The 1964 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democrat William Proxmire was re-elected to a second full term in office over Republican Wilbur Renk.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Kenneth F. Klinkert
  • William Proxmire, incumbent senator since 1957
  • Arlyn F. Wollenburg

Results

1964 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Proxmire (incumbent) 295,676 88.78%
Democratic Kenneth F. Klinkert 20,022 6.01%
Democratic Arlyn F. Wollenburg 17,333 5.21%
Total votes 333,031 100.00%

After losing the primary, Klinkert entered the general election as a candidate running on a "Faith and Belief in Man" ticket.

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Wilbur N. Renk, candidate for governor in 1962

Results

1964 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wilbur N. Renk 300,258 100.00%
Total votes 300,258 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers)
  • Kenneth F. Klinkert (Faith and Belief in Man)
  • William Proxmire, incumbent Senator (Democratic)
  • Wilbur N. Renk, candidate for governor in 1962 (Republican)

Results

1964 United States Senate election in Wisconsin[2][1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic William Proxmire (incumbent) 892,013 53.30% Decrease3.83
Republican Wilbur N. Renk 780,116 46.61% Increase3.88
Independent Kenneth F. Klinkert 1,062 0.06% N/A
Socialist Workers Wayne Leverenz 479 0.03% Decrease0.07
Total votes 1,673,670 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 H. Rupert Theobald (1966). "The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1966" (PDF). p. 733. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  2. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (May 1, 1965). "STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 3, 1964" (PDF). United States House of Representatives. p. 39. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_United_States_Senate_election_in_Wisconsin