1964 United States Senate election in Texas

none March 2026 September 2023 1964 United States Senate election in Texas Texas presidential no 1958 United States Senate election in Texas 1958 1970 United States Senate election in Texas 1970 November 3, 1964 File:RalphYarborough (cropped).jpg 150x150px Ralph Yarborough Democratic Party (United States) 1,463,958 56.22% File:George H.W. Bush in 1963 (cropped) (1).jpg George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) 1,134,337 43.56% 310px County results 310px Congressional district results 1 300px Yarborough: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Bush: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator Ralph Yarborough Democratic Party (United States) Ralph Yarborough Democratic Party (United States) The 1964 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic US senator Ralph Yarborough defeated future US President George H. W. Bush handily, but Bush managed to put up the best performance for the Republicans in the popular vote in this seat up to that point. This would prove to be Yarborough's final term as a senator, as he was primaried by Lloyd Bentsen in 1970. Bush later went on to win an election for the US House of Representatives in 1966 and was subsequently elected US Vice President in 1980, re-elected in 1984, and was elected president in 1988. Democratic primary Yarborough was challenged in the Democratic primary by radio broadcaster Gordon McLendon, a conservative Democrat. McLendon campaigned with Hollywood luminaries such as John Wayne, Chill Wills, and Robert Cummings, running on a platform of opposing the Civil Rights Act, arguing that it gave "broad and sweeping powers" to the federal government.Garay Ronald Gordon McLendon: The Maverick of Radio 1992 ABC-CLIO 179 Candidates Gordon McLendon, radio broadcaster Ralph Yarborough, incumbent Senator since 1957 Results 1964 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=278797 Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - D Primary Race - May 02, 1964 Democratic Party (United States) Ralph Yarborough (incumbent) 904,811 57.36% Democratic Party (United States) Gordon McLendon 672,573 42.64% 1,577,384 100.00% Republican primary Candidates George H. W. Bush, former chairman of the Harris County Republican Party and son of former U.S. senator from Connecticut Prescott Bush Jack Cox, former state representative from Stephens County and nominee for Governor in 1962 Milton Davis Robert J. Morris, former New York City Municipal Court judge, counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, and candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey in 1958 and 1960 Results 1964 Republican U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=278801 Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - R Primary Race - May 02, 1964 Republican Party (United States) George H. W. Bush 62,985 44.08% Republican Party (United States) Jack Cox 45,561 31.89% Republican Party (United States) Robert J. Morris 28,279 19.79% Republican Party (United States) Milton Davis 6,067 4.25% 142,892 100.00% Runoff 1964 Republican U.S. Senate runoffhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=278801 Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - R Primary Race - May 02, 1964 Republican Party (United States) George H. W. Bush 49,751 62.12% Republican Party (United States) Jack Cox 30,333 37.88% 80,084 100.00% General election Results 1964 United States Senate election in TexasClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1965-08-15 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1964election.pdf 43, 54 U.S. Government Printing Office http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=30376 Our Campaigns - TX US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964 Democratic Party (United States) Ralph Yarborough (incumbent) 1,463,958 56.22% 18.36 Republican Party (United States) George H. W. Bush 1,134,337 43.56% 20.06 Constitution Party (United States, 1952) Jack Carswell 5,542 0.21% 1.59 2,603,837 100.0% N/A Democratic Party (United States) See also 1964 United States Senate elections References Texas 1964 Senate Category:George H. W. Bush