1964 United States Senate election in Arizona
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The 1964 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater decided not to run for reelection to a third term, instead running for President of the United States as the Republican Party nominee against Lyndon B. Johnson.[1] Arizona Governor Paul Fannin ran unopposed in the Republican primary, and defeated Democratic nominee Roy Elson, who was a staff member for U.S. Senator Carl Hayden until Hayden's retirement in 1969, after which Goldwater held that seat from 1969 to 1987.
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County results Fannin: 50–60% Elson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Despite a landslide loss throughout the country, and Goldwater only able to obtain 50.45% of the vote in his home state of Arizona, Fannin managed to prevail in the state's Senate election.
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- Paul Fannin, Governor of Arizona
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Roy Elson, staff member to U.S. Senator Carl Hayden
- Renz L. Jennings, Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
- Howard V. Peterson, lawyer
- George Gavin
- Raymond G. Neely, author
- Robert P. Ketterer
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Roy Elson | 76,697 | 41.4% | |
Democratic | Renz L. Jennings | 64,331 | 34.7% | |
Democratic | Howard V. Peterson | 22,424 | 12.1% | |
Democratic | George Gavin | 10,291 | 5.6% | |
Democratic | Raymond G. Neely | 6,022 | 3.3% | |
Democratic | Robert P. Ketterer | 5,460 | 3.0% | |
Total votes | 185,225 | 100.0 |
General election edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Paul Fannin | 241,089 | 51.43% | -4.63% | |
Democratic | Roy Elson | 227,712 | 48.57% | +4.63% | |
Majority | 13,377 | 2.85% | -9.26% | ||
Turnout | 468,801 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Dean, John W. and Goldwater, Barry M. Jr. (2008). Pure Goldwater (1st ed.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 72. ISBN 978-0230611337.
1952 mcfarland goldwater.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 08, 1964".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964".