Battle of Backbone Mountain

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The 1964 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Pastore successfully sought re-election, defeating Republican Ronald Legueux with 82.73% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 17, 1964.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Pastore (Incumbent) unopposed

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ronald Legueux unopposed

General election

Results

General election results[3][4][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Pastore (Incumbent) 319,607 82.72
Republican Ronald Legueux 66,715 17.27
Majority 252,892 65.45
Turnout 386,322
Democratic hold

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