1964 United States Senate election in Ohio

The 1964 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic Senator Stephen M. Young was re-elected to a second term in office, narrowly defeating Republican U.S. Representative Robert Taft, Jr.

1964 United States Senate election in Ohio

November 3, 1964

Nominee Stephen M. Young Robert Taft Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,923,608 1,906,781 Percentage 50.22% 49.78%

County Results Young:      50–60%      60–70% Taft:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Stephen M. Young Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Stephen M. Young Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Albert T. Ball
• John Glenn, member of the Mercury Seven and first American to orbit the planet Earth
• William Hotchkiss
• Stephen M. Young, incumbent Senator since 1959

Results

1964 Democratic Senate primary[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephen M. Young (incumbent)	520,641	66.51%
	Democratic	John Glenn	206,956	26.44%
	Democratic	James D. Nolan	32,564	4.16%
	Democratic	William Hotchkiss	22,618	2.89%
Total votes			782,779	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Ted W. Brown, Ohio Secretary of State since 1951
• Robert Taft Jr., U.S. Representative from Cincinnati (representing Ohio at-large) and scion of the Taft family

Results

1964 Republican Senate primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Taft Jr.	606,944	79.11%
	Republican	Ted W. Brown	160,263	20.89%
Total votes			767,207	100.00%

General election

Results

1964 U.S. Senate election in Ohio[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stephen M. Young (incumbent)	1,923,608	50.22%	2.24
	Republican	Robert Taft Jr.	1,906,781	49.78%	2.24
Total votes			3,830,389
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1964 United States Senate elections

References

1. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=330312
2. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=330311
3. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.
4. "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.