United States Senate election in Vermont, 1964

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1964

November 3, 1964

Candidate Winston L. Prouty Frederick J. Fayette Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 87,879 76,457 Percentage 53.4% 46.5%

U.S. Senator before election Winston L. Prouty Republican Elected U.S. Senator Winston L. Prouty Republican

The 1964 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Republican Winston L. Prouty successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Frederick J. Fayette.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Winston L. Prouty (inc.)	43,648	99.9
	Republican	Other	63	0.1
Total votes			43,711	100

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Frederick J. Fayette	12,388	71.1
	Democratic	William H. Meyer	4,913	28.2
	Democratic	Other	134	0.7
Total votes			17,435	100

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1964[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Winston L. Prouty	83,302	50.7
	Independent	Winston L. Prouty	4,516	2.7
	N/A	Winston L. Prouty	61	0.0
	Total	Winston L. Prouty (inc.)	87,879	53.4
	Democratic	Frederick J. Fayette	76,457	46.5
	N/A	Other	14	0.0
Total votes			164,350	100

References

1. "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
2. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 16 June 2015.