1964 United States Senate election in Montana

none March 2026 September 2023 1964 United States Senate election in Montana Montana 1905 presidential no 1958 United States Senate election in Montana 1958 1970 United States Senate election in Montana 1970 November 3, 1964 Michael Joseph Mansfield.jpg 150x150px Mike Mansfield Democratic Party (United States) 180,643 64.51% 3x4.svg Alex Blewett Republican Party (United States) 99,367 35.49% 1964 United States Senate election in Montana results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMansfield: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Blewett: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Mike Mansfield Democratic Party (United States) Mike Mansfield Democratic Party (United States) The 1964 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent United States Senator Mike Mansfield, who was first elected to the Senate in 1952 and was re-elected in 1958, ran for re-election. Mansfield won the Democratic primary in a landslide, and advanced to the general election, where he faced Alex Blewett, the Majority Leader of the Montana House of Representatives and the Republican nominee. Though Mansfield's margin was quite reduced from 1958, he still overwhelmingly defeated Blewett and won his third term in the Senate in a landslide. Democratic primary Candidates Mike Mansfield, incumbent United States Senator Joseph P. Monaghan, former United States Congressman from Montana's 1st congressional district, 1936 independent candidate for the United States Senate Results Democratic Party primary resultshttps://archive.org/stream/primaryofficial1964montrich#page/1/mode/2up Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, June 2, 1964 Montana Secretary of State July 2, 2014 Mike Mansfield (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 109,904 85.51 Joseph P. Monaghan Democratic Party (United States) 18,630 14.49 128,534 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Alex Blewett, Majority Leader of the Montana House of Representatives Lyman Brewster, rancher Antoinette F. Rosell, State Representative Results Republican Primary results Alex Blewett Republican Party (United States) 31,934 59.37 Lyman Brewster Republican Party (United States) 12,375 23.01 Antoinette F. Rosell Republican Party (United States) 9,480 17.62 53,789 100.00 General election Results United States Senate election in Montana, 1964http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1964election.pdf Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives July 4, 2014 Democratic Party (United States) Mike Mansfield (inc.) 180,643 64.51% -11.71% Republican Party (United States) Alex Blewett 99,367 35.49% +11.71% 81,276 29.03% -23.41% 280,010 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Montana 1964 Category:1964 Montana elections Category:Mike Mansfield