1964_United_States_Senate_election_in_Minnesota Knowpia

1964 United States Senate election in Minnesota
	County results; McCarthy: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Whitney: 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Eugene J. McCarthy; Democratic (DFL)	Elected U.S. Senator ; Eugene J. McCarthy; Democratic (DFL)

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 edit

Candidates edit

Declared edit

Eugene J. McCarthy, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1959
Joseph Nowak
R. H. Underdahl

Results edit

Democratic primary election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Eugene J. McCarthy (Incumbent)	245,068	90.47%
	Democratic (DFL)	R. H. Underdahl	14,562	5.38%
	Democratic (DFL)	Joseph Nowak	11,267	4.16%
Total votes			270,897	100.00%

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Declared edit

Wheelock Whitney, Jr., Investment banker and member of the board of directors of the Minnesota Twins

Results edit

Republican primary election results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wheelock Whitney, Jr.	161,363	100.00%
Total votes			161,363	100.00%

General election edit

Results edit

General election results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (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%
	Democratic (DFL) hold