1964_United_States_Senate_election_in_Mississippi Knowpia

1964 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi
	County results; Stennis: >90%
U.S. senator before election; John C. Stennis; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; John C. Stennis; Democratic

The 1964 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John C. Stennis won re-election to his fourth term.

Because Stennis was unopposed in the general election, his victory in the June 2 primary was tantamount to election. He defeated civil rights activist Victoria Gray Adams, a member of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party in a landslide. Even as Republican Barry Goldwater defeated incumbent President Lyndon Johnson by 78 points in the concurrent presidential race.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Victoria Gray Adams, civil rights activist and member of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
John C. Stennis, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results edit

1964 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John C. Stennis (incumbent)	173,764	97.37%
	Democratic	Victoria Gray Adams	4,703	2.64%
Total votes			178,467	100.00%

General election edit

Results edit

General election results^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John C. Stennis (incumbent)	343,364	100.00%
Total votes			343,364	100.00%

References edit

^ "MS US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 02, 1964". Our Campaigns.
^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "MS US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964". Our Campaigns.

[1] "MS US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 02, 1964". Our Campaigns.

[2] "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[3] "MS US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964". Our Campaigns.

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Summary

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

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General election edit

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