Английская Википедия:1964 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:ElectionsMA The 1964 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 3, 1964, with the incumbent Democratic senator, Ted Kennedy, easily defeating his Republican challenger Howard J. Whitmore Jr.
The election coincided with the 1964 United States presidential election, which was won by incumbent Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson in a landslide, as well as the Senate election in neighboring New York which was won by Kennedy's older brother Robert. It took place less than a year after the assassination of the incumbent Senator's eldest surviving brother, President John F. Kennedy. The two surviving Kennedy brothers thus benefited from both an overall national swing to the Democrats and public sympathy following their sibling's murder. Much of the campaign-appearance burden in Massachusetts on behalf of Ted Kennedy fell on his wife, Joan, because of Ted's serious back injury in a plane crash.
Ted Kennedy recorded his highest-ever percentage of the vote in this election, although he won a larger margin of victory against divided opposition in 2000.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Ted Kennedy, incumbent Senator since 1962
Results
Senator Kennedy was unopposed for renomination.
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Howard J. Whitmore Jr., former State Representative and mayor of Newton
Results
Whitmore was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
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General election
Candidates
- Lawrence Gilfedder, perennial candidate (Socialist Workers)
- Ted Kennedy, incumbent Senator since 1962 (Democratic)
- Grace F. Luder, candidate for Congress in 1950 and 1952 (Prohibition)
- Howard J. Whitmore Jr., former State Representative and mayor of Newton (Republican)
Results
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See also
External links
- Race details at ourcampaigns.com
References
- Notes
- Sources
- Campaigning from a Hospital Bed Recordings of Telephone Calls between Edward Kennedy and President Lyndon Johnson during the 1964 campaign
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