1966 United States Senate election in Georgia

The 1966 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic Senator Richard Russell Jr. was elected to a seventh term in office.

1966 Democratic Senate primary election in Georgia

← 1960 September 14, 1966 1972 →
 
Nominee Richard Russell Jr. Harry Hyde
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 596,209 61,922
Percentage 90.59% 9.41%

County results
Russell:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election

Richard Russell Jr.
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Richard Russell Jr.
Democratic

On September 14, Russell won the Democratic primary with 90.59% of the vote against only nominal opposition from fellow Democrat Harry Hyde. At this time, Georgia was a one-party state and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. No Republican had run for Senate in Georgia since 1932.[1] Russell won the November general election without an opponent.

Russell did not complete his term; he died in January 1971.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1966 Senate Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Russell Jr. (incumbent) 596,209 90.59%
Democratic Harry Hyde 61,922 9.41%
Total votes 666,910 100.00

General election

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1966 United States Senate election[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Richard Russell Jr. (incumbent) 631,002 99.95%  0.01
Write-in All others 328 0.05%  0.01
Total votes 631,330 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 8, 1932" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. p. 7. Georgia... For United States Senator (For full term beginning March 4, 1933)... James W. Arnold, Republican... 18,151
  2. ^ "GA US Senate – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "GA US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1966" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved May 12, 2020.