1962 United States Senate elections

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   x180px x180px 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 21,387,598 20,897,719 Percentage 50.3% 49.1% Seats up 21 18 Races won 25 14
Template:1962 United States Senate elections imagemap Results of the elections:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican gain      Republican hold      No election Rectangular 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. 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

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68	32
Democratic	Republican

Parties					Total
		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	—	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:

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 one Democrat 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	Joseph H. Bottum	George McGovern
Wisconsin	Alexander Wiley	Gaylord Nelson

Post-election changes

One Democrat died on November 18, 1962, and a Republican was appointed on November 30, 1962.

State	Senator	Replaced by
New Mexico	Dennis Chávez	Edwin L. Mechem

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
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
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	R23 Kan. (reg) Re-elected	R22 Iowa Re-elected	R21 Ill. Re-elected
R20 Idaho (sp) Elected	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
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
	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	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)	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 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
	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 (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 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 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%

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%
Pennsylvannia	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 election

Nominee J. Lister Hill James D. Martin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 201,937 195,134 Percentage 50.86% 49.14%

200px U.S. Senate election results map. Blue denotes counties won by Hill. Red denotes those won by Martin.   Hill—50-60%   Hill—60-70%   Hill—70-80%   Hill—80-90%   Martin—50-60%   Martin—60-70%   Martin—70-80%

U.S. senator before election J. Lister Hill Democratic Elected U.S. Senator J. Lister Hill Democratic

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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lister Hill (Incumbent)	201,937	50.86
	Republican	James D. Martin	195,134	49.14
Majority			6,803	1.72
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Alaska

Alaska election

x125px Nominee Ernest Gruening Ted Stevens Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 33,827 24,354 Percentage 58.1% 41.9%

U.S. senator before election Ernest Gruening Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Ernest Gruening Democratic

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Alaska

See also: List of United States senators from Alaska and 1962 United States House of Representatives election in 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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ernest Gruening (Incumbent)	33,827	58.14
	Republican	Ted Stevens	24,354	41.86
Majority			9,473	16.28
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Arizona

Arizona election

x136px Nominee Carl Hayden Evan Mecham Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 199,217 163,338 Percentage 54.9% 45.1%

210px U.S. Senate election results map. Blue denotes counties won by Hayden. Red denotes those won by Mecham.

U.S. senator before election Carl Hayden Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Carl Hayden Democratic

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

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

Arizona general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carl Hayden (Incumbent)	199,217	54.94
	Republican	Evan Mecham	163,388	45.06
Majority			35,829	9.88
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Arkansas

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Arkansas

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

Arkansas general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. William Fulbright (Incumbent)	214,867	68.67
	Republican	Kenneth Jones	98,013	31.33
Majority			116,854	37.34
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

California

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in California

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

California general election
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
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

Colorado

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Colorado

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

Colorado general election
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
Voter turnout			%
	Republican gain from Democratic

Connecticut

Connecticut election

x136px Nominee Abraham Ribicoff Horace Seely-Brown, Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 527,522 501,694 Percentage 51.25% 48.74%

200px County results Ribicoff:      50–60% Brown:      50-60%

U.S. senator before election Prescott Bush Republican Elected U.S. Senator Abraham Ribicoff Democratic

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
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
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Florida

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Florida

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

1962 United States Senate election in Florida
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
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Georgia

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Georgia

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

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

Hawaii

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Hawaii

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

Hawaii general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel K. Inouye	136,294	69.41
	Republican	Ben F. Dillingham	60,067	30.59
Majority			76,227	38.82
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Idaho

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

Idaho (regular)

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Idaho

Idaho general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Church (Incumbent)	141,657	54.74
	Republican	Jack Hawley	117,129	45.26
Majority			24,528	9.48
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Idaho (special)

Main article: 1962 United States Senate special election in Idaho

1962 United States Senate special election in Idaho
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Len Jordan (Incumbent)	131,279	50.95
	Democratic	Gracie Pfost	126,398	49.05
Majority			4,881	1.90
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

Illinois

Illinois election

Turnout	72.66%
x136px x136px Nominee Everett M. Dirksen Sidney R. Yates Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,961,202 1,748,007 Percentage 52.87% 47.13%
150px County Results Dirksen:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Yates:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. senator before election Everett M. Dirksen Republican Elected U.S. Senator Everett M. Dirksen Republican

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
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
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

Indiana

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Indiana

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

Indiana general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Birch Bayh	905,491	50.30
	Republican	Homer E. Capehart (Incumbent)	894,547	49.70
Majority			10,944	0.60
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Iowa

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Iowa

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

Iowa general election
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
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

Kansas

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

Kansas (regular)

Kansas election

x136px Nominee Frank Carlson K.L. Smith Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 388,500 223,630 Percentage 62.44% 35.94%

250px County Results

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

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Kansas

Kansas general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Carlson (Incumbent)	388,500	62.44
	Democratic	K. L. (Ken) Smith	223,630	35.94
style="background-color: Template:Prohibition Party (US)/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Prohibition Party (US)|Template:Prohibition Party (US)/meta/shortname]]	George E. Kline	10,098	1.62
Majority			164,870	26.50
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

