1964 United States House of Representatives elections

1964 United States House of Representatives elections

November 3, 1964
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader John McCormack Charles A. Halleck Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 10, 1962 January 3, 1959 Leader's seat Massachusetts 9th Indiana 2nd Last election 259 seats 176 seats Seats won 295 140 Seat change 36 36 Popular vote 37,643,960 27,916,576 Percentage 57.1% 42.4% Swing 4.7pp 4.7pp
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain
Speaker before election John McCormack Democratic Elected Speaker John McCormack Democratic

The 1964 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 3, 1964, to elect members to serve in the 89th United States Congress. They coincided with the election to a full term of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Johnson's landslide victory over Barry Goldwater allowed his Democratic Party to gain a net of 36 seats from the Republican Party, giving them a two-thirds majority in the House for the first time since 1936. The election also marked the first time since Reconstruction that Republicans made inroads in the Deep South, with Republicans winning seats in Georgia for the first time since 1874, and Alabama and Mississippi since 1876.

Disappointment over the results caused House Republicans to replace Minority Leader Charles Halleck with future President Gerald R. Ford.

Overall results

397 incumbent members sought reelection, but 8 were defeated in primaries and 45 defeated in the general election for a total of 344 incumbents winning.

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295	140
Democratic	Republican

Summary of the November 3, 1964, election results

Parties		Seats				Popular Vote
		1962	1964	Change	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Democratic Party	259	295	36	67.8%	37,643,960	57.1%	4.7%
	Republican Party	176	140	36	32.2%	27,916,576	42.4%	4.7%
	Liberal Party	0	0		-	132,497	0.2%
	Independent	0	0		-	115,403	0.2%
	Conservative Party	0	0		-	45,665	0.1%	0.1%
	Socialist Workers Party	0	0		-	3,710	<0.1%
	United Taxpayers Party	0	0		-	2,429	<0.1%
	Prohibition Party	0	0		-	2,238	<0.1%
	National States' Rights Party	0	0		-	644	<0.1%
	Socialist Labor Party	0	0		-	76	<0.1%
	Others	0	0		-	15,988	<0.1%
Total		435	435	——	100.0%	65,879,186	100.0%	——
Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk

Popular vote

Democratic			57.14%
Republican			42.38%
Others			0.48%

House seats

Democratic			67.82%
Republican			32.18%

Maps

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  House seats by party holding plurality in state
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  Net Gains by state
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  District results by vote share

Southern significance

While the GOP performed badly nationally, Goldwater's tremendous success in the Deep South led to the election of several Republicans to the House from those states, many of them the first Republicans elected there since Reconstruction. These "Goldwater Republicans" were elected:

• Glenn Andrews (AL-4)
• John H. Buchanan Jr. (AL-6)
• Bo Callaway (GA-3)
• William L. Dickinson (AL-2)
• Jack Edwards (AL-1)
• James D. Martin (AL-7)
• Prentiss Walker (MS-4)
• Albert Watson (SC-2)

