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Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue, simultaneous hold in purple
The U.S. Senate election, 1966 was an election for the United States Senate which occurred midway through the term of President Lyndon Baines Johnson. As in many midterm elections, and with divisions over Vietnam in the Democratic base, the Republican opposition took three Democratic seats, but the balance remained overwhelmingly in favor of the Democrats, who retained a 64-36 majority.
Republicans won two open seats in Oregon and Tennessee and defeated incumbent Paul Douglas (D-IL).
In 1968, Republican Charles E. Goodell was appointed to the seat of assassinated presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY). This is not included in the party balances.
[edit] Senate contests in 1966
| State |
Incumbent |
Party |
Status |
Opposing Candidates |
| Alabama |
John Sparkman |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 60.1 - 39.0 |
John Grenier (Republican)
|
| Alaska |
Bob Bartlett |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 75.5 - 24.5 |
Lee L. McKinley (Republican)
|
| Arkansas |
John L. McClellan |
Democrat |
Re-elected, unopposed |
|
| Colorado |
Gordon Allott |
Republican |
Re-elected, 58.0 - 41.9 |
Roy Romer (Democrat)
|
| Delaware |
J. Caleb Boggs |
Republican |
Re-elected, 59.1 - 40.9 |
James M. Tunnell, Jr. (Democrat)
|
| Georgia |
Richard Russell, Jr. |
Democrat |
Re-elected, unopposed |
|
| Idaho |
Len B. Jordan |
Republican |
Re-elected, 55.4 - 44.6 |
Ralph R. Harding (Democrat)
|
| Illinois |
Paul Douglas |
Democrat |
Defeated, 55.0 - 43.9 |
Charles H. Percy (Republican)
|
| Iowa |
Jack Miller |
Republican |
Re-elected, 60.9 - 37.8 |
E. B. Smith (Democrat)
|
| Kansas |
James B. Pearson |
Republican |
Re-elected, 52.2 - 45.2 |
J. Floyd Breeding (Democrat)
|
| Kentucky |
John S. Cooper |
Republican |
Re-elected, 64.5 - 35.5 |
John Y. Brown (Democrat)
|
| Louisiana |
Allen J. Ellender |
Democrat |
Re-elected, unopposed |
|
| Maine |
Margaret C. Smith |
Republican |
Re-elected, 59.0 - 41.1 |
Elmer H. Violette (Democrat)
|
| Massachusetts |
Leverett Saltonstall |
Republican |
Retired: Republican victory, 60.7 - 38.7 |
Edward W. Brooke (Republican)
Endicott Peabody (Democrat)
|
| Michigan |
Robert P. Griffin |
Republican |
Re-elected, 55.9 - 43.8 |
Robert P. Griffin (Republican)
G. Mennen Williams (Democrat)
|
| Minnesota |
Walter F. Mondale1 |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 53.9 - 45.2 |
Robert A. Forsythe (Republican)
|
| Mississippi |
James O. Eastland |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 65.5 - 26.8 - 7.8 |
Prentiss Walker (Republican)
Clifton R. Whitley (Independent)
|
| Montana |
Lee Metcalf |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 53.2 - 46.8 |
Tim Babcock (Republican)
|
| Nebraska |
Carl T. Curtis |
Republican |
Re-elected, 61.2 - 38.8 |
Frank B. Morrison (Democrat)
|
| New Hampshire |
Thomas J. McIntyre |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 54.0 - 45.9 |
Harrison R. Thyng (Republican)
|
| New Jersey |
Clifford P. Case |
Republican |
Re-elected, 60.0 - 37.0 |
Warren W. Wilentz (Democrat)
|
| New Mexico |
Clinton P. Anderson |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 53.1 - 46.9 |
Anderson Carter (Republican)
|
| North Carolina |
B. Everett Jordan |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 55.6 - 44.4 |
John S. Shallcross (Republican)
|
| Oklahoma |
Fred R. Harris |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 53.7 - 46.3 |
Pat J. Patterson (Republican)
|
| Oregon |
Maurine B. Neuberger |
Democrat |
Retired: Republican victory, 51.7 - 48.2 |
Mark O. Hatfield (Republican)
Robert B. Duncan (Democrat)
|
| Rhode Island |
Claiborne Pell |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 67.7 - 32.3 |
Ruth M. Briggs (Republican)
|
| South Carolina |
Strom Thurmond |
Republican |
Re-elected, 62.2 - 37.8 |
Bradley Morrah (Democrat)
|
| South Carolina2 |
Donald S. Russell |
Democrat |
Defeated in primary: Democratic victory, 51.4 - 48.7 |
Ernest F. Hollings (Democrat)
Marshall Parker (Republican)
|
| South Dakota |
Karl E. Mundt |
Republican |
Re-elected, 66.3 - 33.7 |
Donn H. Wright (Democrat)
|
| Tennessee |
Ross Bass |
Democrat |
Defeated in Primary: Republican victory, 55.7 - 44.3 |
Howard H. Baker, Jr. (Republican)
Frank G. Clement (Democrat)
|
| Texas |
John G. Tower |
Republican |
Re-elected, 56.4 - 43.1 |
Waggoner Carr (Democrat)
|
| Virginia3 |
Harry F. Byrd, Jr. |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 53.3 - 37.4 - 7.9 |
Lawrence M. Traylor (Republican)
John W. Carter (Independent)
|
| Virginia |
A. Willis Robertson |
Democrat |
Defeated in primary: Democratic victory, 58.6 - 33.5 - 7.9 |
William B. Spong, Jr. (Democrat)
James P. Ould, Jr. (Republican)
F. Lee Hawthorne (Conservative)
|
| West Virginia |
Jennings Randolph |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 59.5 - 40.5 |
Francis J. Love (Republican)
|
| Wyoming |
Milward Simpson |
Republican |
Retired: Republican victory, 51.8 - 48.2 |
Clifford P. Hansen (Republican)
Teno Roncalio (Democrat)
|
1 Mondale was appointed to the seat December 30, 1964, to replace Hubert H. Humphrey (D-MN) who was elected Vice President.
2 special election held due to death of Olin D. Johnston (D-SC)
3 special election held due to resignation of Harry F. Byrd (D-VA)
[edit] See also
[edit] Senate composition before and after elections
