1964 United States Senate election in Arizona

1964 United States Senate election in Arizona
	County results; Fannin: 50–60% ; Elson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. senator before election; Barry Goldwater; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Paul Fannin; Republican

The 1964 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater decided not to run for reelection to a third term, instead running for President of the United States as the Republican Party nominee against Lyndon B. Johnson.^[1] Arizona Governor Paul Fannin ran unopposed in the Republican primary, and defeated Democratic nominee Roy Elson, who was a staff member for U.S. Senator Carl Hayden until Hayden's retirement in 1969, after which Goldwater held that seat from 1969 to 1987.

Despite a landslide loss throughout the country, and Goldwater only able to obtain 50.45% of the vote in his home state of Arizona, Fannin managed to prevail in the state's Senate election.

^ Dean, John W. and Goldwater, Barry M. Jr. (2008). Pure Goldwater (1st ed.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 72. ISBN 978-0230611337. 1952 mcfarland goldwater.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[dean-1] Dean, John W. and Goldwater, Barry M. Jr. (2008). Pure Goldwater (1st ed.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 72. ISBN 978-0230611337. 1952 mcfarland goldwater.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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