Special elections

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
California 5	John F. Shelley	Democratic	1949 (special)	Incumbent resigned January 7, 1964, to become Mayor of San Francisco. New member elected February 18, 1964. Democratic hold; winner was subsequently re-elected.	▌Y Phillip Burton (Democratic) 53.6% ▌Nick Verrios (Republican) 25.7% ▌Tom Flowers (Democratic) 7.7% ▌Joe Bortin (Democratic) 6.7% ▌Edward E. Heavey (Democratic) 2.4% ▌Al J. Quinn (Republican) 1.7% ▌Bryant McDonald (Republican) 1.6% ▌Harry Johns (Democratic) 0.6%
Tennessee 2	Howard Baker Sr.	Republican	1950	Incumbent died January 7, 1964. New member elected March 10, 1964 to finish her husband's term. Republican hold; winner did not run for re-election.	▌Y Irene Baker (Republican) 55.5% ▌Willard Yarborough (Democratic) 43.3% ▌James R. Porter (Independent) 1.2%
Pennsylvania 5	William J. Green Jr.	Democratic	1944	Incumbent died December 21, 1963. New member elected April 28, 1964 to finish his father's term. Democratic hold; winner was subsequently re-elected.	▌Y William J. Green III (Democratic) 58.6% ▌Edward M. Rovner (Republican) 41.4%
Missouri 9	Clarence Cannon	Democratic	1922	Incumbent died May 12, 1964. New member elected November 3, 1964. Democratic hold; winner also elected to the next term.	▌Y William L. Hungate (Democratic) 62.5% ▌Anthony C. Schroeder (Republican) 37.5%
Oregon 1	A. Walter Norblad	Republican	1946 (special)	Incumbent died September 20, 1964. New member elected November 3, 1964. Republican hold; winner also elected to the next term.	▌Y Wendell Wyatt (Republican) 52.8% ▌R. Blaine Whipple (Democratic) 47.2%
South Carolina 5	Robert W. Hemphill	Democratic	1956	Incumbent resigned May 1, 1964. New member elected November 3, 1964. Democratic hold; winner also elected to the next term.	▌Y Thomas S. Gettys (Democratic) 66.8% ▌Robert M. Doster (Republican) 33.2%

Alabama

See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama

Alabama, which had not agreed on a redistricting plan until 1964 and had elected all members at-large in 1962, went back to electing from districts. While most of the at-large representatives were former district representatives and were thus geographically diverse, the 1st district near Mobile lacked an incumbent, and neither of the incumbents who lived in the 7th district were nominated.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Alabama 1	None (district created)			New seat. Republican gain.	▌Y Jack Edwards (Republican) 59.9% ▌John M. Tyson (Democratic) 40.1%
Alabama 2	George M. Grant Redistricted from the at-large district	Democratic	1938	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	▌Y William L. Dickinson (Republican) 61.7% ▌George M. Grant (Democratic) 36.6% ▌George Rivers (Independent) 1.7%
Alabama 3	George W. Andrews Redistricted from the at-large district	Democratic	1944	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y George W. Andrews (Democratic) Unopposed
Alabama 4	Kenneth A. Roberts Redistricted from the at-large district	Democratic	1950	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	▌Y Glenn Andrews (Republican) 58.6% ▌Kenneth A. Roberts (Democratic) 40.6% ▌Rod Lumley (Independent) 0.9%
Alabama 5	Armistead I. Selden Jr. Redistricted from the at-large district	Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Armistead I. Selden Jr. (Democratic) 53.0% ▌Robert French (Republican) 47.0%
Alabama 6	George Huddleston Jr. Redistricted from the at-large district	Democratic	1954	Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain.	▌Y John H. Buchanan Jr. (Republican) 60.6% ▌George Huddleston Jr. (Democratic) 39.4%
Alabama 7	Albert Rains Redistricted from the at-large district	Democratic	1944	Incumbent retired. Republican gain.	▌Y James D. Martin (Republican) 59.6% ▌George C. Hawkins (Democratic) 40.4%
	Carl Elliott Redistricted from the at-large district	Democratic	1948	Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic loss.
Alabama 8	Robert E. Jones Jr. Redistricted from the at-large district	Democratic	1947 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Robert E. Jones Jr. (Democratic) Unopposed

Alaska

Main article: 1964 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

See also: List of United States representatives from Alaska

State House Results

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Alaska at-large	Ralph Rivers	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Ralph Rivers (Democratic) 51.5% ▌Lowell Thomas Jr. (Republican) 48.5%

Arizona

See also: List of United States representatives from Arizona

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Arizona 1	John Jacob Rhodes	Republican	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John Jacob Rhodes (Republican) 55.3% ▌John Ahearn (Democratic) 44.7%
Arizona 2	Mo Udall	Democratic	1961 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Mo Udall (Democratic) 58.7% ▌William E. Kimble (Republican) 41.3%
Arizona 3	George F. Senner Jr.	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y George F. Senner Jr. (Democratic) 51.5% ▌Sam Steiger (Republican) 48.5%

Arkansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Arkansas

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Arkansas 1	Ezekiel C. Gathings	Democratic	1938	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Ezekiel C. Gathings (Democratic) Unopposed
Arkansas 2	Wilbur Mills	Democratic	1938	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Wilbur Mills (Democratic) Unopposed
Arkansas 3	James William Trimble	Democratic	1944	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James William Trimble (Democratic) 54.7% ▌J. E. Hinshaw (Republican) 45.3%
Arkansas 4	Oren Harris	Democratic	1940	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Oren Harris (Democratic) Unopposed

California

Main article: 1964 United States House of Representatives elections in California

See also: List of United States representatives from California

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
California 1	Don Clausen	Republican	1963	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Don Clausen (Republican) 59.1% ▌George McCabe (Democratic) 40.9%
California 2	Bizz Johnson	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Bizz Johnson (Democratic) 64.6% ▌Chester C. Merriam (Republican) 35.4%
California 3	John E. Moss	Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John E. Moss (Democratic) 74.3% ▌Einar B. Gjelsteen (Republican) 25.7%
California 4	Robert Leggett	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Robert Leggett (Democratic) 71.9% ▌Ivan Norris (Republican) 28.1%
California 5	Phillip Burton	Democratic	1964 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Phillip Burton (Democratic) Unopposed
California 6	William S. Mailliard	Republican	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William S. Mailliard (Republican) 63.6% ▌Thomas P. O'Toole (Democratic) 36.4%
California 7	Jeffery Cohelan	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jeffery Cohelan (Democratic) 66.1% ▌Lawrence E. McNutt (Republican) 33.9%
California 8	George P. Miller	Democratic	1944	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y George P. Miller (Democratic) 70.3% ▌Donald E. McKay (Republican) 29.7%
California 9	Don Edwards	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Don Edwards (Democratic) 69.8% ▌William P. Hyde (Republican) 30.2%
California 10	Charles Gubser	Republican	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles Gubser (Republican) 63.1% ▌E. Day Carman (Democratic) 36.9%
California 11	J. Arthur Younger	Republican	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y J. Arthur Younger (Republican) 54.8% ▌W. Mark Sullivan (Democratic) 45.2%
California 12	Burt Talcott	Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Burt Talcott (Republican) 61.9% ▌Sanford Bolz (Democratic) 38.1%
California 13	Charles M. Teague	Republican	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles M. Teague (Republican) 57.4% ▌George E. Taylor (Democratic) 42.6%
California 14	John F. Baldwin Jr.	Republican	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John F. Baldwin Jr. (Republican) 64.9% ▌Russell M. Koch (Democratic) 35.1%
California 15	John J. McFall	Democratic	1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John J. McFall (Democratic) 70.9% ▌Kenneth Gibson (Republican) 29.1%
California 16	B. F. Sisk	Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y B. F. Sisk (Democratic) 66.8% ▌David T. Harris (Republican) 33.2%
California 17	Cecil R. King	Democratic	1942	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Cecil R. King (Democratic) 67.7% ▌Robert Muncaster (Republican) 32.3%
California 18	Harlan Hagen	Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Harlan Hagen (Democratic) 66.7% ▌James E. Williams Jr. (Republican) 33.3%
California 19	Chet Holifield	Democratic	1942	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Chet Holifield (Democratic) 65.4% ▌C. Everett Hunt (Republican) 34.6%
California 20	H. Allen Smith	Republican	1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y H. Allen Smith (Republican) 67.9% ▌C. Bernard Kaufman (Democratic) 32.1%
California 21	Augustus Hawkins	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Augustus Hawkins (Democratic) 90.3% ▌Rayfield Lundy (Republican) 9.7%
California 22	James C. Corman	Democratic	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James C. Corman (Democratic) 50.5% ▌Robert C. Cline (Republican) 49.5%
California 23	Del M. Clawson	Republican	1963	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Del M. Clawson (Republican) 55.4% ▌H. O. Van Petten (Democratic) 44.6%
California 24	Glenard P. Lipscomb	Republican	1953	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Glenard P. Lipscomb (Republican) 67.9% ▌Bryan W. Stevens (Democratic) 32.1%
California 25	Ronald B. Cameron	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Ronald B. Cameron (Democratic) 55.4% ▌Frank J. Walton (Republican) 44.6%
California 26	James Roosevelt	Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James Roosevelt (Democratic) 70.4% ▌Gil Seton (Republican) 29.6%
California 27	Everett G. Burkhalter	Democratic	1962	Incumbent retired. Republican gain.	▌Y Edwin Reinecke (Republican) 51.7% ▌Tom Bane (Democratic) 48.3%
California 28	Alphonzo E. Bell Jr.	Republican	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. (Republican) 65.6% ▌Gerald H. Gottlieb (Democratic) 34.4%
California 29	George Brown Jr.	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y George Brown Jr. (Democratic) 58.6% ▌Charles J. Farrington Jr. (Republican) 41.4%
California 30	Edward R. Roybal	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Edward R. Roybal (Democratic) 66.3% ▌Alfred J. Feder (Republican) 33.7%
California 31	Charles H. Wilson	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles H. Wilson (Democratic) 64.0% ▌Norman G. Shanahan (Republican) 36.0%
California 32	Craig Hosmer	Republican	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Craig Hosmer (Republican) 68.9% ▌Michael Cullen (Democratic) 31.1%
California 33	Harry R. Sheppard	Democratic	1936	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y Kenneth W. Dyal (Democratic) 51.7% ▌Jerry Pettis (Republican) 48.3%
California 34	Richard T. Hanna	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Richard T. Hanna (Democratic) 58.3% ▌Robert A. Geier (Republican) 41.7%
California 35	James B. Utt	Republican	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James B. Utt (Republican) 65.0% ▌Paul B. Carpenter (Democratic) 35.0%
California 36	Bob Wilson	Republican	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Bob Wilson (Republican) 59.1% ▌Quintin Whelan (Democratic) 40.9%
California 37	Lionel Van Deerlin	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Lionel Van Deerlin (Democratic) 58.2% ▌Dick Wilson (Republican) 41.8%
California 38	Patrick M. Martin	Republican	1962	Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.	▌Y John V. Tunney (Democratic) 52.8% ▌Patrick M. Martin (Republican) 47.2%

