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1964 United States Senate election in Ohio

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1964 United States Senate election in Ohio
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November 3, 1964
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Nominee Stephen M. Young Robert Taft Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,923,6081,906,781
Percentage50.22%49.78%
1964 United States Senate election in Ohio results map by county.svg
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

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. The result was considered an upset by the New York Times , as Taft's family name was "considered magic" in the state and Young's advanced age and polarizing attitude towards constituents were thought to be liabilities. [1]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Withdrew

Campaign

Astronaut John Glenn resigned from NASA and entered the race on January 17, 1964. However, a little over one month later, he was injured after slipping and falling while repairing his bathroom mirror. He suffered a concussion and an inner ear injury and was hospitalized in Columbus, before being flown to Wilford Hall Air Force Hospital in Texas on March 6. [4]

After weeks in recovery, Glenn withdrew from the race on March 30 in a press conference from his hospital bed. He cited the medical advice of his doctors and his inability to campaign. “No man has a right to ask for a seat in either branch of the Congress merely because of a specific event such as orbiting the earth in a spacecraft, any more than he would have that right just by being a lawyer and having tried a few cases at the local courthouse,” Glenn said. "I will not run just asking the people of Ohio to vote for a name." [4]

Results

1964 Democratic Senate primary [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stephen M. Young (incumbent) 520,641 66.51%
Democratic John Glenn (withdrawn)206,95626.44%
Democratic Albert T. Ball32,5644.16%
Democratic William Hotchkiss22,6182.89%
Total votes782,779 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1964 Republican Senate primary [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Taft Jr. 606,944 79.11%
Republican Ted W. Brown 160,26320.89%
Total votes767,207 100.00%

General election

Results

1964 U.S. Senate election in Ohio [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Stephen M. Young (incumbent) 1,923,608 50.22% Decrease2.svg2.24
Republican Robert Taft Jr. 1,906,78149.78%Increase2.svg2.24
Total votes3,830,389
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ "YOUNG BEATS TAFT IN AN OHIO UPSET; Senator Profits from Heavy Vote for Johnson There". The New York Times. November 5, 1964.
  2. 1 2 3 "CONTENTdm". The North Canton Sun. Vol. 38, no. 32. North Canton, Ohio. April 29, 1964. p. 1.
  3. ↑ "Equal TV Time is Sought by Glenn Foe". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. New York. Associated Press. March 20, 1964. p. 2.
  4. 1 2 3 "Glenn Quits Race in Ohio, Citing His Slow Recovery". The New York Times . San Antonio, Tex. March 31, 1964. p. 1.
  5. ↑ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - D Primary Race - May 05, 1964".
  6. ↑ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate- R Primary Race - May 05, 1964".
  7. ↑ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1964". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
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