1962 United States Senate elections

1962 United States Senate election in Alaska
	Results by state house district; Gruening: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. senator before election; Ernest Gruening; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Ernest Gruening; Democratic

1962 United States Senate election in Alabama
Hill 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%	Martin 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
U.S. senator before election; J. Lister Hill; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; J. Lister Hill; Democratic

1962 United States Senate elections
← 1961 (TX)
39 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate; 51 seats needed for a majority
	Results of the elections:; Democratic gain Democratic hold; Republican gain Republican hold; No electionRectangular inset (Id., Kan. & N. H.): both seats up for election
Majority Leader before election; Mike Mansfield; Democratic	Elected Majority Leader ; Mike Mansfield; Democratic

The 1962 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate. Held on November 6, the 34 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies. They occurred in the middle of President John F. Kennedy's term. His Democratic Party made a net gain of four seats from the Republicans, increasing their control of the Senate to 68–32. However, this was reduced to 67–33 between the election and the next Congress, as on November 18, 1962, Democrat Dennis Chávez, who was not up for election that year, died. He was replaced on November 30, 1962, by Republican appointee Edwin L. Mechem. Additionally, Democrat Strom Thurmond became a Republican in 1964, further reducing Democrats to 66–34. This was the first time since 1932 that Democrats gained seats in this class of Senators.

This was the first time since 1914 that the president's party gained seats in the Senate and lost seats in the House, this would occur again in 1970, 2018, and 2022. This was the last time until 2022 that the Democrats would win full terms in Arizona's and Pennsylvania's Class 3 Senate seats.

Results summary

↓
68	32
Democratic	Republican

Parties		Democratic	Republican	Other	Total
Parties					Total
Last elections (1960) Before these elections		64	36	0	100
Not up		43	18	0	61

Up		21	18	—	39
	Class 3 (1956→1962)	19	15	—	34
	Special: Class 1	1	0	—	1
	Special: Class 2	1	3	—	4

Incumbent retired		2	2	—	4
	Held by same party	2	0	—	2
	Replaced by other party	2 Republicans replaced by 2 Democrats		—	2
	Result	4	0	0	4
Incumbent ran		19	16^[a]	—	35
	Won re-election	17	12	—	29
	Lost re-election	3 Republicans replaced by 3 Democrats 2 Democrats replaced by 2 Republicans		—	5
	Lost renomination, but held by same party	0	0	—	0
	Lost renomination, and party lost	1 Republican replaced by 1 Democrat		—	1
	Result	21	14	0	35

Total elected		25	14	0	39
Net gain/loss		4	4		4
Nationwide vote		21,387,598	20,897,719	258,084	42,543,401
	Share	50.27%	49.12%	0.61%	100%
Result		68	32	0	100

Source:^[1]

Gains, losses, and holds

Retirements

Two Republicans and two Democrats retired instead of seeking re-election.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Connecticut	Prescott Bush	Abraham Ribicoff
Hawaii	Oren E. Long	Daniel Inouye
Maryland	John Marshall Butler	Daniel Brewster
Massachusetts	Benjamin A. Smith II	Ted Kennedy

Defeats

Four Republicans and two Democrats sought re-election but lost in the primary or general election.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Colorado	John A. Carroll	Peter H. Dominick
Indiana	Homer E. Capehart	Birch Bayh
New Hampshire (special)	Maurice J. Murphy Jr.	Thomas J. McIntyre
South Dakota	Joe Bottum	George McGovern
Wisconsin	Alexander Wiley	Gaylord Nelson
Wyoming (special)	Joe Hickey	Milward Simpson

Post-election changes

State	Senator	Replaced by
California (Class 1)	Clair Engle	Pierre Salinger
New Mexico (Class 1)	Dennis Chávez	Edwin L. Mechem
Tennessee (Class 2)	Estes Kefauver	Herbert S. Walters

Post-election changes

One Democrat switched to a Republican in September 1964.

State	Senator	Replaced by
South Carolina (Class 2)	Strom Thurmond	Strom Thurmond

Change in composition

Before the elections

D₁	D₂	D₃	D₄	D₅	D₆	D₇	D₈	D₉	D₁₀
D₂₀	D₁₉	D₁₈	D₁₇	D₁₆	D₁₅	D₁₄	D₁₃	D₁₂	D₁₁
D₂₁	D₂₂	D₂₃	D₂₄	D₂₅	D₂₆	D₂₇	D₂₈	D₂₉	D₃₀
D₄₀	D₃₉	D₃₈	D₃₇	D₃₆	D₃₅	D₃₄	D₃₃	D₃₂	D₃₁
D₄₁	D₄₂	D₄₃	D₄₄ Ala. Ran	D₄₅ Alaska Ran	D₄₆ Ariz. Ran	D₄₇ Ark. Ran	D₄₈ Colo. Ran	D₄₉ Fla. Ran	D₅₀ Ga. Ran
Majority →									D₅₁ Hawaii Retired
D₆₀ Ore. Ran	D₅₉ Okla. Ran	D₅₈ Ohio Ran	D₅₇ N.C. Ran	D₅₆ Nev. Ran	D₅₅ Mo. Ran	D₅₄ Mass. (sp) Retired	D₅₃ La. Ran	D₅₂ Idaho (reg) Ran	D₅₁ Hawaii Retired
D₆₁ Pa. Ran	D₆₂ S.C. Ran	D₆₃ Wash. Ran	D₆₄ Wyo. (sp) Ran	R₃₆ Wisc. Ran	R₃₅ Vt. Ran	R₃₄ Utah Ran	R₃₃ S.D. Ran	R₃₂ N.D. Ran	R₃₁ N.Y. Ran
R₃₀ N.H. (sp) Ran	R₂₉ N.H. (reg) Ran	R₂₈ Md. Retired	R₂₇ Ky. Ran	R₂₆ Kan. (sp) Ran	R₂₅ Kan. (reg) Ran	R₂₄ Iowa Ran	R₂₃ Ind. Ran	R₂₂ Ill. Ran	R₂₁ Idaho (sp) Ran
R₂₀ Conn. Retired	R₁₉ Calif. Ran	R₁₈	R₁₇	R₁₆	R₁₅	R₁₄	R₁₃	R₁₂	R₁₁
R₁	R₂	R₃	R₄	R₅	R₆	R₇	R₈	R₉	R₁₀

