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1964 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

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1964 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

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Nominee John Pastore Ronald Lagueux
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 319,607 66,715
Percentage 82.73% 17.27%

Pastore:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election

John Pastore
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John Pastore
Democratic

The 1964 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Pastore successfully sought re-election, defeating Republican Ronald Lagueux with 82.73% of the vote.

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on September 17, 1964.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Pastore (Incumbent) unopposed

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ronald Lagueux unopposed

General election

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Results

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General election results[3][4][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Pastore (Incumbent) 319,607 82.72
Republican Ronald Lagueux 66,715 17.27
Majority 252,892 65.45
Turnout 386,322
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 149.
  2. ^ a b America Votes 6, p. 372.
  3. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (August 15, 1965). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  4. ^ "RI US Senate, 1964". OurCampaigns. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 96.
  6. ^ America Votes 6, p. 368.

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