in the Senate since Reconstruction in 1867 and the first ever to win a popular election to the Senate. He was also the first Republican to win a full term to this Senate seat.

Republican primary

Candidates

6.5% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary. [1]

Results

Republican Party primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Howard Baker 112,617 75.74%
Republican Kenneth Roberts36,04324.24%

Democratic primary

Candidates

32.9% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary. [1]

Results

Democratic Party primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank G. Clement 384,322 51.22%
Democratic Ross Bass (incumbent)366,07948.78%

General election

Results

General election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Howard Baker 483,063 55.72%
Democratic Frank G. Clement 383,84344.27%
NoneWrite-Ins550.01%
Majority99,22010.45%
Turnout 866,961
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Steed, Moreland & Baker 1980, p. 22.
  2. "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate - R Primary Race - Aug 04, 1966". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  3. "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 04, 1966". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  4. Cook, Rhodes (October 26, 2017). America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State. CQ Press. ISBN   9781506368993.

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