The 1964 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent
Democratic US Senator
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Ralph Yarborough
Ralph Webster Yarborough (June 8, 1903 – January 27, 1996) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Texas Democratic politician who served in the United States Senate from 1957 to 1971 and was a leader of the progressive wing of his p ...
defeated future
US President
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George H. W. Bush handily. This would prove to be Yarborough's final term as a senator. Bush later went on to win an election for the
US House of Representatives
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in 1966 and was subsequently elected
US Vice President
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in
1980, re-elected in
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
, and was elected president in
1988
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Democratic primary
Candidates
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Gordon McLendon
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, radio broadcaster
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Ralph Yarborough
Ralph Webster Yarborough (June 8, 1903 – January 27, 1996) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Texas Democratic politician who served in the United States Senate from 1957 to 1971 and was a leader of the progressive wing of his p ...
, incumbent Senator since 1957
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
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George H. W. Bush, former Chairman of the
Harris County Republican Party and son of former U.S. Senator from
Connecticut
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Prescott Bush
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Jack Cox Jack Cox may refer to:
People
* Jack Cox (footballer) (1877–1955), English footballer
* Jack E. Cox (1896–1960), English cinematographer
* Jack Cox (Texas politician) (1921–1990), Texan politician and gubernatorial candidate
Other uses
* Jac ...
, former State Representative from
Stephens County and nominee for
Governor in 1962
*Milton Davis
*Robert J. Morris, former
New York City
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Municipal Court Judge, counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, and candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey in 1958 and 1960
Results
Runoff
General election
Results
See also
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1964 United States Senate elections
The 1964 United States Senate elections coincided with the election of President Lyndon B. Johnson by an overwhelming majority, to a full term. His Democratic Party picked up a net two seats from the Republicans. , this was the last time eithe ...
References
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
Senate
George H. W. Bush
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