Elections results

D₁	D₂	D₃	D₄	D₅	D₆	D₇	D₈	D₉	D₁₀
D₂₀	D₁₉	D₁₈	D₁₇	D₁₆	D₁₅	D₁₄	D₁₃	D₁₂	D₁₁
D₂₁	D₂₂	D₂₃	D₂₄	D₂₅	D₂₆	D₂₇	D₂₈	D₂₉	D₃₀
D₄₀	D₃₉	D₃₈	D₃₇	D₃₆	D₃₅	D₃₄	D₃₃	D₃₂	D₃₁
D₄₁	D₄₂	D₄₃	D₄₄ Ala. Re-elected	D₄₅ Alaska Re-elected	D₄₆ Ariz. Re-elected	D₄₇ Ark. Re-elected	D₄₈ Fla. Re-elected	D₄₉ Ga. Re-elected	D₅₀ Hawaii Hold
Majority →									D₅₁ Idaho (reg) Re-elected
D₆₀ Pa. Re-elected	D₅₉ Ore. Re-elected	D₅₈ Okla. Re-elected	D₅₇ Ohio Re-elected	D₅₆ N.C. Re-elected	D₅₅ Nev. Re-elected	D₅₄ Mo. Re-elected	D₅₃ Mass. (sp) Hold	D₅₂ La. Re-elected	D₅₁ Idaho (reg) Re-elected
D₆₁ S.C. Re-elected	D₆₂ Wash. Re-elected	D₆₃ Conn. Gain	D₆₄ Ind. Gain	D₆₅ Md. Gain	D₆₆ N.H. (sp) Gain	D₆₇ S.D. Gain^[b]	D₆₈ Wisc. Gain	R₃₂ Wyo. (sp) Gain^[b]	R₃₁ Colo. Gain
R₃₀ Vt. Re-elected	R₂₉ Utah Re-elected	R₂₈ N.D. Re-elected	R₂₇ N.Y. Re-elected	R₂₆ N.H. (reg) Re-elected	R₂₅ Ky. Re-elected	R₂₄ Kan. (sp) Elected^[c]	R₂₃ Kan. (reg) Re-elected	R₂₂ Iowa Re-elected	R₂₁ Ill. Re-elected
R₂₀ Idaho (sp) Elected^[c]	R₁₉ Calif. Re-elected	R₁₈	R₁₇	R₁₆	R₁₅	R₁₄	R₁₃	R₁₂	R₁₁
R₁	R₂	R₃	R₄	R₅	R₆	R₇	R₈	R₉	R₁₀

Beginning of the next Congress

D₁	D₂	D₃	D₄	D₅	D₆	D₇	D₈	D₉	D₁₀
D₂₀	D₁₉	D₁₈	D₁₇	D₁₆	D₁₅	D₁₄	D₁₃	D₁₂	D₁₁
D₂₁	D₂₂	D₂₃	D₂₄	D₂₅	D₂₆	D₂₇	D₂₈	D₂₉	D₃₀
D₄₀	D₃₉	D₃₈	D₃₇	D₃₆	D₃₅	D₃₄	D₃₃	D₃₂	D₃₁
D₄₁	D₄₂	D₄₃	D₄₄	D₄₅	D₄₆	D₄₇	D₄₈	D₄₉	D₅₀
Majority →									D₅₁
D₆₀	D₅₉	D₅₈	D₅₇	D₅₆	D₅₅	D₅₄	D₅₃	D₅₂	D₅₁
D₆₁	D₆₂	D₆₃	D₆₄	D₆₅	V₁ Okla. Died	V₂ Wisc. Delayed	R₃₃ N.M. Gain	R₃₂	R₃₁
R₂₁	R₂₂	R₂₃	R₂₄	R₂₅	R₂₆	R₂₇	R₂₈	R₂₉	R₃₀
R₂₀	R₁₉	R₁₈	R₁₇	R₁₆	R₁₅	R₁₄	R₁₃	R₁₂	R₁₁
R₁	R₂	R₃	R₄	R₅	R₆	R₇	R₈	R₉	R₁₀

Key

D_#	Democratic
R_#	Republican
V_#	Vacant

Race summaries

Special elections during the 87th Congress

In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1962 or before January 3, 1963; ordered by election date, then state.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
State	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates
Idaho (Class 2)	Leonard B. Jordan	Republican	1962 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected.	▌ Y Leonard B. Jordan (Republican) 51.0% ▌Gracie Pfost (Democratic) 49.0%
Kansas (Class 2)	James B. Pearson	Republican	1962 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected.	▌ Y James B. Pearson (Republican) 56.2% ▌Paul L. Aylward (Democratic) 42.5%
Massachusetts (Class 1)	Benjamin A. Smith II	Democratic	1960 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌ Y Ted Kennedy (Democratic) 55.4% ▌George C. Lodge (Republican) 41.9%
New Hampshire (Class 2)	Maurice J. Murphy Jr.	Republican	1961 (Appointed)	Interim appointee lost nomination New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Thomas J. McIntyre (Democratic) 52.3% ▌Perkins Bass (Republican) 47.7%
Wyoming (Class 2)	Joe Hickey	Democratic	1961 (Appointed)	Interim appointee lost election New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌ Y Milward Simpson (Republican) 57.8% ▌Joe Hickey (Democratic) 42.2%

