The 1964 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 3, 1964. The incumbent Republican Senator, Roman Hruska, was re-elected by a wide margin over Raymond W. Arndt, winning every county save for Saline County. His victory vastly overperformed Barry Goldwater, the Republican presidential nominee, who lost the state by 5% in the concurrent presidential election. This was the only race in the 1964 United States Senate elections in which the Republicans won by double digits.
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 County results Hruska: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Arndt: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Raymond W. Arndt, founder of Columbus Engineering and Habco Manufacturing
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Raymond W. Arndt | 65,988 | 99.28 | |
| Democratic | Scattering | 476 | 0.72 | |
| Total votes | 66,464 | 100 | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Roman Hruska, the incumbent Senator
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Roman Hruska (Incumbent) | 130,831 | 99.60 | |
| Republican | Scattering | 521 | 0.40 | |
| Total votes | 131,352 | 100 | ||
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Roman Hruska (Incumbent) | 345,772 | 61.37 | +5.73 | |
| Democratic | Raymond W. Arndt | 217,605 | 38.62 | −5.74 | |
| N/A | Scattering | 24 | 0.00 | N/A | |
| Majority | 128,167 | 22.75 | +11.57 | ||
| Turnout | 563,401 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska (primary election). Available at: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/previous-elections
- ^ Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska (general election). Available at: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/previous-elections