{{cquote|I am for full employment at Oak Ridge, in the coal mining regions, in more industry for the district, for a balanced budget and fiscal responsibility and for a reduction in taxes based on a reduction in federal expenditures.}}
{{cquote|I am for full employment at Oak Ridge, in the coal mining regions, in more industry for the district, for a balanced budget and fiscal responsibility and for a reduction in taxes based on a reduction in federal expenditures.}}
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Baker also supported [[school prayer]].<ref name=history.house.gov/> After potential Republican opponents in the primary chose not to run, she faced Democrat Willard Yarbrough (no relation to the [[Ralph Yarborough|Texas senator]]), the ''Knoxville News-Sentinel'' assistant editor, in the general election. Baker easily won the general election in the traditional Republican stronghold, defeating Yarbrough by twelve points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=423658 TN District 2 - Special Election Race - Mar 10, 1964]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 29, 2021.</ref>
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Baker also supported [[school prayer]].<ref name=history.house.gov/> After potential Republican opponents in the primary chose not to run, she faced Democrat Willard Yarbrough (no relation to the [[Ralph Yarborough|Texas senator]]), the ''Knoxville News-Sentinel'' assistant editor, in the general election. Baker easily won the general election in the traditional Republican stronghold, defeating Yarbrough by twelve points.<ref name=history.house.gov/><ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=423658 TN District 2 - Special Election Race - Mar 10, 1964]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 29, 2021.</ref>