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The1964 United States Senate special election in Tennessee was held on November 3, 1964, concurrently with theU.S. presidential election as well the other regularly scheduledU.S. Senate election, as well as other elections to theUnited States Senate in other states as well as elections to theUnited States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Following the death of SenatorEstes Kefauver, GovernorFrank G. Clement appointedHerbert S. Walters to fill the vacancy until the special election could take place. Walters decided not to run in the special election.Democratic nomineeRoss Bass won the election, defeatingRepublicanHoward Baker with 52.1% of the vote.
In the primary, Bass defeated Governor Clement by almost 15 points.
29.4% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ross Bass | 330,213 | 50.79% | |
| Democratic | Frank G. Clement | 233,245 | 35.87% | |
| Democratic | M. M. Bullard | 86,718 | 13.34% | |
5% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Howard Baker | 93,301 | 84.94% | |
| Republican | Charlie Moffett | 10,596 | 9.65% | |
| Republican | Hubert David Patty | 5,947 | 5.41% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ross Bass | 568,905 | 52.14% | |
| Republican | Howard Baker | 517,330 | 47.41% | |
| Independent | Melvin Babcock Morgan | 4,853 | 0.44% | |
| Majority | 51,575 | 4.73% | ||
| Turnout | 1,091,088 | |||
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