1964 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
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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.
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 | ![]() | |
Republican | Howard J. Whitmore, Jr. | 587,663 | 25.42 | ![]() | |
Socialist Labor | Lawrence Gilfedder | 4,745 | 0.21 | ![]() | |
Prohibition | Grace F. Luder | 2,700 | 0.12 | ![]() | |
Write-in | All others | 13 | 0.00 | ||
Total votes | 1,202,856 | 100.00 |
See also
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