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1964 United States Senate election in Washington

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1964 United States Senate election in Washington

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Nominee Henry M. Jackson Lloyd J. Andrews
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 875,950 337,138
Percentage 72.21% 27.79%

County results
Jackson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Henry M. Jackson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Henry M. Jackson
Democratic

The 1964 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democrat Henry M. Jackson won a third term in office with a landslide victory over Republican Superintendent of Instruction Lloyd J. Andrews.

Blanket primary

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Candidates

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Democratic

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Republican

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  • Lloyd J. Andrews, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • David J. Williams
  • Mary Elizabeth Whitner

Results

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1964 U.S. Senate primary election in Washington[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry M. Jackson (incumbent) 478,892 59.61%
Republican Lloyd J. Andrews 216,616 26.96%
Republican David J. Williams 37,450 4.66%
Democratic Alice Franklin Bryant 29,052 3.62%
Democratic Arthur C. DeWitt 28,683 3.57%
Republican Mary Elizabeth Whitner 12,704 1.58%
Total votes 903,397 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1964 U.S. Senate election in Washington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry M. Jackson (incumbent) 875,950 72.21% Increase5.11
Republican Lloyd J. Andrews 337,138 27.79% Decrease3.59
Total votes 1,213,088 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Elections Search Results - September 1964 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1964" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 2, 2021.