1964 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
The United States Senate election of 1964 in Massachusetts was held on November 3, 1964, with the incumbent Democratic senator, Ted Kennedy, defeating his challengers. Much of the campaign-appearance burden on behalf of Ted Kennedy fell on his wife, Joan, because of Ted's serious back injury in a plane crash.
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Ted Kennedy, incumbent Senator
Results
Senator Kennedy was unopposed for renomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Ted Kennedy | 608,791 | 99.99 | |
| Write-in | All others | 32 | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 608,823 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Howard J. Whitmore, Jr., former State Representative and Mayor of Newton[1]
Results
Whitmore was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Howard J. Whitmore, Jr. | 172,078 | 99.95 | |
| Write-in | All others | 86 | 0.05 | |
| Total votes | 172,164 | 100.00 | ||
Independents and third parties
Socialist Workers
- Lawrence Gilfedder, perennial candidate[2]
Prohibition
- Grace F. Luder, candidate for Congress in 1950 and 1952[3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Ted Kennedy | 1,716,907 | 74.26 |  21.30 | |
| Republican | Howard J. Whitmore, Jr. | 587,663 | 25.42 |  19.08 | |
| Socialist Labor | Lawrence Gilfedder | 4,745 | 0.21 | 0.03 | |
| Prohibition | Grace F. Luder | 2,700 | 0.12 | 0.05 | |
| Write-in | All others | 13 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 1,202,856 | 100.00 | |||
See also
- United States Senate elections, 1964
External links
- Race details at ourcampaigns.com
References
- Notes
- Howard J. Whitmore, Jr. at ourcampaigns.com
- Lawrence Gilfedder at ourcampaigns.com
- Grace F. Luder at ourcampaigns.com
- Sources
- Campaigning from a Hospital Bed Recordings of Telephone Calls between Edward Kennedy and President Lyndon Johnson during the 1964 campaign
February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009
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