Elections leading to the next Congress

In these regular elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1963; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
State	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates
Alabama	J. Lister Hill	Democratic	1938 (Appointed) 1938 1944 1950 1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y J. Lister Hill (Democratic) 50.9% ▌James D. Martin (Republican) 49.1%
Alaska	Ernest Gruening	Democratic	1958 (New state)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Ernest Gruening (Democratic) 58.1% ▌Ted Stevens (Republican) 41.9%
Arizona	Carl Hayden	Democratic	1926 1932 1938 1944 1950 1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Carl Hayden (Democratic) 54.9% ▌Evan Mecham (Republican) 45.1%
Arkansas	J. William Fulbright	Democratic	1944 1950 1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y J. William Fulbright (Democratic) 68.7% ▌Kenneth Jones (Republican) 31.3%
California	Thomas Kuchel	Republican	1953 (Appointed) 1954 (special) 1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Thomas Kuchel (Republican) 56.3% ▌Richard B. Richards (Democratic) 43.4%
Colorado	John A. Carroll	Democratic	1956	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌ Y Peter H. Dominick (Republican) 53.6% ▌John A. Carroll (Democratic) 45.6%
Connecticut	Prescott Bush	Republican	1952 (special) 1956	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Abraham Ribicoff (Democratic) 51.3% ▌Horace Seely-Brown Jr. (Republican) 48.8%
Florida	George Smathers	Democratic	1950 1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y George Smathers (Democratic) 70.0% ▌Emerson Rupert (Republican) 30.0%
Georgia	Herman Talmadge	Democratic	1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Herman Talmadge (Democratic) Unopposed
Hawaii	Oren E. Long	Democratic	1959 (New state)	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌ Y Daniel Inouye (Democratic) 69.4% ▌Ben Dillingham (Republican) 30.6%
Idaho	Frank Church	Democratic	1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Frank Church (Democratic) 54.7% ▌Jack Hawley (Republican) 45.3%
Illinois	Everett Dirksen	Republican	1950 1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Everett Dirksen (Republican) 52.9% ▌Sidney R. Yates (Democratic) 47.1%
Indiana	Homer E. Capehart	Republican	1944 1950 1956	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Birch Bayh (Democratic) 50.3% ▌Homer E. Capehart (Republican) 49.7%
Iowa	Bourke B. Hickenlooper	Republican	1944 1950 1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Bourke B. Hickenlooper (Republican) 53.4% ▌Elbert B. Smith (Democratic) 46.6%
Kansas	Frank Carlson	Republican	1950 (special) 1950 1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Frank Carlson (Republican) 62.4% ▌K. L. Smith (Democratic) 35.9%
Kentucky	Thruston Ballard Morton	Republican	1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Thruston Ballard Morton (Republican) 52.8% ▌Wilson W. Wyatt (Democratic) 47.2%
Louisiana	Russell B. Long	Democratic	1948 (special) 1950 1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Russell B. Long (Democratic) 75.6% ▌Taylor W. O'Hearn (Republican) 24.4%
Maryland	John Marshall Butler	Republican	1950 1956	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Daniel Brewster (Democratic) 62.0% ▌Edward Tylor Miller (Republican) 38.0%
Missouri	Edward V. Long	Democratic	1960 (Appointed) 1960 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Edward V. Long (Democratic) 54.6% ▌R. Crosby Kemper Jr. (Republican) 45.4%
Nevada	Alan Bible	Democratic	1954 (special) 1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Alan Bible (Democratic) 65.3% ▌William B. Wright (Republican) 34.7%
New Hampshire	Norris Cotton	Republican	1954 (special) 1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Norris Cotton (Republican) 59.7% ▌Alfred Catalfo Jr. (Democratic) 40.3%
New York	Jacob Javits	Republican	1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Jacob Javits (Republican) 57.4% ▌James B. Donovan (Democratic) 40.1%
North Carolina	Sam Ervin	Democratic	1954 (Appointed) 1954 (special) 1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Sam Ervin (Democratic) 60.5% ▌Claude L. Greene Jr. (Republican) 39.6%
North Dakota	Milton Young	Republican	1945 (Appointed) 1946 (special) 1950 1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Milton Young (Republican) 60.7% ▌William Lanier (Democratic-NPL) 39.4%
Ohio	Frank Lausche	Democratic	1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Frank Lausche (Democratic) 61.6% ▌John M. Briley (Republican) 38.4%
Oklahoma	Mike Monroney	Democratic	1950 1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Mike Monroney (Democratic) 53.2% ▌B. Hayden Crawford (Republican) 46.3%
Oregon	Wayne Morse	Democratic	1944^[d] 1950 1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Wayne Morse (Democratic) 54.2% ▌Sig Unander (Republican) 45.8%
Pennsylvania	Joseph S. Clark Jr.	Democratic	1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Joseph S. Clark Jr. (Democratic) 51.1% ▌James E. Van Zandt (Republican) 48.7%
South Carolina	Olin D. Johnston	Democratic	1944 1950 1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Olin D. Johnston (Democratic) 57.2% ▌W. D. Workman Jr. (Republican) 42.8%
South Dakota	Joe Bottum	Republican	1962 (Appointed)	Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y George McGovern (Democratic) 50.1% ▌Joe Bottum (Republican) 49.9%
Utah	Wallace F. Bennett	Republican	1950 1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Wallace F. Bennett (Republican) 52.4% ▌David S. King (Democratic) 47.6%
Vermont	George Aiken	Republican	1940 (special) 1944 1950 1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y George Aiken (Republican) 66.9% ▌W. Robert Johnson (Democratic) 33.1%
Washington	Warren Magnuson	Democratic	1944 (Appointed) 1944 1950 1956	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Warren Magnuson (Democratic) 52.1% ▌Richard G. Christensen (Republican) 47.3%
Wisconsin	Alexander Wiley	Republican	1938 1944 1950 1956	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Gaylord Nelson (Democratic) 52.6% ▌Alexander Wiley (Republican) 47.2%

