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The 1964 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John C. Stennis won re-election to his fourth term.
Because Stennis was unopposed in the general election, his victory in the June 2 primary was tantamount to election. He defeated civil rights activist Victoria Gray Adams, a member of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party in a landslide. Even as Republican Barry Goldwater defeated incumbent President Lyndon Johnson by 78 points in the concurrent presidential race.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John C. Stennis (incumbent) | 173,764 | 97.37% | |
Democratic | Victoria Gray Adams | 4,703 | 2.64% | |
Total votes | 178,467 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John C. Stennis (incumbent) | 343,364 | 100.00% | ||
Total votes | 343,364 | 100.00% |