- Source: 1964 United States Senate special election in Tennessee
The 1964 United States Senate special election in Tennessee was held on November 3, 1964, concurrently with the U.S. presidential election as well the other regularly scheduled U.S. Senate election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Following the death of Senator Estes Kefauver, Governor Frank G. Clement appointed Herbert S. Walters to fill the vacancy until the special election could take place. Walters decided not to run in the special election. Democratic nominee Ross Bass won the election, defeating Republican Howard Baker with 52.1% of the vote.
In the primary, Bass defeated Governor Clement by almost 15 points.
Democratic primary
= Candidates
=Ross Bass, U.S. Representative from Pulaski
Frank G. Clement, Governor of Tennessee
M. M. Bullard
29.4% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.
= Results
=Republican primary
= Candidates
=Howard Baker
Charlie Moffett
Hubert David Patty
5% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.
= Results
=General election
See also
1964 United States Senate elections
References
Works cited
Steed, Robert; Moreland, Laurence; Baker, Tod, eds. (1980). Party Politics in the South. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0030565863.
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