Closest races

Nineteen races had a margin of victory under 10%:

State	Party of winner	Margin
South Dakota	Democratic (flip)	0.2%
Indiana	Democratic (flip)	0.6%
Alabama	Democratic	1.8%
Idaho (special)	Republican	2.0%
Connecticut	Democratic (flip)	2.5%
New Hampshire (special)	Democratic (flip)	4.6%
Utah	Republican	4.8%
Washington	Democratic	4.8%
Wisconsin	Democratic (flip)	5.4%
Kentucky	Republican	5.6%
Illinois	Republican	5.8%
Pennsylvania	Democratic	2.4%
Iowa	Republican	6.8%
Oklahoma	Democratic	6.9%
Colorado	Republican (flip)	8.0%
Oregon	Democratic	8.4%
Missouri	Democratic	9.2%
Idaho	Democratic	9.4%
Arizona	Democratic	9.5%

Nevada was the tipping point state with a margin of 30.6%.

Alabama

Alabama general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lister Hill (Incumbent)	201,937	50.86
	Republican	James D. Martin	195,134	49.14
Majority			6,803	1.72
Turnout			397,071
	Democratic hold

Alaska

Incumbent Ernest Gruening defeated the Republican challenger, former U.S. Attorney, Interior Solicitor & future long-time U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, to win re-election to a full term.

Alaska general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ernest Gruening (Incumbent)	33,827	58.14
	Republican	Ted Stevens	24,354	41.86
Majority			9,473	16.28
Turnout			58,181
	Democratic hold

Arizona

1962 United States Senate election in Arizona

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Carl Hayden	Evan Mecham
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	199,217	163,338
Percentage	54.94%	45.06%

County results
Hayden: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Mecham: 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Carl Hayden
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Carl Hayden
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Carl Hayden defeated future Governor Evan Mecham to win re-election to a seventh term.

Arizona general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carl Hayden (Incumbent)	199,217	54.94
	Republican	Evan Mecham	163,388	45.06
Majority			35,829	9.88
Turnout			362,605
	Democratic hold

Arkansas

1962 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	J. William Fulbright	Kenneth G. Jones
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	214,867	98,013
Percentage	68.67%	31.33%

County results
Fulbright: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

U.S. senator before election

J. William Fulbright
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

J. William Fulbright
Democratic

Arkansas general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. William Fulbright (Incumbent)	214,867	68.67
	Republican	Kenneth Jones	98,013	31.33
Majority			116,854	37.34
Turnout			312,880
	Democratic hold

California

1962 United States Senate election in California

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Thomas Kuchel	Richard B. Richards
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	3,180,483	2,452,839
Percentage	56.31%	43.43%

County results
Kuchel: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Thomas Kuchel
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Thomas Kuchel
Republican

California general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas H. Kuchel (Incumbent)	3,180,483	56.31
	Democratic	Richard B. Richards	2,452,839	43.43
	Write-In	Howard Jarvis	9,963	0.18
	Write-In	Linus Pauling	2,964	0.05
	Write-In	Edward Brothers	1,689	0.03
	None	Scattering	284	0.01
Majority			727,644	12.88
Turnout			5,648,222
	Republican hold

Colorado

1962 United States Senate election in Colorado

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Peter Dominick	John A. Carroll
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	328,655	279,586
Percentage	53.58%	45.58%

County results
Dominick:
40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Carroll: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

John A. Carroll
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Peter Dominick
Republican

Colorado general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter H. Dominick	328,655	53.58
	Democratic	John A. Carroll (Incumbent)	279,586	45.58
	Socialist Labor	Charlotte Benson	3,546	0.58
	Independent	Henry John Olshaw	1,217	0.20
	Socialist Workers	Thomas Leonard	440	0.07
Majority			49,069	8.00
Turnout			613,444
	Republican gain from Democratic

Connecticut

Connecticut election

← 1956

1968 →


Nominee	Abraham Ribicoff	Horace Seely-Brown, Jr.
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	527,522	501,694
Percentage	51.25%	48.74%

Ribicoff: 50–60% 60-70%
Brown: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%

U.S. senator before election

Prescott Bush
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Abraham Ribicoff
Democratic

Connecticut general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Abraham Ribicoff	527,522	51.25
	Republican	Horace Seely-Brown Jr.	501,694	48.74
	None	Scattering	85	0.00
Majority			25,828	2.51
Turnout			1,029,301
	Democratic gain from Republican

Florida

1962 United States Senate election in Florida

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	George Smathers	Emerson Rupert
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	657,633	281,381
Percentage	70.02%	29.96%

