The 1964 United States Senate special election in Tennessee was held on November 3, 1964, concurrently with the U.S. presidential election as well the other regularly scheduled U.S. Senate election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Following the death of Senator Estes Kefauver, Governor Frank G. Clement appointed Herbert S. Walters to fill the vacancy until the special election could take place. Walters decided not to run in the special election. Democratic nominee Ross Bass won the election, defeating Republican Howard Baker with 52.1% of the vote.
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In the primary, Bass defeated Governor Clement by almost 15 points.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Ross Bass, U.S. Representative from Pulaski
- Frank G. Clement, Governor of Tennessee
- M. M. Bullard
29.4% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.[1]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ross Bass | 330,213 | 50.79% | |
| Democratic | Frank G. Clement | 233,245 | 35.87% | |
| Democratic | M. M. Bullard | 86,718 | 13.34% | |
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Howard Baker
- Charlie Moffett
- Hubert David Patty
5% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.[1]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Howard Baker | 93,301 | 84.94% | |
| Republican | Charlie Moffett | 10,596 | 9.65% | |
| Republican | Hubert David Patty | 5,947 | 5.41% | |
General election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ross Bass | 568,905 | 52.14% | |
| Republican | Howard Baker | 517,330 | 47.41% | |
| Independent | Melvin Babcock Morgan | 4,853 | 0.44% | |
| Majority | 51,575 | 4.73% | ||
| Turnout | 1,091,088 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Steed, Moreland & Baker 1980, p. 22.
- ^ "TN US Senate - Special D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ "TN US Senate - Special R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ Cook, Rhodes (October 26, 2017). America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State. CQ Press. ISBN 9781506368993. Retrieved February 14, 2019 – via Google Books.
Works cited
edit- Steed, Robert; Moreland, Laurence; Baker, Tod, eds. (1980). Party Politics in the South. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0030565863.