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1966 United States Senate election in Arkansas

1966 United States Senate election in Arkansas

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The 1966 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent U.S. Senator John L. McClellan was re-elected to a fifth term in office.

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Because the Republican Party (or any other party) did not field a candidate in the general election, McClellan's primary victory was tantamount to election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Campaign

For the first time since 1954, Senator John McClellan faced a challenger for the Democratic nomination, Foster Johnson, a 51-year-old book salesman and political neophyte. McClellan did not stage a formal campaign for re-election and ignored his opponent.[1] Johnson did win the support of organized labor in the state but attracted little attention to his campaign otherwise.[1]

Results

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General election

McClellan was unopposed in the general election. At this time, Arkansas law did not require tabulation of votes for unopposed candidates.[3]

See also

1966 United States Senate elections

References

  1. [1]
    "McClellan Wins 5th Nomination". El Dorado Times. July 27, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Our Campaigns - AR US Senate - D Primary Race - Jul 26, 1966".
  3. [3]
    Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1967). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1966" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
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