United States Senate election in Minnesota, 1964
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The 1964 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Eugene McCarthy defeated Republican challenger Wheelock Whitney, Jr., to win a second term.
Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary
Candidates
Declared
- Eugene J. McCarthy, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1959
- Joseph Nowak
- R. H. Underdahl
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
DFL | Eugene J. McCarthy (Incumbent) | 245,068 | 90.47% | |
DFL | R. H. Underdahl | 14,562 | 5.38% | |
DFL | Joseph Nowak | 11,267 | 4.16% | |
Total votes | 270,897 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Wheelock Whitney, Jr., Investment banker and member of the board of directors of the Minnesota Twins
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wheelock Whitney, Jr. | 161,363 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 161,363 | 100.00% |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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DFL | Eugene J. McCarthy (Incumbent) | 931,363 | 60.34% | |
Republican | Wheelock Whitney, Jr. | 605,933 | 39.26% | |
Industrial Government | William Braatz | 3,947 | 0.26% | |
Socialist Workers | Everett E. Luoma | 2,357 | 0.15% | |
Total votes | 1,543,600 | 100.00% | ||
Majority | 325,430 | 21.08% | ||
DFL hold |
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