County results
Smathers: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%

U.S. senator before election

George Smathers
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

George Smathers
Democratic

1962 United States Senate election in Florida^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Smathers (Incumbent)	657,633	70.02
	Republican	Emerson Rupert	281,381	29.96
	None	Scattering	193	0.02
Majority			376,252	40.06
Turnout			939,207
	Democratic hold

Georgia

1962 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Georgia

← 1956

September 12, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Herman Talmadge	Henry M. Henderson
Party	Democratic	Democratic
Popular vote	673,782	91,654
Percentage	88.03%	11.79%

County results
Talmadge: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%

U.S. senator before election

Herman Talmadge
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Herman Talmadge
Democratic

Georgia general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herman Talmadge (Incumbent)	306,250	100.00
	Democratic hold

Hawaii

1962 United States Senate election in Hawaii

← 1959

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Daniel Inouye	Ben Dillingham II
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	136,294	60,067
Percentage	69.41%	30.59%

County results
Inouye: 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Oren Long
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Daniel Inouye
Democratic

Hawaii general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel K. Inouye	136,294	69.41
	Republican	Ben F. Dillingham	60,067	30.59
Majority			76,227	38.82
Turnout			196,361
	Democratic hold

Idaho

Idaho (regular)

1962 United States Senate election in Idaho

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Frank Church	Jack Hawley
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	141,657	117,129
Percentage	54.74%	45.26%

County results
Church:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Hawley:      50–60%
Tie:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Frank Church
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Frank Church
Democratic

Idaho general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Church (Incumbent)	141,657	54.74
	Republican	Jack Hawley	117,129	45.26
Majority			24,528	9.48
Turnout			258,786
	Democratic hold

Idaho (special)

1962 United States Senate special election in Idaho

← 1960

November 6, 1962

1966 →


Nominee	Leonard B. Jordan	Gracie Pfost
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	131,279	126,398
Percentage	50.95%	49.05%

County results
Jordan: 50–60% 60–70%
Pfost: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Leonard B. Jordan
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Leonard B. Jordan
Republican

1962 United States Senate special election in Idaho^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Len Jordan (Incumbent)	131,279	50.95
	Democratic	Gracie Pfost	126,398	49.05
Majority			4,881	1.90
Turnout			257,677
	Republican hold

Illinois

Illinois election

← 1956

1968 →

Turnout

72.66%


Nominee	Everett Dirksen	Sidney R. Yates
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	1,961,202	1,748,007
Percentage	52.87%	47.13%

County Results
Dirksen: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
Yates: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Everett Dirksen
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Everett Dirksen
Republican

Illinois general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Everett Dirksen (Incumbent)	1,961,202	52.87
	Democratic	Sidney R. Yates	1,748,007	47.13
Majority			213,195	5.74
Turnout			3,709,209
	Republican hold

Indiana

1962 United States Senate election in Indiana

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Birch Bayh	Homer Capehart
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	905,491	894,547
Percentage	50.30%	49.70%

County results
Bayh: 50–60% 60–70%
Capehart: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Homer Capehart
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Birch Bayh
Democratic

Indiana general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Birch Bayh	905,491	50.30
	Republican	Homer E. Capehart (Incumbent)	894,547	49.70
Majority			10,944	0.60
Turnout			1,800,038
	Democratic gain from Republican

Iowa

1962 United States Senate election in Iowa

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Bourke B. Hickenlooper	E.B. Smith
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	431,364	376,602
Percentage	53.39%	46.61%

County results
Hickenlooper:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Smith:      50–60%      60–70%
Tie:      40–50%

U.S. senator before election

Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Republican

Iowa general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bourke B. Hickenlooper (Incumbent)	431,364	53.39
	Democratic	E. B. Smith	376,602	46.61
	None	Scattering	6	0.00
Majority			54,762	6.78
Turnout			807,972
	Republican hold

Kansas

Kansas (regular)

1962 United States Senate election in Kansas

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Frank Carlson	K.L. Smith
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	388,500	223,630
Percentage	62.44%	35.94%

County results
Carlson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Smith: 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Frank Carlson
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Frank Carlson
Republican

Kansas general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Carlson (Incumbent)	388,500	62.44
	Democratic	K. L. (Ken) Smith	223,630	35.94
	Prohibition	George E. Kline	10,098	1.62
Majority			164,870	26.50
Turnout			622,228
	Republican hold

Kansas (special)

1962 United States Senate special election in Kansas

← 1960

November 6, 1962

1966 →


Nominee	James B. Pearson	Paul L. Aylward
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	344,689	260,756
Percentage	56.21%	42.52%

County results
Pearson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Aylward: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

James B. Pearson
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

James B. Pearson
Republican

Kansas special general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James B. Pearson (Incumbent)	344,689	56.21
	Democratic	Paul L. Aylward	260,756	42.52
	Prohibition	C.E. Cowen	7,804	1.27
Majority			83,933	13.69
Turnout			613,249
	Republican hold

Kentucky

1962 United States Senate election in Kentucky

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Thruston Ballard Morton	Wilson W. Wyatt
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	432,648	387,440
Percentage	52.76%	47.24%

County results
Morton: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80–90%
Wyatt: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Thruston Ballard Morton
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Thruston Ballard Morton
Republican

Kentucky general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thruston B. Morton (Incumbent)	432,648	52.76
	Democratic	Wilson W. Wyatt	387,440	47.24
Majority			45,208	5.52
Turnout			820,088
	Republican hold

Louisiana

1962 United States Senate election in Louisiana

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Russell B. Long	Taylor W. O'Hearn
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	318,838	103,666
Percentage	75.46%	24.54%

