1964_United_States_Senate_election_in_Virginia

1964 United States Senate election in Virginia
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	County and Independent City Results; Byrd: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%; May: 40-50%; Respess: 50-60%
U.S. senator before election; Harry F. Byrd; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Harry F. Byrd; Democratic

1964 United States Senate election in Virginia

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The 1964 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Senator Harry F. Byrd, Sr. was re-elected to a seventh term after defeating Republican Richard A. May and independent James W. Respess. This was the last time before 2008 that the state voted simultaneously for a Democratic presidential candidate and a Democratic senate candidate.

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"Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. pp. 46 & 47.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Harry F. Byrd (inc.)	592,270	63.80%	-5.52%
	Republican	Richard A. May	176,624	19.03%	+19.03%
	Independent	James W. Respess	95,526	10.29%
	Independent	J.B. Brayman	30,594	3.30%
	Independent	Milton L. Green	12,110	1.30%
	Independent	Robert E. Poole, Jr.	10,774	1.16%
	Independent	Willie T. Wright	10,424	1.12%
	Write-ins		51	0.01%
Majority			415,646	44.77%	+1.72%
Turnout			928,373
	Democratic hold

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1964 United States Senate election in Virginia

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