1964 New York U.S. Senate Election

New York · 5 candidates · See every 1964 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1964 New York U.S. Senate Election?

Robert F. Kennedy won the 1964 New York U.S. Senate Election. Robert F. Kennedy received 3,823,749 popular votes (53.47%). The main challenger was Kenneth B. Keating (43.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Kennedy and Keating

Kennedy +10.1 pts · won by 719,693 votes

Robert F. Kennedy DemocraticWINNER53.47%

3,823,749 votes

Kenneth B. Keating Republican43.4%

3,104,056 votes

Henry PaolucciConservative2.97%

212,216 votes

John EmanuelSocialist Labor0.1%

7,358 votes

Richard GarzaSocialist Workers0.06%

4,202 votes

Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.