1964 United States Senate election in Vermont

The 1964 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Republican Winston L. Prouty successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Frederick J. Fayette.

1964 United States Senate election in Vermont

November 3, 1964

Nominee Winston L. Prouty Frederick Fayette Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 87,879 76,457 Percentage 53.4% 46.5%

County results Prouty:      50–60%      60–70% Fayette:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Winston L. Prouty Republican Elected U.S. Senator Winston L. Prouty Republican

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Winston L. Prouty (inc.)	43,648	99.9
	Republican	Other	63	0.1
Total votes			'43,711'	'100'

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Frederick J. Fayette	12,388	71.1
	Democratic	William H. Meyer	4,913	28.2
	Democratic	Other	134	0.7
Total votes			'17,435'	'100'

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1964[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Winston L. Prouty	83,302	50.7
	Independent	Winston L. Prouty	4,516	2.7
	N/A	Winston L. Prouty	61	0.0
	Total	Winston L. Prouty (inc.)	87,879	53.4
	Democratic	Frederick J. Fayette	76,457	46.5
	N/A	Other	14	0.0
Total votes			'164,350'	'100'

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1964

References

1. "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
2. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.