1962 United States Senate elections
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The 1962 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate which was held 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. This was first time since 1932 that Democrats gained seats in this class of Senators.
Along with the Senate elections of 1914, 1934, 1970, 1998, 2002, and 2018, this would be the third of seven times that the President's party gained seats in a midterm election since the passage of the 17th amendment. 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 not occur again until 1970. This remains the last time that the Democrats gained Senate seats in a midterm, and the last in which they did not lose seats until 1998.
Results summary[edit]
68 | 32 |
Democratic | Republican |
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Democratic | Republican | Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last election (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 |
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Retirements[edit]
Through open seats due to retirements, Democrats gained two seats.
Democratic seats held by Democrats[edit]
- Hawaii: Oren E. Long (D) was replaced by Daniel Inouye (D).
- Massachusetts (Special): Appointee Benjamin A. Smith II (D) was replaced by Ted Kennedy (D) for the last two years of the term President Kennedy was elected to in 1960
Republicans replaced by Democrats[edit]
- Connecticut: Prescott Bush (R) was replaced by Abraham Ribicoff (D)
- Maryland: John Marshall Butler (R) was replaced by Daniel Brewster (D)
Losing incumbents[edit]
Democrats had a net gain of two seats in election upsets.
Democrats lost to Republicans[edit]
- Colorado: John A. Carroll (D) lost to Peter H. Dominick (R)
- Wyoming (Class 2): Appointee John J. Hickey (D) lost to Milward Simpson (R)
Republicans lost to Democrats[edit]
- Indiana: Homer E. Capehart (R) lost to Birch Bayh (D)
- New Hampshire (Special): Appointee Maurice J. Murphy Jr. (R) lost renomination to Perkins Bass (R). Bass lost the general election to Thomas J. McIntyre (D).
- South Dakota: Appointee Joseph H. Bottum (R) lost to George McGovern (D)
- Wisconsin: Alexander Wiley (R) lost to Gaylord Nelson (D)
Other changes[edit]
The Democrats' four-seat net gain was reduced by one seat between the election and the next Congress.
- New Mexico: 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.
Change in composition[edit]
Before the elections[edit]
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 | |
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[edit]
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 | |
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 |
D68 Wisc. Gain |
R32 Wyo. (sp) Gain |
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[b] |
R23 Kan. (reg) Re-elected |
R22 Iowa Re-elected |
R21 Ill. Re-elected |
R20 Idaho (sp) Elected[b] |
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[edit]
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 | |
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 |
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Race summaries[edit]
Special elections during the 87th Congress[edit]
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 | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Idaho (Class 2) |
Leonard B. Jordan | Republican | 1962 (Appointed) | Interim appointee elected. |
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Kansas (Class 2) |
James B. Pearson | Republican | 1962 (Appointed) | Interim appointee elected. |
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Massachusetts (Class 1) |
Benjamin A. Smith II | Democratic | 1960 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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New Hampshire (Class 2) |
Maurice J. Murphy Jr. | Republican | 1961 (Appointed) | Interim appointee lost nomination New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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Wyoming (Class 2) |
John J. Hickey | Democratic | 1961 (Appointed) | Interim appointee lost election New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Elections leading to the next Congress[edit]
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 | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Alabama | J. Lister Hill | Democratic | 1938 (Appointed) 1938 1944 1950 1956 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alaska | Ernest Gruening | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona | Carl Hayden | Democratic | 1926 1932 1938 1944 1950 1956 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas | J. William Fulbright | Democratic | 1944 1950 1956 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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California | Thomas Kuchel | Republican | 1953 (Appointed) 1954 (Special) 1956 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado | John A. Carroll | Democratic | 1956 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Connecticut | Prescott Bush | Republican | 1952 (Special) 1956 |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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Florida | George Smathers | Democratic | 1950 1956 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia | Herman Talmadge | Democratic | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Hawaii | Oren E. Long | Democratic | 1959 (New state) | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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Idaho | Frank Church | Democratic | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois | Everett Dirksen | Republican | 1950 1956 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana | Homer E. Capehart | Republican | 1944 1950 1956 |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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Iowa | Bourke B. Hickenlooper | Republican | 1944 1950 1956 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas | Frank Carlson | Republican | 1950 (Special) 1950 1956 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky | Thruston Ballard Morton | Republican | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana | Russell B. Long | Democratic | 1948 (Special) 1950 1956 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland | John Marshall Butler | Republican | 1950 1956 |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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Missouri | Edward V. Long | Democratic | 1960 (Appointed) 1960 (Special) |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nevada | Alan Bible | Democratic | 1954 (Special) 1956 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Hampshire | Norris Cotton | Republican | 1954 (Special) 1956 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York | Jacob Javits | Republican | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina | Sam Ervin | Democratic | 1954 (Appointed) 1954 (Special) 1956 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Dakota | Milton Young | Republican | 1945 (Appointed) 1946 (Special) 1950 1956 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio | Frank Lausche | Democratic | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Oklahoma | Mike Monroney | Democratic | 1950 1956 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Oregon | Wayne Morse | Democratic | 1944 1950 1956 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania | Joseph S. Clark Jr. | Democratic | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina | Olin D. Johnston | Democratic | 1944 1950 1956 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Dakota | Joseph H. Bottum | Republican | 1962 (Appointed) | Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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Utah | Wallace F. Bennett | Republican | 1950 1956 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Vermont | George Aiken | Republican | 1940 (Special) 1944 1950 1956 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Washington | Warren Magnuson | Democratic | 1944 (Appointed) 1944 1950 1956 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin | Alexander Wiley | Republican | 1938 1944 1950 1956 |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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Alabama[edit]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
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Incumbent Ernest Gruening defeated the Republican challenger, Anchorage lawyer & future long-time U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, to win re-election to a full term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Thomas H. Kuchel (Incumbent) | 3,180,483 | 56.31 | |
Democratic | Richard 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[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
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County results Ribicoff: 50–60% Brown: 50-60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Herman Talmadge (Incumbent) | 306,250 | 100.00 | |
Democratic hold |
Hawaii[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
Idaho (regular)[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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)[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
Turnout | 72.66% | ||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Everett M. 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[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
Kansas (regular)[edit]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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)[edit]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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)[edit]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Missouri[edit]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
New Hampshire (regular)[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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)[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
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Democratic incumbent Wayne Morse was re-elected to a fourth term. He defeated Republican candidate Sig Unander in the general election.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Wayne Morse (Incumbent) | 344,716 | 54.15% | |
Republican | Sig Unander | 291,587 | 45.81% | |
None | write-ins | 253 | 0.04% | |
Majority | 53,129 | 8.34% | ||
Total votes | 636,556 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
Pennsylvania[edit]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[edit]
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Incumbent Republican Alexander Wiley lost to Democrat Gaylord A. Nelson.[8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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)[edit]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ 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 elected
- ^ 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[edit]
- "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.