Colorado

See also: List of United States representatives from Colorado

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Colorado 1	Byron G. Rogers	Democratic	1950	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Byron G. Rogers (Democratic) 67.5% ▌Glenn R. Jones (Republican) 31.9% ▌Allen D. Taplin (Socialist Workers) 0.6%
Colorado 2	Donald G. Brotzman	Republican	1962	Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.	▌Y Roy H. McVicker (Democratic) 50.6% ▌Donald G. Brotzman (Republican) 49.4%
Colorado 3	John Chenoweth	Republican	1950	Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.	▌Y Frank Evans (Democratic) 51.2% ▌John Chenoweth (Republican) 48.8%
Colorado 4	Wayne N. Aspinall	Democratic	1948	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Wayne N. Aspinall (Democratic) 63.0% ▌Edwin S. Lamm (Republican) 37.0%

Connecticut

See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut

Connecticut eliminated its at-large seat and redistricted from 5 districts to 6, creating a new district in the northwestern part of the state.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Connecticut 1	Emilio Q. Daddario	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Emilio Q. Daddario (Democratic) 70.0% ▌James F. Collins (Republican) 30.0%
Connecticut 2	William St. Onge	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William St. Onge (Democratic) 63.3% ▌Belton A. Copp (Republican) 36.7%
Connecticut 3	Robert Giaimo	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Robert Giaimo (Democratic) 63.9% ▌Bernard J. Burns (Republican) 36.1%
Connecticut 4	Abner W. Sibal	Republican	1960	Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain.	▌Y Donald J. Irwin (Democratic) 51.8% ▌Abner W. Sibal (Republican) 48.2%
Connecticut 5	John S. Monagan	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John S. Monagan (Democratic) 67.3% ▌Charles W. Terrell Jr. (Republican) 32.7%
Connecticut 6	Bernard F. Grabowski Redistricted from at-large	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Bernard F. Grabowski (Democratic) 58.7% ▌Thomas Meskill (Republican) 41.3%

