United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1964

United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1964
Pennsylvania
November 3, 1964

 
Nominee Hugh Scott Genevieve Blatt
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,429,858 2,359,223
Percentage 50.6% 49.1%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Hugh Scott
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Hugh Scott
Republican

The 1964 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Hugh Scott successfully sought re-election to another term, defeating Democratic nominee Genevieve Blatt.

Major candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Hugh Scott (inc.) 2,429,858 50.59% -0.62%
Democratic Genevieve Blatt 2,359,223 49.12% +0.74%
Socialist Workers Morris Chertov 7,317 0.15% +0.01%
Socialist Labor George S. Taylor 6,881 0.14% -0.12%
N/A Other 473 0.00% N/A
Totals 4,803,752 100.00%

References

  1. "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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