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

← 1958 November 3, 1964 (1964-11-03) 1970 →
 
Nominee Winston L. Prouty Frederick Fayette
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 87,879 76,457
Percentage 53.47% 46.52%

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

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Results

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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

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Results

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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

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Results

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United States Senate election in Vermont, 1964[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Winston L. Prouty 83,302 50.69% −1.46%
Independent Winston L. Prouty 4,516 2.75% N/A
N/A Winston L. Prouty 61 0.04% N/A
Total Winston L. Prouty (inc.) 87,879 53.47% N/A
Democratic Frederick J. Fayette 76,457 46.52% −1.32%
N/A Other 14 0.01% N/A
Total votes '164,350' '100.00%'

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.