1964 United States Senate election in Missouri

The 1964 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Stuart Symington was re-elected to a third term in office over Republican Jean Paul Bradshaw.

1964 United States Senate election in Missouri

← 1958 November 3, 1964 1970 →
 
Nominee Stuart Symington Jean Paul Bradshaw
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,186,666 596,377
Percentage 66.55% 33.45%

County results
Symington:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Bradshaw:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Stuart Symington
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Stuart Symington
Democratic

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

  • Stuart Symington, incumbent Senator since 1953
  • William McKinley Thomas, perennial candidate
  • Wilford G. Winholtz

Results edit

1964 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stuart Symington (incumbent) 563,313 91.99%
Democratic William McKinley Thomas 35,509 5.80%
Democratic Wilford G. Winholtz 13,550 2.21%
Total votes 612,372 100.00%

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

  • Jean Paul Bradshaw, nominee for Governor in 1944
  • Morris Duncan

Results edit

1964 Republican U.S. Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jean Paul Bradshaw 164,048 78.19%
Republican Morris Duncan 46,030 21.81%
Total votes 211,078 100.00%

General election edit

Results edit

General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Stuart Symington (incumbent) 1,186,666 66.55%  0.10
Republican Jean Paul Bradshaw 596,377 33.45%  0.10
Turnout 1,783,043 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "MO US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "MO US Senate - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 25.