1962 United States Senate elections

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.

1962 United States Senate elections

November 6, 1962
39 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Mike Mansfield Everett Dirksen Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 3, 1961 January 3, 1959 Leader's seat Montana Illinois Seats before 64 36 Seats after 68 32 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 20,832,503 20,245,509 Percentage 50.4% 49.0% Swing 4.7% 4.8% Seats up 19 15 Races won 23 11
Results of the elections:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican gain      Republican hold      No election
Majority Leader before election Mike Mansfield Democratic Elected Majority Leader Mike Mansfield Democratic

For related races, see 1962 United States elections.

Both Republican-held senate seats in New Hampshire were up on election day due to a special election. The appointee lost election to a full term to the Democratic challenger while the incumbent Republican was reelected. As such, this is the last time that one of a state's two senate seats, both up on election day, that were held by the same party changed parties.

Retirements

Through open seats due to retirements, Democrats gained two seats.

Democratic seats held by Democrats

1. Hawaii: Oren E. Long (D) was replaced by Daniel Inouye (D).
2. Massachusetts (Class 1): 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

1. Connecticut: Prescott Bush (R) was replaced by Abraham Ribicoff (D)
2. Maryland: John Marshall Butler (R) was replaced by Daniel Brewster (D)

Losing incumbents

Democrats had a net gain of two seats in election upsets.

Democrats lost to Republicans

1. Colorado : John A. Carroll (D) lost to Peter H. Dominick (R)
2. Wyoming (Class 2): Appointee John J. Hickey (D) lost to Milward Simpson (R)

Republicans lost to Democrats

1. Indiana: Homer E. Capehart (R) lost to Birch Bayh (D)
2. New Hampshire (Class 2): Appointee Maurice J. Murphy Jr. (R) lost renomination to Perkins Bass (R). Bass lost the general election to Thomas J. McIntyre (D).
3. South Dakota: Appointee Joseph H. Bottum (R) lost to George McGovern (D)
4. Wisconsin: Alexander Wiley (R) lost to Gaylord Nelson (D)

Other changes

The Democrats' four-seat net gain was reduced by one seat between the election and the next Congress.

1. 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.

Subsequent changes

• September 16, 1964: South Carolina — Strom Thurmond switched parties from Democratic to Republican.

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	D45	D46 Ran	D47 Ran	D48 Ran	D49 Ran	D50 Ran
Majority →									D51 Ran
D60 Ran	D59 Ran	D58 Ran	D57 Ran	D56 Ran	D55 Ran	D54 Ran	D53 Ran	D52 Ran
D61 Ran	D62 Ran	D63 Ran	D64 Retired	R36 Retired	R35 Retired	R34 Ran	R33 Ran	R32 Ran	R31 Ran
R21	R22 Ran	R23 Ran	R24 Ran	R25 Ran	R26 Ran	R27 Ran	R28 Ran	R29 Ran	R30 Ran
R20	R19	R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11
R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10

After the general 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	D45	D46 Re-elected	D47 Re-elected	D48 Re-elected	D49 Re-elected	D50 Re-elected
Majority →									D51 Re-elected
D60 Re-elected	D59 Re-elected	D58 Re-elected	D57 Re-elected	D56 Re-elected	D55 Re-elected	D54 Re-elected	D53 Re-elected	D52 Re-elected
D61 Re-elected	D62 Re-elected	D63 Hold	D64 Gain	D65 Gain	D66 Gain	D67 Gain	D68 Gain	R32 Gain	R31 Re-elected
R21	R22 Re-elected	R23 Re-elected	R24 Re-elected	R25 Re-elected	R26 Re-elected	R27 Re-elected	R28 Re-elected	R29 Re-elected	R30 Re-elected
R20	R19	R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11
R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10

After the special 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	D45	D46	D47	D48	D49	D50
Majority →									D51
D60	D59	D58	D57	D56	D55	D54	D53	D52
D61	D62	D63	D64	D65	D66	D67 Hold	D68 Gain	R32 Gain	R31 Appointee elected
R21	R22	R23	R24	R25	R26	R27	R28	R29	R30 Appointee elected
R20	R19	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
D61	D62	D63	D64	D65	V1 D delayed	V2 D died	R33 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
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
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	1962 (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)	John J. Hickey	Democratic	1961 (Appointed)	Interim appointee lost election New senator elected. Republican gain.	Y Milward Simpson (Republican) 57.8% John J. Hickey (Democratic) 42.2%

Elections leading to the next Congress

In these general 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
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
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	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 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	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) 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 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	Joseph H. Bottum	Republican	1962 (Appointed)	Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	Y George McGovern (Democratic) 50.1% Joseph H. 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%

Alabama

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Alabama

See also: List of United States senators from Alabama and 1962 United States House of Representatives election in 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

See also: List of United States senators from Alaska and 1962 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

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

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Arizona

See also: List of United States senators from Arizona and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

