1964 United States Senate election in Arizona
The 1964 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater decided not to run for reelection to a third term, instead running for President of the United States as the Republican Party nominee against Lyndon B. Johnson.[1] Governor of Arizona Paul Fannin ran unopposed in the Republican primary, and defeated Democratic nominee Roy Elson, who was a staff member for U.S. Senator Carl Hayden until Hayden's retirement in 1969.
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Despite a landslide loss throughout the country, and Goldwater only able to obtain 50.45% of the vote in his home state of Arizona, Fannin managed to prevail in the state's Senate election.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Paul Fannin, Governor of Arizona
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Roy Elson, staff member to U.S. Senator Carl Hayden
- Renz L. Jennings, Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
- Howard V. Peterson, lawyer
- George Gavin
- Raymond G. Neely, author
- Robert P. Ketterer
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Roy Elson | 76,697 | 41.41% | |
| Democratic | Renz L. Jennings | 64,331 | 34.73% | |
| Democratic | Howard V. Peterson | 22,424 | 12.11% | |
| Democratic | George Gavin | 10,291 | 5.56% | |
| Democratic | Raymond G. Neely | 6,022 | 3.25% | |
| Democratic | Robert P. Ketterer | 5,460 | 2.95% | |
| Total votes | 185,225 | 100.00 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Paul Fannin | 241,089 | 51.43% | ||
| Democratic | Roy Elson | 227,712 | 48.57% | ||
| Majority | 13,377 | 2.86% | |||
| Turnout | 468,801 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- United States Senate elections, 1964
References
- Dean, John W. and Goldwater, Barry M., Jr. (2008). Pure Goldwater (1st ed.). New York, N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 72. ISBN 0230611338.
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- http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=230758
- http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3281
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