1964 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
Nominee
Ted Kennedy
Howard J. Whitmore, Jr.
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
1,716,907
587,663
Percentage
74.26%
25.42%
Municipal Results
U.S. senator before election
Ted Kennedy
Democratic
Elected U.S. Senator
Ted Kennedy
Democratic
The 1964 United States Senate election 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.
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Howard J. Whitmore, Jr. , former State Representative and Mayor of Newton [1]
Results [ ]
Whitmore was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Independents and third parties [ ]
Socialist Workers [ ]
Lawrence Gilfedder, perennial candidate[2]
Prohibition [ ]
Grace F. Luder, candidate for Congress in 1950 and 1952[3]
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
United States Senate elections, 1964
External links [ ]
References [ ]
Notes
Sources
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Ted Kennedy
February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009
United States Senator from Massachusetts, 1962–2009 Electoral history
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Books
My Senator and Me: A Dog's-Eye View of Washington, D.C. (2006)
True Compass (2009)
Speeches
The Dream Shall Never Die
Family ,family tree
Joan Bennett Kennedy (first wife)
Victoria Reggie Kennedy (second wife, widow)
Kara Kennedy (daughter)
Edward M. Kennedy Jr. (son)
Patrick J. Kennedy II (son)
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (father)
Rose Kennedy (mother)
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (brother)
John F. Kennedy (brother
presidency )
Rosemary Kennedy (sister)
Kathleen Kennedy (sister)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver (sister)
Patricia Kennedy Lawford (sister)
Robert F. Kennedy (brother)
Jean Kennedy Smith (sister)
Patrick J. Kennedy I (grandfather)
John F. Fitzgerald (grandfather)
Related
Awards and honors
Political positions
Kennedy Compound
Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate
Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act
Chappaquiddick incident
Mary Jo Kopechne
Friends of Ireland
Chappaquiddick (2018 film)
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