Delaware

Main article: 1964 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Delaware at-large	Harris McDowell	Democratic	1958	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Harris McDowell (Democratic) 56.6% ▌James H. Snowden (Republican) 43.4% ▌La Forest (Socialist Labor) 0.04%

Florida

See also: List of United States representatives from Florida

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Florida 1	Bob Sikes	Democratic	1940 1944 (resigned) 1944	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Bob Sikes (Democratic) Unopposed
Florida 2	Charles E. Bennett	Democratic	1948	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles E. Bennett (Democratic) 72.7% ▌William T. Stockton Jr. (Republican) 27.3%
Florida 3	Claude Pepper	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Claude Pepper (Democratic) 65.7% ▌Paul J. O'Neill (Republican) 34.3%
Florida 4	Dante Fascell	Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Dante Fascell (Democratic) 63.9% ▌Jay McGlon (Republican) 36.1%
Florida 5	Syd Herlong	Democratic	1948	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Syd Herlong (Democratic) Unopposed
Florida 6	Paul Rogers	Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Paul Rogers (Democratic) 66.0% ▌John D. Steele (Republican) 34.0%
Florida 7	James A. Haley	Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James A. Haley (Democratic) Unopposed
Florida 8	D. R. Matthews	Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y D. R. Matthews (Democratic) Unopposed
Florida 9	Don Fuqua	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Don Fuqua (Democratic) Unopposed
Florida 10	Sam Gibbons	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Sam Gibbons (Democratic) Unopposed
Florida 11	Edward Gurney	Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Edward Gurney (Republican) 60.6% ▌Thomas S. Kenney (Democratic) 39.4%
Florida 12	William C. Cramer	Republican	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William C. Cramer (Republican) 60.6% ▌F. Marion Harrelson (Democratic) 39.4%

Georgia

See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia

Georgia redistricted its existing 10 districts, dividing the Atlanta-area 5th district into a 4th and 5th district, renumbering the existing 4th district to the 6th, and dividing the existing central Georgia 6th district up between its neighbors with compensating boundary changes elsewhere.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Georgia 1	G. Elliott Hagan	Democratic	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y G. Elliott Hagan (Democratic) 72.3% ▌Milton Lent (Independent) 27.7%
Georgia 2	J. L. Pilcher	Democratic	1953	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y Maston E. O'Neal Jr. (Democratic) Unopposed
Georgia 3	Tic Forrester	Democratic	1950	Incumbent retired. Republican gain.	▌Y Bo Callaway (Republican) 57.2% ▌Garland T. Byrd (Democratic) 42.8%
Georgia 4	None (district created)			New seat. Democratic gain.	▌Y James MacKay (Democratic) 56.9% ▌Roscoe Pickett (Republican) 43.1%
Georgia 5	Charles L. Weltner	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles L. Weltner (Democratic) 54.0% ▌L. J. O'Callaghan (Republican) 46.0%
Georgia 6	John Flynt Redistricted from 4th	Democratic	1954	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John Flynt (Democratic) Unopposed
Georgia 7	John William Davis	Democratic	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John William Davis (Democratic) 54.7% ▌Edward Y. Chapin (Republican) 45.3%
Georgia 8	J. Russell Tuten	Democratic	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y J. Russell Tuten (Democratic) Unopposed
Georgia 9	Phillip M. Landrum	Democratic	1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Phillip M. Landrum (Democratic) 60.5% ▌Jack Prince (Democratic) 39.5%
Georgia 10	Robert Grier Stephens Jr.	Democratic	1960	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Robert Grier Stephens Jr. (Democratic) Unopposed
	Carl Vinson Redistricted from 6th	Democratic	1914	Incumbent retired. Democratic loss.

Hawaii

See also: List of United States representatives from Hawaii

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Hawaii at-large