1964 United States Senate special election in Tennessee - Wikipedia

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1964 United States Senate special election in Tennessee

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Nominee Ross Bass Howard Baker Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 568,905 517,330 Percentage 52.14% 47.41%

County results Bass:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Baker:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Herbert S. Walters Democratic Elected U.S. senator Ross Bass Democratic

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.

• 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.^[1]

• Howard Baker
• Charlie Moffett
• Hubert David Patty

5% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.^[1]

• 1964 United States Senate elections

• Steed, Robert; Moreland, Laurence; Baker, Tod, eds. (1980). Party Politics in the South. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0030565863.