State Senate, District 61, 1964 Election

Special Primary Nonpartisan

Date: September 8, 1964
Cycle: 1964
Office: State Senate
State: Minnesota
District: 61
Counties: Cook, Lake, Saint Louis
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Raymond J. Higgins Man Nonpartisan 5,053 38.92 +26.29
Clark Kennedy Man Nonpartisan 3,505 27.00 +14.36
John P. Nelson Man Nonpartisan 1,640 12.63
John A. Ferris Man Nonpartisan 1,569 12.09
William N. (Bill) Kerfoot Man Nonpartisan 871 6.71
Walter John Harris Man Nonpartisan 345 2.66

Special primary election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Gordon H. Butler on August 1, 1964.

Sources

  • State of Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1965-1966 (p. 403).