1964 United States Senate election in Nebraska

none March 2026 September 2023 1964 United States Senate election in Nebraska Nebraska 1925 presidential no 1958 United States Senate election in Nebraska 1958 1970 United States Senate election in Nebraska 1970 November 3, 1964 File:Hruskalee2.jpg 150x150px Roman Hruska Republican Party (United States) 345,772 61.37% 3x4.svg Raymond W. Arndt Democratic Party (United States) 217,605 38.62% 1964 United States Senate election in Nebraska results map by county.svg 300px County resultsHruska: #e38080 50–60% #d85d5d 60–70% #d82b2c 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Arndt: #7a97e3 50–60% U.S. Senator Roman Hruska Republican Party (US) Roman Hruska Republican Party (US) The 1964 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Republican Senator Roman Hruska ran for re-election. He was challenged by the Democratic nominee, Raymond W. Arndt, the personnel director at the Nebraska Public Power District. Despite Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson's narrow victory over Barry Goldwater in Nebraska, Hruska won re-election in a landslide, winning 61% of the vote and winning every county in the state except for Saline County. This was the only race in the 1964 United States Senate elections in which the Republicans won by double digits. Democratic primary Candidates Raymond W. Arndt, personnel director at the Nebraska Public Power DistrictArndt to Talk to Democrats: Columbus Man Seeks Senate nomination Omaha World-Herald Omaha, Nebraska January 20, 1964 2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald/166545935/ February 23, 2025 Results Democratic primary resultsMarsh Frank Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board: Primary Election, May 12, 1964, General Election, November 4, 1964 1964 https://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1964prim_gen.pdf Raymond W. Arndt Democratic Party (United States) 65,988 99.28% Scattering Democratic Party (United States) 476 0.72% 66,464 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Roman Hruska, incumbent Senator Results Republican primary Roman Hruska (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 130,831 99.60% Scattering Republican Party (United States) 521 0.40% 131,352 100.00% General election 1964 United States Senate election in Nebraska Republican Party (United States) Roman Hruska (inc.) 345,772 61.37% +5.73% Democratic Party (United States) Raymond W. Arndt 217,605 38.62% -5.74% 24 0.00% — 128,167 22.75% +11.57% 563,401 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 1964 Nebraska United States Senate