U.S. Senate election, 1964

The U.S. Senate election, 1964 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the re-election of President Lyndon Baines Johnson by an overwhelming majority. His Democratic Party picked up a net two seats from the Republicans. As of 2005, this is the last time either party has had a two-thirds majority in the Senate, although with a Democratic president the ability to override a veto or impeach a President was not particularly relevant.

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United States Senate - Re-election - Lyndon Baines Johnson - Democratic Party - Republicans - 2005 - Veto - Impeach

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Democrats defeated Republican incumbents Edwin L. Mechem (R-NM), Kenneth B. Keating (R-NY), and James Glenn Beall (R-MD), while Republicans defeated incumbent Pierre Salinger (D-CA).

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Edwin L. Mechem - Kenneth B. Keating - James Glenn Beall - Pierre Salinger

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Notable freshmen included future Vice President and presidential candidate Walter Mondale (D-MN), appointed to the seat left vacant by newly elected Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, and future presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY), former attorney general and brother of the assassinated President John F. Kennedy.

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Vice President - Walter Mondale - Hubert H. Humphrey - Robert F. Kennedy - John F. Kennedy

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In 1966, Republican Robert P. Griffin was appointed to the vacancy left by the death of Patrick V. McNamara (D-MI). This is not reflected in the party balances below.

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1966 - Robert P. Griffin - Patrick V. McNamara

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