United States Senate election in Texas, 1964

United States Senate election in Texas, 1964
Texas
November 3, 1964

 
Nominee Ralph Yarborough George H. W. Bush
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,463,958 1,134,337
Percentage 56.2% 43.6%

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 U.S. Senator Ralph Yarborough defeated future President of the United States George H. W. Bush. Bush later went on to win an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1966; he was elected vice president of the United States in 1980 and was elected president in 1988.

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