1964 United States Senate election in Arizona

none March 2026 September 2023 1964 United States Senate election in Arizona Arizona Presidential no 1958 United States Senate election in Arizona 1958 1970 United States Senate election in Arizona 1970 November 3, 1964 File:Paul Fannin.jpg 150x150px Paul Fannin Republican Party (United States) 241,089 51.43% File:Roy Elson (cropped).jpg Roy Elson Democratic Party (United States) 227,712 48.57% 1964 United States Senate election in Arizona results map by county.svg 210px County resultsFannin: #e27f7f 50–60% Elson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater Republican Party (United States) Paul Fannin Republican Party (United States) The 1964 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater decided not to run for reelection to a third term, instead running for President of the United States as the Republican Party nominee against president Lyndon B. Johnson.Dean John W. and Goldwater, Barry M. Jr. Pure Goldwater 2008 Palgrave Macmillan New York 978-0230611337 https://archive.org/details/puregoldwater00gold registration 72 1952 mcfarland goldwater. 1st Arizona Governor Paul Fannin ran unopposed in the Republican primary, and defeated Democratic nominee Roy Elson, who was a staff member for U.S. Senator Carl Hayden until Hayden's retirement in 1969, after which Goldwater held that seat from 1969 to 1987. Despite a landslide loss throughout the country, and Goldwater only able to obtain 50.45% of the vote in his home state of Arizona, Fannin managed to prevail in the state's Senate election. Republican primary Candidates Paul Fannin, Governor of Arizona Democratic primary Candidates Roy Elson, staff member to U.S. Senator Carl Hayden Renz L. Jennings, Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court Howard V. Peterson, lawyer George Gavin Raymond G. Neely, author Robert P. Ketterer Results Democratic primary resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=230758 Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 08, 1964 Democratic Party (United States) Roy Elson 76,697 41.4% Democratic Party (United States) Renz L. Jennings 64,331 34.7% Democratic Party (United States) Howard V. Peterson 22,424 12.1% Democratic Party (United States) George Gavin 10,291 5.6% Democratic Party (United States) Raymond G. Neely 6,022 3.3% Democratic Party (United States) Robert P. Ketterer 5,460 3.0% 185,225 100.0 General election United States Senate election in Arizona, 1964http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3281 Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964 Republican Party (United States) Paul Fannin 241,089 51.43% -4.63% Democratic Party (United States) Roy Elson 227,712 48.57% +4.63% 13,377 2.85% -9.26% 468,801 Republican Party (United States) See also 1964 United States Senate elections References 1 1964 Arizona Category:1964 Arizona elections