The 1964 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming was held on November 3, 1964, to elect the

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from

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. Incumbent

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Representative

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sought reelection to a fifth term, but was defeated by Democratic nominee

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Republican nomination

It was speculated that Harrison would run against incumbent Democratic Senator

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in the 1964 Senate election, but on January 29, 1964, he announced that he would not run in the Senate election and run for reelection to the

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instead.

Democratic nomination

Walter Phelan, the chairman of the Wyoming Democratic Central Committee, listed International Joint Commission chairman

, U.S. Marshall John Terril, Natrona County Attorney

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, state Senator Ed Kendig, state Representative

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, Cheyenne Mayor Bill Nation, William Hill, and Ray Whitaker as possible candidates for the Democratic nomination for the United States House of Representatives. On April 28, 1964, Roncalio announced that he would seek the Democratic nomination for the United States House of Representatives. The Wyoming Democratic Party voted to endorse Roncalio at its state convention on May 9. On July 1, Ronclaio filed to run for the Democratic nomination. George W. K. Posvar, a perennial candidate, was the first person to file for the Democratic nomination. Hepburn Armstrong, who served as the Democratic nominee during the 1962 election, also filed to run. Roncalio placed first in the Democratic primary with 29,860 votes (70.26%), with Armstrong receiving 9,371 votes (22.05%), Steve Moyle receiving 2,080 (4.89%), and Posvar receiving 1,188 votes (2.80%).

Results

General election

References

{{reflist United States House of Representatives elections in Wyoming

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