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Texas Senate Race Hinges On Turnout Two Million Mark
In Texas the 1964 U S Senate race pits Carr and Tower with turnout seen at 2 to 2.5 million of 3.1 million registered. Labor and liberal Democrats back Carr. Republicans forecast victory with high turnout and cross-party support. Endorsements come from LBJ and others, while labor remains largely silent on the race.
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Waggoner Carr
Hank Brown
Texas Afl-Cio
Carr
John G. Tower
Lyndon B. Johnson
John B. Connally
LBJ
Johnson
Tower
Washington
Texas
Texas Election Bureau
U.S
Ralph W. Yarborough
Brown
GOP
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower