His large margin of victory was due at least in part to the landslide win by fellow Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson for President in the same election , which likely increased voter turnout .
The final election results gave Tydings nearly 63 % of 1,081,042 votes cast .
Tydings ' large margin of victory was due at least in part to the landslide win by fellow Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson for President in the same election , which likely increased voter turnout .
The final election results gave Tydings nearly 63 % of 1,081,042 votes cast .