1966 United States Senate election in Georgia

none March 2026 September 2023 1966 Democratic Senate primary election in Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) 1956 Presidential no 1960 United States Senate election in Georgia 1960 1972 United States Senate election in Georgia 1972 September 14, 1966 150x150px File:Richard RussellJr.jpg Richard Russell Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 596,209 90.59% 3x4.svg Harry Hyde Democratic Party (United States) 61,922 9.41% 1966 United States Senate primary election in Georgia results map by county.svg 250px County resultsRussell: #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90% U.S. Senator Richard Russell Jr. Democratic Party (United States) Richard Russell Jr. Democratic Party (United States) The 1966 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic Senator Richard Russell Jr. was elected to a seventh term in office. On September 14, Russell won the Democratic primary with 90.59% of the vote against only nominal opposition from fellow Democrat Harry Hyde. At this time, Georgia was a one-party state and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. No Republican had run for Senate in Georgia since 1932.Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 8, 1932 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1932election.pdf Clerk.house.gov 7 Georgia... For United States Senator (For full term beginning March 4, 1933)... James W. Arnold, Republican... 18,151 Russell won the November general election without an opponent. Russell did not complete his term; he died in January 1971. Democratic primary Candidates Harry Hyde, resident of Marietta Richard Russell Jr., incumbent United States Senator Results 1966 Senate Democratic primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=673778 GA US Senate – D Primary Our Campaigns May 12, 2020 Richard Russell Jr. (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 596,209 90.59% Harry Hyde Democratic Party (United States) 61,922 9.41% 666,910 100.00 General election 1966 United States Senate electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7087 GA US Senate Our Campaigns May 12, 2020http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1966election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1966 Clerk.house.gov May 12, 2020 Richard Russell Jr. (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 631,002 99.95% 0.01 328 0.05% 0.01 631,330 100.00% References 1966 Georgia United States Senate Category:Single-candidate United States Senate elections