United States Senate election in Arizona, 1968
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U.S. Senate election results map. Red denotes counties won by Goldwater. Blue denotes those won by Elson. |
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The 1968 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Hayden did not run for reelection to an eighth term, with his longtime staff member Roy Elson running as the Democratic Party nominee to replace him. Elson was defeated by a wide margin, however, by former U.S. Senator and 1964 Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater. Prior to Goldwater's election, the seat had been held for decades by the Democratic Party under Carl Hayden, and has thus far remained in Republican Party control since.
Elson had previously challenged U.S. Senator Paul Fannin in 1964, when Goldwater vacated his seat in order to run for President against Lyndon B. Johnson.
Democratic primary
Results
Democratic primary results[1]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Roy Elson |
95,231 |
62.78% |
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Democratic |
Bob Kennedy |
41,397 |
27.29% |
Total votes |
136,628 |
100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Barry Goldwater, former U.S. Senator, 1964 Republican Party nominee for President of the United States
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