United States Senate election in Virginia, 1964
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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 reelected after defeating Republican Richard A. May and independent James W. Respess.
Results
| General election results[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Harry F. Byrd, Sr. (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% | +10.29% | |
| Independent | J.B. Brayman | 30,594 | 3.30% | +3.30% | |
| Independent | Milton L. Green | 12,110 | 1.30% | +1.30% | |
| Independent | Robert E. Poole, Jr. | 10,774 | 1.16% | +1.16% | |
| Independent | Willie T. Wright | 10,424 | 1.12% | +1.12% | |
| write-ins | 51 | 0.01% | |||
| Majority | 415,646 | 44.77% | |||
| Turnout | 928,373 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
| Preceded by 1960 Absalom Willis Robertson |
Virginia U.S. Senate elections 1964 Harry F. Byrd, Sr. |
Succeeded by 1966/1966 (special) William B. Spong, Jr. Harry F. Byrd, Jr. |
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