Election 1964 Results
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1964 US Senate election in Michigan
Philip A. Hart (Democrat) beat Elly M. Peterson (Republican) in Michigan in 1964, 64.4% to 35.3%, a margin of 29.0 points and 900,640 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1958, when Philip A. Hart also won.
Democrats led in 66 of the 83 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 17. The largest, Wayne, cast 1,049,546 votes and went to the Democrat by 50.8 points. The closest was Tuscola, where 19 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip A. Hart won | Democratic | 1,996,912 | 64.4% |
| Elly M. Peterson | Republican | 1,096,272 | 35.3% |
| All other candidates | 8,483 | 0.3% | |
| Total | 3,101,667 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne | 789,247 75.2% | 255,616 24.4% | 4,683 | 1,049,546 | D+50.8 |
| Oakland | 172,834 59.3% | 117,694 40.4% | 692 | 291,220 | D+18.9 |
| Macomb | 126,147 74.0% | 43,861 25.7% | 397 | 170,405 | D+48.3 |
| Kent | 82,147 54.6% | 68,011 45.2% | 229 | 150,387 | D+9.4 |
| Genesee | 95,210 65.6% | 49,566 34.2% | 303 | 145,079 | D+31.5 |
| Ingham | 51,271 59.7% | 34,575 40.2% | 103 | 85,949 | D+19.4 |
| Saginaw | 42,843 59.4% | 29,053 40.3% | 171 | 72,067 | D+19.1 |
| Washtenaw | 38,318 57.6% | 28,036 42.1% | 197 | 66,551 | D+15.4 |
| Kalamazoo | 35,981 54.3% | 30,181 45.5% | 159 | 66,321 | D+8.7 |
| Berrien | 31,414 53.9% | 26,695 45.8% | 119 | 58,228 | D+8.1 |
| Muskegon | 35,713 62.2% | 21,447 37.4% | 243 | 57,403 | D+24.9 |
| Calhoun | 31,126 60.9% | 19,870 38.9% | 78 | 51,074 | D+22.0 |
| Jackson | 26,244 54.4% | 21,948 45.5% | 63 | 48,255 | D+8.9 |
| Ottawa | 18,956 43.1% | 24,997 56.8% | 68 | 44,021 | R+13.7 |
| Bay | 27,101 66.9% | 13,322 32.9% | 84 | 40,507 | D+34.0 |
| St. Clair | 22,141 55.0% | 18,016 44.8% | 69 | 40,226 | D+10.3 |
| Monroe | 24,896 67.6% | 11,852 32.2% | 78 | 36,826 | D+35.4 |
| Lenawee | 14,593 53.0% | 12,900 46.8% | 54 | 27,547 | D+6.1 |
| Allegan | 10,331 45.8% | 12,182 54.0% | 27 | 22,540 | R+8.2 |
| Midland | 10,789 50.8% | 10,404 49.0% | 37 | 21,230 | D+1.8 |
| Eaton | 10,964 51.7% | 10,209 48.1% | 30 | 21,203 | D+3.6 |
| Shiawassee | 12,254 58.8% | 8,549 41.0% | 37 | 20,840 | D+17.8 |
| Marquette | 13,413 67.6% | 6,407 32.3% | 31 | 19,851 | D+35.3 |
| Van Buren | 9,838 52.4% | 8,886 47.3% | 55 | 18,779 | D+5.1 |
| St. Joseph | 7,971 49.3% | 8,189 50.6% | 18 | 16,178 | R+1.3 |
| Tuscola | 8,072 49.9% | 8,091 50.0% | 9 | 16,172 | R+0.1 |
| Livingston | 8,583 53.3% | 7,508 46.6% | 23 | 16,114 | D+6.7 |
