• Source: 1964 United States Senate election in Mississippi

      • The 1964 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John C. Stennis won re-election to his fourth term.
      Because Stennis was unopposed in the general election, his victory in the June 2 primary was tantamount to election. He defeated civil rights activist Victoria Gray Adams, a member of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party in a landslide. Even as Republican Barry Goldwater defeated incumbent President Lyndon Johnson by 78 points in the concurrent presidential race.


      Democratic primary




      = Candidates

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      Victoria Gray Adams, civil rights activist and member of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
      John C. Stennis, incumbent U.S. Senator


      = Results

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      General election




      = Results

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      See also


      1964 United States Senate elections


      References

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