1964 United States Senate election in West Virginia

The 1964 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 3, 1964 alongside the 1964 United States presidential election. Incumbent Senator Robert Byrd won re-election in a landslide.

1964 United States Senate election in West Virginia

← 1958 November 3, 1964 1970 →
 
Nominee Robert Byrd Cooper P. Benedict
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 515,015 246,072
Percentage 67.67% 32.33%

County results
Byrd:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Benedict:      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election

Robert Byrd
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Robert Byrd
Democratic

Background

edit
 
West Virginia Presidential Election Results 1964

Incumbent Senator Robert Byrd ran for a second term in this election. President Lyndon B. Johnson also ran for re-election. Johnson won West Virginia by a very large margin. Johnson was also re-elected President of the United States in 1964 . Democrats also gained two seats in the Senate in the 1964 United States Senate elections.

Results

edit
[1]
1964 West Virginia United States Senate General Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Robert Byrd (incumbent) 515,015 67.67% +8.48%
Republican Cooper P. Benedict 246,072 32.33% −8.48%

References

edit
  1. ^ "WV US Senate". Retrieved January 12, 2019.