1968 United States Senate election in Arizona
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| | | Nominee | Barry Goldwater | Roy Elson | | Party | Republican | Democratic | Popular vote | 274,607 | 205,338 | Percentage | 57.22% | 42.78% | |
County results Goldwater: 50–60% 60–70% Elson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% |
U.S. senator before election Carl Hayden Democratic | Elected U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater Republican | |
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The 1968 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Hayden, 91, decided not run for reelection to an eighth term, ending his 57-year-long career in Congress. Hayden's longtime staff member Roy Elson ran as the Democratic Party nominee to replace him. Elson was defeated by a wide margin, however, by former U.S. Senator and 1964 Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater, who staged a political comeback. Prior to Goldwater's election, the seat had been held for decades by the Democratic Party under Carl Hayden, but after this election remained in Republican Party control continuously for 52 years, until Democrat Mark Kelly won in the 2020 special election.
Elson had previously challenged U.S. Senator Paul Fannin in 1964, when Goldwater vacated his seat in order to run for President against Lyndon B. Johnson.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary results[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Roy Elson | 95,231 | 62.7% |
| Democratic | Bob Kennedy | 41,397 | 27.3% |
Total votes | 136,628 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Barry Goldwater, former U.S. Senator, 1964 Republican Party nominee for President of the United States
General election
United States Senate election in Arizona, 1968[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Barry Goldwater | 274,607 | 57.22% | +12.16% |
| Democratic | Roy Elson | 205,338 | 42.78% | -12.16% |
Majority | 69,269 | 14.43% | +4.55% |
Turnout | 479,945 | | |
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | | |
See also
References
- ^ "Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 10, 1968".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1968".
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