1964 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma

none March 2026 September 2023 1964 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma Oklahoma Flag of Oklahoma (1941–1988).svg presidential no 1960 United States Senate election in Oklahoma 1960 1966 United States Senate election in Oklahoma 1966 November 3, 1964 150x150px File:FredRoyHarris.jpg Fred R. Harris Democratic Party (United States) 466,782 51.17% File:Bud Wilkinson.jpg Bud Wilkinson Republican Party (United States) 445,392 48.83% 1964 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma results map by county.svg County resultsHarris: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Wilkinson: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator J. Howard Edmondson Democratic Party (United States) Fred R. Harris Democratic Party (United States) The 1964 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma took place on November 3, 1964. Democratic senator Robert S. Kerr, who won re-election to his third term in 1960, died in office on January 1, 1963. Governor J. Howard Edmondson resigned from office so that his lieutenant governor, George Nigh, could appoint him to the U.S. Senate. Edmondson ran for election in the ensuing special election, and faced strong competition from former governor Raymond D. Gary and State Senator Fred R. Harris. Edmondson placed first in the primary, but failed to win a majority, with Harris narrowly beating out Gary for second place. In the runoff, Harris defeated Edmondson in a landslide. In the general election, Harris faced former Oklahoma Sooners football coach Bud Wilkinson, the Republican nominee. Even though President Lyndon B. Johnson won Oklahoma by a wide margin over Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater, the Senate race was much closer. Ultimately, Harris only narrowly defeated Wilkinson by just 21,390 votes. Democratic primary Candidates J. Howard Edmondson, incumbent U.S. Senator, former governor of Oklahoma Fred R. Harris, state senator Raymond D. Gary, former governor of Oklahoma Results Democratic primaryhttps://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/election-results/results-prior-to-1980/1958-1966-results.pdf 1958-1966 Election Results Oklahoma State Election Board June 18, 2021 J. Howard Edmondson (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 215,455 36.44% Fred R. Harris Democratic Party (United States) 190,868 32.28% Raymond Gary Democratic Party (United States) 170,869 28.90% Willard R. Owens Democratic Party (United States) 14,134 2.39% 591,326 100.00% Runoff election results Democratic primary runoff Fred R. Harris Democratic Party (United States) 277,362 60.90% J. Howard Edmondson (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 178,051 39.10% 455,413 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Bud Wilkinson, former Oklahoma Sooners football coachFebruary 5, 1964 Wilkinson Announcing Race for U. S. Senate Today Daily Oklahoman Oklahoma City, Okla. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79778117/the-daily-oklahoman/ June 18, 2021 Thomas J. Harris, Oklahoma City businessman Forest W. Beall, former chairman of the Oklahoma Republican Party Runoff Election Results Republican primary Bud Wilkinson Republican Party (United States) 100,544 79.22% Thomas J. Harris Republican Party (United States) 19,170 15.10% Forest W. Beall Republican Party (United States) 7,211 5.68% 126,925 100.00% Our Campaigns - OK US Senate - Special R Primary Race - May 05, 1964 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=765212 2021-08-28 www.ourcampaigns.com General election Results 1964 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma Democratic Party (United States) Fred R. Harris 466,782 51.17% -3.67% Republican Party (United States) Bud Wilkinson 445,392 48.83% +4.22% 21,390 2.34% -7.89% 912,174 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Category:United States Senate elections in Oklahoma Oklahoma United States Senate Oklahoma 1964 Oklahoma 1964 United States Senate 1964