| Ionia | 9,351 59.4% | 6,376 40.5% | 13 | 15,740 | D+18.9 |
| Clinton | 8,132 55.9% | 6,411 44.0% | 12 | 14,555 | D+11.8 |
| Houghton | 9,435 65.4% | 4,989 34.6% | 6 | 14,430 | D+30.8 |
| Cass | 8,038 56.2% | 6,232 43.6% | 26 | 14,296 | D+12.6 |
| Lapeer | 7,762 54.5% | 6,463 45.4% | 12 | 14,237 | D+9.1 |
| Delta | 9,224 66.1% | 4,723 33.8% | 11 | 13,958 | D+32.2 |
| Montcalm | 7,501 54.7% | 6,196 45.2% | 17 | 13,714 | D+9.5 |
| Grand Traverse | 6,428 48.0% | 6,951 51.9% | 20 | 13,399 | R+3.9 |
| Barry | 7,029 52.6% | 6,323 47.3% | 17 | 13,369 | D+5.3 |
| Sanilac | 5,272 39.5% | 8,060 60.4% | 3 | 13,335 | R+20.9 |
| Huron | 6,507 49.8% | 6,540 50.1% | 13 | 13,060 | R+0.3 |
| Hillsdale | 5,826 45.8% | 6,875 54.0% | 22 | 12,723 | R+8.2 |
| Branch | 7,033 55.3% | 5,648 44.4% | 38 | 12,719 | D+10.9 |
| Gratiot | 6,323 51.4% | 5,968 48.5% | 16 | 12,307 | D+2.9 |
| Isabella | 6,242 54.5% | 5,194 45.4% | 8 | 11,444 | D+9.2 |
| Alpena | 6,593 60.1% | 4,368 39.8% | 7 | 10,968 | D+20.3 |
| Gogebic | 7,664 70.3% | 3,212 29.5% | 22 | 10,898 | D+40.9 |
| Dickinson | 7,111 66.5% | 3,565 33.4% | 11 | 10,687 | D+33.2 |
| Menominee | 6,615 64.7% | 3,595 35.2% | 16 | 10,226 | D+29.5 |
| Newaygo | 4,848 47.7% | 5,316 52.3% | 6 | 10,170 | R+4.6 |
| Chippewa | 5,629 56.0% | 4,415 43.9% | 13 | 10,057 | D+12.1 |
| Mason | 5,641 59.3% | 3,865 40.6% | 4 | 9,510 | D+18.7 |
| Manistee | 4,925 60.0% | 3,270 39.9% | 7 | 8,202 | D+20.2 |
| Iron | 5,603 69.7% | 2,424 30.2% | 9 | 8,036 | D+39.6 |
| Mecosta | 3,638 48.9% | 3,804 51.1% | 4 | 7,446 | R+2.2 |
| Wexford | 3,864 53.2% | 3,402 46.8% | 1 | 7,267 | D+6.4 |
| Iosco | 3,697 54.6% | 3,065 45.3% | 3 | 6,765 | D+9.3 |
| Emmet | 3,858 57.5% | 2,842 42.4% | 4 | 6,704 | D+15.2 |
| Oceana | 3,417 53.0% | 3,022 46.9% | 10 | 6,449 | D+6.1 |
| Cheboygan | 3,739 60.5% | 2,435 39.4% | 5 | 6,179 | D+21.1 |
| Charlevoix | 3,333 54.0% | 2,830 45.9% | 4 | 6,167 | D+8.2 |
| Osceola | 2,367 43.2% | 3,113 56.8% | 5 | 5,485 | R+13.6 |
| Presque Isle | 3,233 63.1% | 1,888 36.9% | 2 | 5,123 | D+26.3 |
| Clare | 2,477 49.2% | 2,551 50.7% | 6 | 5,034 | R+1.5 |
| Ontonagon | 3,177 64.6% | 1,737 35.3% | 6 | 4,920 | D+29.3 |
| Antrim | 2,319 49.2% | 2,393 50.8% | 1 | 4,713 | R+1.6 |
| Mackinac | 2,482 54.0% | 2,111 45.9% | 4 | 4,597 | D+8.1 |
| Gladwin | 2,250 50.6% | 2,195 49.4% | 1 | 4,446 | D+1.2 |
| Leelanau | 1,805 41.8% | 2,509 58.1% | 4 | 4,318 | R+16.3 |
| Ogemaw | 2,381 55.6% | 1,898 44.3% | 3 | 4,282 | D+11.3 |
| Roscommon | 2,004 50.9% | 1,928 49.0% | 4 | 3,936 | D+1.9 |
| Schoolcraft | 2,431 62.9% | 1,434 37.1% | 2 | 3,867 | D+25.8 |
| Arenac | 2,173 58.0% | 1,567 41.9% | 4 | 3,744 | D+16.2 |
| Alger | 2,642 72.7% | 991 27.3% | 3,633 | D+45.4 | |
| Baraga | 2,432 67.3% | 1,176 32.6% | 3 | 3,611 | D+34.8 |
| Benzie | 1,674 47.2% | 1,873 52.8% | 2 | 3,549 | R+5.6 |
| Otsego | 2,007 60.3% | 1,324 39.7% | 3,331 | D+20.5 | |
| Missaukee | 1,122 37.8% | 1,847 62.2% | 1 | 2,970 | R+24.4 |
| Alcona | 1,367 50.4% | 1,340 49.4% | 5 | 2,712 | D+1.0 |
| Lake | 1,710 66.0% | 877 33.9% | 3 | 2,590 | D+32.2 |
| Luce | 1,175 52.8% | 1,052 47.2% | 2,227 | D+5.5 | |
| Montmorency | 1,152 54.1% | 975 45.8% | 3 | 2,130 | D+8.3 |
| Crawford | 1,262 60.1% | 839 39.9% | 2,101 | D+20.1 | |
| Kalkaska | 1,039 51.9% | 957 47.8% | 5 | 2,001 | D+4.1 |
| Oscoda | 788 48.0% | 851 51.9% | 1 | 1,640 | R+3.8 |
| Keweenaw | 768 65.6% | 402 34.3% | 1 | 1,171 | D+31.3 |
Counties as they stood in 1964; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Michigan Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Elissa Slotkin (D) | D+0.3 |
| 2020 | Gary Peters (D) | D+1.7 |
| 2018 | Debbie Stabenow (D) | D+6.5 |
| 2014 | Gary C. Peters (D) | D+13.3 |
| 2012 | Debbie Stabenow (D) | D+20.8 |
| 2008 | Carl Levin (D) | D+28.8 |
| 2006 | Debbie Stabenow (D) | D+15.7 |
| 2002 | Carl Levin (D) | D+22.7 |
| 2000 | Debbie Stabenow (D) | D+1.6 |
| 1996 | Carl Levin (D) | D+18.5 |
| 1994 | Spencer Abraham (R) | R+9.1 |
| 1990 | Carl Levin (D) | D+16.2 |
| 1988 | Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D) | D+21.9 |
| 1984 | Carl Levin (D) | D+4.6 |
| 1982 | Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D) | D+16.9 |
| 1978 | Carl Levin (D) | D+4.3 |
| 1976 | Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D) | D+5.6 |
| 1972 | Robert P. Griffin (R) | R+6.0 |
| 1970 | Philip A. Hart (D) | D+33.9 |
| 1966 | Robert P. Griffin (R) | R+12.1 |
| 1964 | Philip A. Hart (D) | D+29.0 |
| 1960 | Patrick McNamara (D) | D+3.7 |
| 1958 | Philip A. Hart (D) | D+7.5 |
| 1954 | Patrick McNamara (D) | D+1.8 |
| 1952 | Charles Potter (R) | R+1.6 |
| 1948 | Homer Ferguson (R) | R+2.2 |
| 1946 | Arthur Vandenberg (R) | R+35.1 |
| 1942 | Homer Ferguson (R) | R+2.4 |
| 1940 | Arthur Vandenberg (R) | R+5.7 |
| 1936 | Prentiss Brown (D) | D+11.5 |
| 1934 | Arthur Vandenberg (R) | R+4.3 |
| 1930 | James Couzens (R) | R+57.2 |
| 1928 | Arthur Vandenberg (R) | R+44.1 |
| 1924 | James Couzens (R) | R+49.7 |
| 1922 | Woodbridge Ferris (D) | D+2.2 |
| 1918 | Truman H. Newberry (R) | R+1.7 |
| 1916 | Charles E. Townsend (R) | R+16.5 |