1964 United States Senate special election in Tennessee

none related races 1964 United States Senate elections the other Senate election in Tennessee held in parallel 1964 United States Senate election in Tennessee March 2026 September 2023 1964 United States Senate special election in Tennessee Tennessee presidential no 1960 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1960 1966 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1966 November 3, 1964 x150px Ross Bass (1918-1993).jpg Ross Bass Democratic Party (United States) 568,905 52.14% Howard Baker photo.jpg Howard Baker Republican Party (United States) 517,330 47.41% 1964 United States Senate special election in Tennessee results map by county.svg 300px County resultsBass: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Baker: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% U.S. senator Herbert S. Walters Democratic Party (US) Ross Bass Democratic Party (US) The 1964 United States Senate special election in Tennessee was held on November 3, 1964, concurrently with the U.S. presidential election as well the other regularly scheduled U.S. Senate election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Following the death of Senator Estes Kefauver, Governor Frank G. Clement appointed Herbert S. Walters to fill the vacancy until the special election could take place. Walters decided not to run in the special election. Democratic nominee Ross Bass won the election, defeating Republican Howard Baker with 52.1% of the vote. In the primary, Bass defeated Governor Clement by almost 15 points. Democratic primary Candidates Ross Bass, U.S. Representative from Pulaski Frank G. Clement, Governor of Tennessee M. M. Bullard 29.4% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.Steed Moreland Baker 1980 22 Results Democratic Party primary resultsTN US Senate - Special D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=382503 Our Campaigns February 14, 2019 Ross Bass Democratic Party (United States) 330,213 50.79% Frank G. Clement Democratic Party (United States) 233,245 35.87% M. M. Bullard Democratic Party (United States) 86,718 13.34% Republican primary Candidates Howard Baker Charlie Moffett Hubert David Patty 5% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.Steed Moreland Baker 1980 22 Results Republican Party primary resultsTN US Senate - Special R Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=757515 Our Campaigns February 14, 2019 Howard Baker Republican Party (United States) 93,301 84.94% Charlie Moffett Republican Party (United States) 10,596 9.65% Hubert David Patty Republican Party (United States) 5,947 5.41% General election General election resultsCook Rhodes America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State October 26, 2017 https://books.google.com/books?id=46A7DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA421 February 14, 2019 CQ Press 9781506368993 Google Books Democratic Party (US) Ross Bass 568,905 52.14% Republican Party (US) Howard Baker 517,330 47.41% Independent (US) Melvin Babcock Morgan 4,853 0.44% 51,575 4.73% 1,091,088 Democratic Party (US) See also 1964 United States Senate elections References Works cited Steed Robert Moreland Laurence Baker Tod Party Politics in the South Praeger Publishers 1980 0030565863 1964 Tennessee United States Senate Tennessee 1964 Tennessee 1964 United States Senate 1964