1964 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

1964 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

November 3, 1964

Nominee John Pastore Ronald Lagueux Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 319,607 66,715 Percentage 82.73% 17.27%

Pastore:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election John Pastore Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John Pastore Democratic

The 1964 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Pastore successfully sought re-election, defeating Republican Ronald Lagueux with 82.73% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 17, 1964.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John Pastore, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Pastore (Incumbent)		unopposed

Republican primary

Candidates

• Ronald Lagueux, attorney

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ronald Lagueux		unopposed

General election

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Pastore (Incumbent)	319,607	82.72
	Republican	Ronald Lagueux	66,715	17.27
Majority			252,892	65.45
Turnout			386,322
	Democratic hold

Bibliography

• Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
• Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1966). America Votes 6: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1964. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.