Election Name: | 1964 United States Senate election in West Virginia |
Election Date: | November 3, 1964 |
Country: | West Virginia |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1958 United States Senate election in West Virginia |
Previous Year: | 1958 |
Next Election: | 1970 United States Senate election in West Virginia |
Next Year: | 1970 |
Image1: | Robert C. Byrd – 1967.jpg |
Nominee1: | Robert Byrd |
Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
Popular Vote1: | 515,015 |
Percentage1: | 67.67% |
Nominee2: | Cooper P. Benedict |
Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote2: | 246,072 |
Percentage2: | 32.33% |
Map Size: | 250px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Robert Byrd |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
After Election: | Robert Byrd |
After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
The 1964 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 3, 1964 alongside the 1964 United States presidential election. Incumbent Senator Robert Byrd won re-election in a landslide.
Incumbent Senator Robert Byrd ran for a second term in this election. President Lyndon B. Johnson also ran for re-election. Johnson won West Virginia by a very large margin. Johnson was also re-elected President of the United States in 1964 . Democrats also gained two seats in the Senate in the 1964 United States Senate elections.