Parish results
Long: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Maloney: 50-60% 60-70%

U.S. senator before election

Russell Long
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Russell Long
Democratic

Louisiana general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Russell B. Long (Incumbent)	318,838	75.57
	Republican	Taylor Walters O'Hearn	103,066	24.43
Majority			215,772	51.14
Turnout			421,904
	Democratic hold

Maryland

1962 United States Senate election in Maryland

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Daniel Brewster	Edward Tylor Miller
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	439,723	269,131
Percentage	62.03%	37.97%

County results
Brewster: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Miller: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

John Marshall Butler
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Daniel Brewster
Democratic

Maryland general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel B. Brewster	439,723	62.03
	Republican	Edward Tylor Miller	269,131	37.97
	None	Scattering	1	0.00
Majority			170,592	24.06
Turnout			708,855
	Democratic gain from Republican

Massachusetts (special)

1962 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts

← 1958

November 6, 1962

1964 →


Nominee	Ted Kennedy	George C. Lodge
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	1,162,611	877,668
Percentage	55.44%	41.85%

Kennedy: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Lodge: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Benjamin A. Smith II
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Ted Kennedy
Democratic

Massachusetts special election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ted Kennedy	1,162,611	55.44	−17.76%
	Republican	George C. Lodge	877,668	41.85	+15.62%
	Independent	H. Stuart Hughes	50,013	2.38	N/A
	Socialist Labor	Lawrence Gilfedder	5,330	0.25	−0.04%
	Prohibition	Mark R. Shaw	1,439	0.07	−0.22%
Total votes			2,097,061	100.00%
	Democratic hold

John F. Kennedy, originally elected to the U.S. Senate in 1952 United States Senate election in Massachusetts, resigned in 1961 after being elected in the 1960 United States presidential election. Incumbent Benjamin A. Smith II chose not to run for re-election. Ted Kennedy, brother of John and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, defeated Edward J. McCormack, Jr. by a wide margin in the Democratic primary. In the Republican primary, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor for International Affairs George C. Lodge defeated U.S. representative Laurence Curtis in a close race.

A battle between two candidates from influential political families, H. Stuart Hughes ran as an independent. Kennedy defeated Lodge with 55% of the vote to 42% for Lodge, with 2% to Hughes. Kennedy would serve until 2009.

Missouri

Missouri election

← 1960

1968 →


Nominee	Edward V. Long	R. Crosby Kemper Jr.
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	663,301	555,330
Percentage	54.43%	45.57%

County results
Long: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Kemper: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Edward V. Long
Democratic

Elected U.S. senator

Edward V. Long
Democratic

Missouri general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward V. Long (Incumbent)	663,301	54.43
	Republican	Crosby Kemper	555,330	45.57
Majority			107,971	8.86
Turnout			1,218,631
	Democratic hold

Nevada

Nevada election

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Alan Bible	William B. Wright
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	63,443	33,749
Percentage	65.3%	34.7%

County results
Bible: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Wright: 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Alan Bible
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Alan Bible
Democratic

Nevada general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Bible (Incumbent)	63,443	65.28
	Republican	William B. Wright	33,749	34.72
Majority			29,694	30.56
Turnout			97,192
	Democratic hold

New Hampshire

New Hampshire (regular)

1962 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Norris Cotton	Alfred Catalfo Jr.
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	134,035	90,444
Percentage	59.71%	40.29%

County results

Cotton: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

Catalfo: 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Norris Cotton
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Norris Cotton
Republican

New Hampshire general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Norris Cotton (Incumbent)	134,035	59.71
	Democratic	Alfred Catalfo Jr.	90,444	40.29
Majority			43,591	19.42
Turnout			224,479
	Republican hold

New Hampshire (special)

1962 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire

← 1960

November 6, 1962

1966 →


Nominee	Thomas J. McIntyre	Perkins Bass
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	117,612	107,199
Percentage	52.32%	47.68%

County results

McIntyre: 50–60% 60–70%

Bass: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Maurice J. Murphy Jr.
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Thomas J. McIntyre
Democratic

1962 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. McIntyre	117,612	52.32
	Republican	Perkins Bass	107,199	47.68
Majority			10,413	4.64
Turnout			224,811
	Democratic gain from Republican

New York

1962 United States Senate election in New York

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Jacob Javits	James B. Donovan
Party	Republican	Democratic
Alliance		Liberal
Popular vote	3,272,417	2,289,323
Percentage	57.38%	40.14%

County results
Javits: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Donovan: 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Jacob K. Javits
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Jacob K. Javits
Republican

New York general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jacob Javits (Incumbent)	3,272,417	57.38
	Democratic	James B. Donovan	2,289,323	40.14
	Constitution	Kieran O’Dougherty	116,151	2.04
	Socialist Workers	Carl Feingold	17,440	0.31
	Socialist Labor	Stephen Emery	7,786	0.14
Majority			983,094	17.24
Turnout			5,703,117
	Republican hold

North Carolina

1962 United States Senate election in North Carolina

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Sam Ervin	Claude Greene
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	491,520	321,635
Percentage	60.45%	39.55%

County results
Ervin: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Greene: 50-60% 60-70%

Senator before election

Sam Ervin
Democratic

Elected Senator

Sam Ervin
Democratic

North Carolina general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Ervin (Incumbent)	491,520	60.45
	Republican	Claude L. Greene Jr.	321,635	39.55
Majority			169,885	20.90
Turnout			813,155
	Democratic hold

North Dakota

1962 United States Senate election in North Dakota

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Milton Young	William Lanier
Party	Republican	Democratic–NPL
Popular vote	135,705	88,032
Percentage	60.65%	39.35%

County results
Young: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
Lanier: 50–60%

Senator before election

Milton Young
Republican

Elected Senator

Milton Young
Republican

Incumbent Republican Milton Young was re-elected to his fourth term, defeating North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party candidate William Lanier^[6] of Fargo.^[1] Only Young filed as a Republican, and the endorsed Democratic candidate was Lanier, who had previously faced Young in a special election held in 1946 to fill the seat which was vacated by the late John Moses. Young and Lanier won the primary elections for their respective parties. No independents ran.

