1966 United States Senate election in Arkansas

none March 2026 September 2023 1966 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Arkansas Arkansas 1924 presidential no 1960 United States Senate election in Arkansas 1960 1972 United States Senate election in Arkansas 1972 July 26, 1966 150x150px File:John L McClellan.png John L. McClellan Democratic Party (United States) 310,526 77.19% File:3x4.svg Foster Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 91,746 22.81% U.S. Senator John L. McClellan Democratic Party (United States) John L. McClellan Democratic Party (United States) The 1966 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent U.S. Senator John L. McClellan was re-elected to a fifth term in office. Because the Republican Party (or any other party) did not field a candidate in the general election, McClellan's primary victory was tantamount to election. Democratic primary Candidates Foster Johnson, Little Rock book salesmanMcClellan Wins 5th Nomination July 27, 1966 https://www.newspapers.com/image/35095884/ subscription October 5, 2022 El Dorado Times John L. McClellan, incumbent Senator Campaign For the first time since 1954, Senator John McClellan faced a challenger for the Democratic nomination, Foster Johnson, a 51-year-old book salesman and political neophyte. McClellan did not stage a formal campaign for re-election and ignored his opponent. Johnson did win the support of organized labor in the state but attracted little attention to his campaign otherwise. Results 1966 Democratic U.S. Senate primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=737124 Our Campaigns - AR US Senate - D Primary Race - Jul 26, 1966 John L. McClellan (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 220,588 77.19% Foster Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 91,746 22.81% 402,272 100.00% General election McClellan was unopposed in the general election. At this time, Arkansas law did not require tabulation of votes for unopposed candidates. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1966election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1966 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1967 See also 1966 United States Senate elections References Category:Single-candidate United States Senate elections 1966 Arkansas United States Senate