1964 United States Senate election in Texas

1964 United States Senate election in Texas

November 3, 1964

Nominee Ralph Yarborough George H. W. Bush Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,463,958 1,134,337 Percentage 56.22% 43.56%

County results Congressional district results Yarborough:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Bush:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Ralph Yarborough Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Ralph Yarborough Democratic

The 1964 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic US senator Ralph Yarborough defeated future US President George H. W. Bush handily. This would prove to be Yarborough's final term as a senator. Bush later went on to win an election for the US House of Representatives in 1966 and was subsequently elected US Vice President in 1980, re-elected in 1984, and was elected president in 1988.

• Gordon McLendon, radio broadcaster
• Ralph Yarborough, incumbent Senator since 1957

• George H. W. Bush, former chairman of the Harris County Republican Party and son of former U.S. senator from Connecticut Prescott Bush
• Jack Cox, former state representative from Stephens County and nominee for Governor in 1962
• Milton Davis
• Robert J. Morris, former New York City Municipal Court judge, counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, and candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey in 1958 and 1960

1964 United States Senate election in Texas^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ralph Yarborough (incumbent)	1,463,958	56.22%	18.36
	Republican	George H. W. Bush	1,134,337	43.56%	20.06
	Constitution	Jack Carswell	5,542	0.21%	1.59
Total votes			2,603,837	100.0%	N/A
	Democratic hold

• 1964 United States Senate elections