North Dakota Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Milton R. Young (incumbent)	135,705	60.65
	Democratic–NPL	William Lanier	88,032	39.35
Majority			47,673	21.30
Turnout			223,737
	Republican hold

Ohio

1962 United States Senate election in Ohio

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Frank Lausche	John M. Briley
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	1,843,813	1,151,173
Percentage	61.56%	38.44%

County results
Lausche: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Briley: 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Frank J. Lausche
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Frank J. Lausche
Democratic

Ohio general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank J. Lausche (Incumbent)	1,843,813	61.56
	Republican	John Marshall Briley	1,151,173	38.44
Majority			692,640	23.12
Turnout			2,994,986
	Democratic hold

Oklahoma

1962 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Mike Monroney	B. Hayden Crawford
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	353,890	307,966
Percentage	53.24%	46.33%

County results
Monroney: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Crawford: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Mike Monroney
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Mike Monroney
Democratic

Oklahoma general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	A. S. Mike Monroney (Incumbent)	353,890	53.24
	Republican	B. Hayden Crawford	307,966	46.33
	Independent	Paul V. Beck	2,856	0.43
Majority			45,924	6.91
Turnout			664,712
	Democratic hold

Oregon

1962 United States Senate election in Oregon

← 1956

November 8, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Wayne Morse	Sig Unander
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	344,716	291,587
Percentage	54.15%	45.81%

County results
Morse: 50–60% 60–70%
Unander: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Wayne Morse
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Wayne Morse
Democratic

Democratic incumbent Wayne Morse was re-elected to a fourth term. He defeated Republican candidate Sig Unander in the general election.^[7]

1962 United States Senate election in Oregon^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wayne Morse (Incumbent)	344,716	54.15%
	Republican	Sig Unander	291,587	45.81%
	Write-in	write-ins	253	0.04%
Majority			53,129	8.34%
Total votes			636,556	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Pennsylvania

1962 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Joseph S. Clark Jr.	James E. Van Zandt
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	2,238,383	2,134,649
Percentage	51.07%	48.70%

County results
Clark: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Zandt: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Joseph S. Clark, Jr.
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Joseph S. Clark, Jr.
Democratic

Pennsylvania general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph S. Clark (Incumbent)	2,238,383	51.06
	Republican	James E. Van Zandt	2,134,649	48.70
	Socialist Labor	Arla A. Aubaugh	10,387	0.24
Majority			103,734	2.36
Turnout			4,383,419
	Democratic hold

South Carolina

1962 United States Senate election in South Carolina

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1966 (special) →


Nominee	Olin D. Johnston	W. D. Workman, Jr.
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	178,712	133,930
Percentage	57.16%	42.84%

County results
Johnston: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Workman: 50-60%

U.S. senator before election

Olin D. Johnston
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Olin D. Johnston
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Senator Olin D. Johnston defeated Governor Fritz Hollings in the Democratic primary and Republican W. D. Workman Jr. in the general election. The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary on June 12, 1962. Olin D. Johnston, the incumbent Senator, faced stiff competition from Governor Fritz Hollings who argued that Johnston was too liberal and not representative of South Carolina interests. Johnston merely told the voters that he was doing what he thought was best for the agriculture and textile workers of the state. Hollings was decisively defeated by Johnston because Johnston used his position as Post Office and Civil Service Committee to build 40 new post offices in the state and thus demonstrate the pull he had in Washington to bring home the bacon.

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Olin D. Johnston (incumbent)	216,918	66.3
	Democratic	Fritz Hollings	110,023	33.7

W. D. Workman Jr., a correspondent for the News and Courier, faced no opposition from South Carolina Republicans and avoided a primary election.

Both Johnston and Workman supported segregation, so the campaign centered on the economic issues of the state. Workman tried to persuade the voters that Johnston's policies were socialist and that he was too closely aligned with the Kennedy administration. Johnston was a consistent supporter of socialized health care proposals and Workman was able to win considerable support from the medical establishment. However, the state's citizens were much poorer than that of the rest of the nation and Johnston's class based appeals made him a very popular figure for the downtrodden of both the white and black races. The competitive nature of this race foresaw the eventual rise of the Republican Party and that South Carolinians were growing increasingly suspicious of policies generated at the federal level.

