1964 United States Senate election in Ohio

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1964 United States Senate election in Ohio

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Nominee Stephen M. Young Robert Taft Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,923,608 1,906,781
Percentage 50.22% 49.78%

1964 United States Senate election in Ohio results map by county.svg
County results
Young:      50–60%      60–70%
Taft:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Stephen M. Young
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Stephen M. Young
Democratic

The 1964 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic Senator Stephen M. Young was re-elected to a second term in office, narrowly defeating Republican U.S. Representative Robert Taft, Jr.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Albert T. Ball
  • John Glenn, member of the Mercury Seven and first American to orbit the planet Earth
  • William Hotchkiss
  • Stephen M. Young, incumbent Senator since 1959

Results[]

1964 Democratic Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephen M. Young (incumbent) 520,641 66.51%
Democratic John Glenn 206,956 26.44%
Democratic James D. Nolan 32,564 4.16%
Democratic William Hotchkiss 22,618 2.89%
Total votes 782,779 100.00%

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Ted W. Brown, Ohio Secretary of State since 1951
  • Robert Taft Jr., U.S. Representative from Cincinnati (representing Ohio at-large) and scion of the Taft family

Results[]

1964 Republican Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Taft Jr. 606,944 79.11%
Republican Ted W. Brown 160,263 20.89%
Total votes 767,207 100.00%

General election[]

Results[]

1964 U.S. Senate election in Ohio[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Stephen M. Young (incumbent) 1,923,608 50.22% Decrease2.24
Republican Robert Taft Jr. 1,906,781 49.78% Increase2.24
Total votes 3,830,389
Democratic hold

See also[]

  • 1964 United States Senate elections

References[]

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - D Primary Race - May 05, 1964".
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate- R Primary Race - May 05, 1964".
  3. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.
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