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

See also: List of United States senators from Arkansas and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

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

See also: List of United States senators from California and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in California

California general election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: List of United States senators from Colorado and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado

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

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Connecticut

See also: List of United States senators from Connecticut and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

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

See also: List of United States senators from Florida and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

Florida general election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George A. Smathers (Incumbent)	657,633	66.62%
	Republican	Emerson Rupert	329,381	33.36%
	None	Scattering	193	0.02%
Majority			328,252	33.26%
Turnout			987,207
	Democratic hold

Georgia

See also: List of United States senators from Georgia and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia

Georgia general election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herman Talmadge (Incumbent)	306,250	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Hawaii

See also: List of United States senators from Hawaii and 1962 United States House of Representatives election in Hawaii

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

See also: List of United States senators from Idaho and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho

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)

See also: List of United States senators from Idaho and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho

(Special)

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

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Illinois

See also: List of United States senators from Illinois and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

Illinois general election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

See also: List of United States senators from Indiana and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

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

See also: List of United States senators from Iowa and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

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 election

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

County Results

U.S. senator before election Frank Carlson Republican Elected U.S. Senator Frank Carlson Republican

See also: List of United States senators from Kansas and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas

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)

Kansas special election

November 6, 1962

Nominee James B. Pearson Paul L. Aylward Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 344,689 260,756 Percentage 56.2% 42.5%

U.S. senator before election James B. Pearson Republican Elected U.S. Senator James B. Pearson Republican

See also: List of United States senators from Kansas and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas

Kansas special general election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James B. Pearson (Incumbent)	344,689	56.2%
	Democratic	Paul L. Aylward	260,756	42.5%
	Prohibition	C.E. Cowen	7,804	0.01%
Majority			83,933	13.7%
Turnout			613,249
	Republican hold

Kentucky

See also: List of United States senators from Kentucky and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

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

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Louisiana

See also: List of United States senators from Louisiana and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

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

See also: List of United States senators from Maryland and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

Maryland general election[1]

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

Massachusetts (Special)

Main article: 1962 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts

See also: List of United States senators from Massachusetts and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

Missouri

See also: List of United States senators from Missouri and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

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

See also: List of United States senators from Nevada and 1962 United States House of Representatives election in Nevada

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

See also: List of United States senators from New Hampshire and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire

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)

See also: List of United States senators from New Hampshire and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire

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

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in New York

See also: List of United States senators from New York and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in New York

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

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in North Carolina

See also: List of United States senators from North Carolina and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

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

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

U.S. senator before election Milton R. Young Republican Elected U.S. Senator Milton R. Young Republican

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in North Dakota

See also: List of United States senators from North Dakota and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in North Dakota

Incumbent Republican Milton Young was re-elected to his fourth term, defeating North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party candidate William Lanier[2] 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.

1962 United States Senate election, North Dakota

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Milton R. Young	135,705	60.65%
	Democratic	William Lanier	88,032	39.35%
Majority			47,673	21.30%
Turnout			223,737
	Republican hold

Ohio

See also: List of United States senators from Ohio and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

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

See also: List of United States senators from Oklahoma and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma

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

Oregon election

Nominee Wayne Morse Sig Unander Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 344,716 291,587 Percentage 54.2% 45.8%

County Results

U.S. senator before election Wayne Morse Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Wayne Morse Democratic

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Oregon

See also: List of United States senators from Oregon and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon

Democratic incumbent Wayne Morse was re-elected to a fourth term. He defeated Republican candidate Sig Unander in the general election.[3]

1962 United States Senate election in Oregon[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

See also: List of United States senators from Pennsylvania and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

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

South Carolina Senator Olin D. Johnston

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in South Carolina

See also: List of United States senators from South Carolina and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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	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	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

See also: List of United States senators from South Dakota and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota

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

See also: List of United States senators from Utah and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

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

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Vermont

See also: List of United States senators from Vermont and 1962 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

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

Washington Election

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

U.S. senator before election Warren G. Magnuson Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Warren G. Magnuson Democratic

See also: List of United States senators from Washington and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

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

Wisconsin election

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

U.S. senator before election Alexander Wiley Republican Elected U.S. Senator Gaylord A. Nelson Democratic

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

See also: List of United States senators from Wisconsin and 1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin

Incumbent Republican Alexander Wiley lost to Democrat Gaylord A. Nelson.[4]

Wisconsin election results[4]

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)

See also: List of United States senators from Wyoming and 1962 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

1962 United States Senate special election in Wyoming[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Milward L. 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

• 1962 United States elections
  • 1962 United States gubernatorial elections
  • 1962 United States House of Representatives elections
• 87th United States Congress
• 88th United States Congress

Notes

1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1962" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
2. Lanier is not to be confused with former North Dakota Governor William Langer.
3. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID= 40155
4. "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. Retrieved February 9, 2008.