The 1964 United States Senate election in Wyoming took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic Senator

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ran for re-election to his second term. In the general election, he faced Republican nominee

John S. Wold John Schiller Wold (August 31, 1916 – February 19, 2017) was an American business executive, philanthropist, World War II veteran, and Republican politician from Wyoming. He served a single term in the United States House of Representatives fro ...

, the former Chairman of the

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and a former State Representative. Despite Wyoming's long conservative streak, McGee was aided by the strong performance by President Lyndon B. Johnson in Wyoming. McGee ended up winning re-election by a relatively narrow, but decisive, margin, beating Wold 54-46%.

Democratic primary

Candidates

, incumbent U.S. Senator * I. Wayne "Bud" Kinney, former Chairman of the Benjamin Franklin Party

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

, former Chairman of the

, former State Representative *

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, basketball player, former State Representative,

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Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate

Results

General election

Results

References

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