South Carolina U.S. Senate Election, 1962
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Olin D. Johnston (Incumbent)	178,712	57.2	−25.0
	Republican	W. D. Workman Jr.	133,930	42.8	+25.0
	No party	Write-Ins	5	0.0	0.0
Majority			44,782	14.4	−50.0
Turnout			312,647	46.9	+8.8
	Democratic hold		Swing

South Dakota

1962 United States Senate election in South Dakota

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	George McGovern	Joseph H. Bottum
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	127,458	126,861
Percentage	50.12%	49.88%

County results
McGovern: 50–60% 60–70%
Bottum: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Joseph H. Bottum
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

George McGovern
Democratic

South Dakota general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George McGovern	127,458	50.12
	Republican	Joseph H. Bottum (Incumbent)	126,861	49.88
Majority			597	0.24
Turnout			254,319
	Democratic hold

Utah

1962 United States Senate election in Utah

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Wallace F. Bennett	David S. King
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	166,755	151,656
Percentage	52.37%	47.63%

County results
Bennett: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
King: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Wallace F. Bennett
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Wallace F. Bennett
Republican

Utah general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wallace F. Bennett (Incumbent)	166,755	52.37
	Democratic	David S. King	151,656	47.63
Majority			15,099	4.74
Turnout			318,411
	Republican hold

Vermont

1962 United States Senate election in Vermont

← 1956

November 6, 1962 (1962-11-06)

1968 →


Nominee	George Aiken	W. Robert Johnson
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	81,241	40,134
Percentage	66.83%	33.17%

County results
Aiken: 50–60% 60–70% 70-80%

U.S. senator before election

George Aiken
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

George Aiken
Republican

Vermont general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George D. Aiken (Incumbent)	81,242	66.93
	Democratic	W. Robert Johnson Sr.	40,134	33.07
Majority			41,108	33.86
Turnout			121,376
	Republican hold

Washington

1962 United States Senate election in Washington

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Warren Magnuson	Richard G. Christensen
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	491,365	446,204
Percentage	52.09%	47.31%

County results
Magnuson: 50–60% 60–70%
Christensen: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Warren Magnuson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Warren Magnuson
Democratic

Washington general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Warren G. Magnuson (Incumbent)	491,365	52.09
	Republican	Richard G. Christensen	446,204	47.31
	Socialist Labor	Henry Killman	4,730	0.50
	Constitution	W. Frank Horne	930	0.10
Majority			45,161	4.78
Turnout			943,229
	Democratic hold

Wisconsin

1962 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

← 1956

November 6, 1962

1968 →


Nominee	Gaylord Nelson	Alexander Wiley
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	662,342	594,846
Percentage	52.26%	47.21%

County results
Nelson: 50–60% 60–70%
Wiley: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%

U.S. senator before election

Alexander Wiley
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Gaylord A. Nelson
Democratic

Incumbent Republican Alexander Wiley lost to Democrat Gaylord A. Nelson.^[8]

Wisconsin election results^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gaylord A. Nelson	662,342	52.26
	Republican	Alexander Wiley (Incumbent)	594,846	47.21
	Independent	William Osborne Hart	1,428	0.11
	Socialist Labor	Georgia Cozzini	1,096	0.09
	Socialist Workers	Wayne Leverenz	368	0.03
	None	Scattering	88	0.01
Majority			67,496	5.36
Turnout			1,260,168
	Democratic gain from Republican

Wyoming (special)

1962 United States Senate special election in Wyoming

← 1960

November 6, 1962

1966 →


Nominee	Milward Simpson	John J. Hickey
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	69,043	50,329
Percentage	57.84%	42.16%

County results
Simpson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Hickey: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

John J. Hickey
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Milward Simpson
Republican

1962 United States Senate special election in Wyoming^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Milward Simpson	69,043	57.84
	Democratic	John J. Hickey (Incumbent)	50,329	42.16
Majority			18,714	15.68
Turnout			119,372
	Republican gain from Democratic

Notes

^ In New Hampshire special election, Maurice J. Murphy Jr. lost nomination to represent the state and Perkins Bass became the party's new nominee.
^ ^a ^b Appointee defeated
^ ^a ^b Appointee elected
^ Morse was first elected in 1944 and re-elected in 1950 as a Republican. He became an independent in 1952 and joined the Democratic Party in 1955.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (March 16, 1963). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1962" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 10, 14, 15, 23, 42, 43.
^ Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 84. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
^ Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1964). America Votes 5: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1962. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute. p. 73.
^ "FL US Senate, 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
^ Adams, Tom (1963). Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida for the Period Beginning January 1, 1961 and Ending December 31, 1962. Tallahassee: Office of the Secretary of State for Florida. p. 297.
^ Lanier is not to be confused with former North Dakota Governor William Langer.
^ ^a ^b "Our Campaigns - OR US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1962". www.ourcampaigns.com.
^ ^a ^b "WI US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1962". Our Campaigns.

References

"Supplemental Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." Reports and Resolutions of South Carolina to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume II. Columbia, SC: 1963, p. 6.
Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962. p. 83.
Kalk, Bruce H. (2001). The Origins of the Southern Strategy: Two-Party Competition in South. Lexington Books. pp. 56–61.
"Veteran's Viciory". Time. June 22, 1962. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2008.

[2] In New Hampshire special election, Maurice J. Murphy Jr. lost nomination to represent the state and Perkins Bass became the party's new nominee.

[Appointee_defeated-3] Appointee defeated

[Appointee_elected-4] Appointee elected

[5] Morse was first elected in 1944 and re-elected in 1950 as a Republican. He became an independent in 1952 and joined the Democratic Party in 1955.

[Clerk-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (March 16, 1963). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1962" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 10, 14, 15, 23, 42, 43.

[6] Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 84. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.

[7] Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1964). America Votes 5: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1962. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute. p. 73.

[8] "FL US Senate, 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 1, 2022.

[9] Adams, Tom (1963). Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida for the Period Beginning January 1, 1961 and Ending December 31, 1962. Tallahassee: Office of the Secretary of State for Florida. p. 297.

[10] Lanier is not to be confused with former North Dakota Governor William Langer.

[Oregon-11] "Our Campaigns - OR US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1962". www.ourcampaigns.com.

[ourcampaigns-46921-12] "WI US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1962". Our Campaigns.

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1962 United States Senate elections

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