1964 United States Senate election in Minnesota

The 1964 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Eugene McCarthy defeated Republican challenger Wheelock Whitney Jr., to win a second term.

Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary

Candidates

Declared

• Eugene J. McCarthy, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1959
• Joseph Nowak
• R. H. Underdahl

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Wheelock Whitney Jr., investment banker and member of the board of directors of the Minnesota Twins

Results

General election

Candidates

• William Braatz (Industrial Government)
• Everett Luoma (Socialist Workers)
• Eugene McCarthy, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1959 (Democratic–Farmer–Labor)
• Wheelock Whitney Jr., investment banker and member of the board of directors of the Minnesota Twins (Republican)

Results

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1964

References