Kansas (special)

Kansas special election

November 6, 1962

x136px Nominee James B. Pearson Paul L. Aylward Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 344,689 260,756 Percentage 56.21% 42.52%

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

Main article: 1962 United States Senate special election in Kansas

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

Kansas special general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James B. Pearson (Incumbent)	344,689	56.21
	Democratic	Paul L. Aylward	260,756	42.52
style="background-color: Template:Prohibition Party (US)/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Prohibition Party (US)|Template:Prohibition Party (US)/meta/shortname]]	C.E. Cowen	7,804	1.27
Majority			83,933	13.69
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

Kentucky

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Kentucky

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

Kentucky general election
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
Voter turnout			%
	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
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
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Maryland

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Maryland

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

Maryland general election
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
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Massachusetts (special)

Massachusetts special election

November 6, 1962

x136px x136px Nominee Ted Kennedy George C. Lodge Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,162,611 877,668 Percentage 55.44% 41.85%

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U.S. senator before election Benjamin A. Smith II Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy Democratic

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

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 2010.

Missouri

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Missouri

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

Missouri election

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

250px 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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward V. Long (Incumbent)	663,301	54.43
	Republican	Crosby Kemper	555,330	45.57
Majority			107,971	8.86
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Nevada

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in Nevada

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

Nevada election

November 6, 1962

x150px Nominee Alan Bible William B. Wright Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 63,443 33,749 Percentage 65.3% 34.7%

150px 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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Bible (Incumbent)	63,443	65.28
	Republican	William B. Wright	33,749	34.72
Majority			29,694	30.56
Voter turnout			%
	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 (regular)

Main article: 1962 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

New Hampshire general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Norris Cotton (Incumbent)	134,035	59.71
	Democratic	Alfred Catalfo Jr.	90,444	40.29
Majority			43,591	19.42
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

New Hampshire (special)

Main article: 1962 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire

1962 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. McIntyre	117,612	52.32
	Republican	Perkins Bass	107,199	47.68
Majority			10,413	4.64
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic gain from Republican

New York

New York election

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x136px Nominee Jacob Javits James B. Donovan Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 3,269,772 2,289,323 Percentage 57.38% 40.14%

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U.S. senator before election Jacob K. Javits Republican Elected U.S. Senator Jacob K. Javits Republican

New York general election
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
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

North Carolina

North Carolina election

x136px x136px Nominee Sam Ervin Claude Greene Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 491,520 321,635 Percentage 60.45% 39.55%

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U.S. senator before election Sam Ervin Democratic Elected U.S. senator Sam Ervin Democratic

North Carolina general election
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
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

North Dakota

North Dakota election

x136px Nominee Milton R. Young William Lanier Party Republican North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party Popular vote 135,705 88,032 Percentage 60.65% 39.35%

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

Incumbent Republican Milton Young was re-elected to his fourth term, defeating North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party candidate William Lanier of Fargo. 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
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

Ohio

Ohio general election
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
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Oklahoma

Oklahoma general election
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
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Oregon

Oregon election

x136px Nominee Wayne Morse Sig Unander Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 344,716 291,587 Percentage 54.2% 45.8%

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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.

1962 United States Senate election in Oregon
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

Pennsylvania election

November 6, 1962

x136px Nominee Joseph S. Clark Jr. James E. Van Zandt Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,238,383 2,134,649 Percentage 51.1% 48.7%

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U.S. senator before election Joseph S. Clark Jr. Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Joseph S. Clark Jr. Democratic

Pennsylvania general election
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
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

South Carolina

South Carolina election

x136px x136px Nominee Olin D. Johnston W. D. Workman, Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 178,712 133,930 Percentage 57.2% 42.8%

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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

South Dakota general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George McGovern	127,458	50.12
	Republican	Joseph H. Bottum (Incumbent)	126,861	49.88
Majority			597	0.24
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Utah

Utah general election
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
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

Vermont

Vermont election

x136px Nominee George Aiken W. Robert Johnson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 81,241 40,134 Percentage 66.8% 33.2%

140px County results Aiken:

U.S. senator before election George Aiken Republican Elected U.S. Senator George Aiken Republican

Vermont general election
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
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

Washington

Washington Election

x136px x136px Nominee Warren Magnuson Richard G. Christensen Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 491,365 446,204 Percentage 52.09% 47.31%

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

Washington general election
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
Voter turnout			%
	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%

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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.

Wisconsin election results
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
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Wyoming (special)

Wyoming Special election

x136px x136px Nominee Milward Simpson John J. Hickey Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 69,043 50,329 Percentage 57.84% 42.16%

250px County results

U.S. senator before election John J. Hickey Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Milward Simpson Republican

1962 United States Senate special election in Wyoming
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Milward Simpson	69,043	57.84
	Democratic	John J. Hickey (Incumbent)	50,329	42.16
Majority			18,714	15.68
Voter turnout			%
	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

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.