United States Senate elections, 1962

United States Senate elections, 1962

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's seat Montana Illinois Last election 64 seats 36 seats Seats before 63 37 Seats won 66 34 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 20,832,503 20,245,509 Percentage 50.4% 49.0% Swing 4.7% 4.8%
Republican hold   Republican gain   Democratic hold   Democratic gain
Majority Leader before election Mike Mansfield Democratic Elected Majority Leader Mike Mansfield Democratic

The U.S. Senate election, 1962 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 three seats from the Republicans, increasing their control of the Senate.

Change in Senate composition

Senate composition before the elections

D10	D9	D8	D7	D6	D5	D4	D3	D2	D1
D11	D12	D13	D14	D15	D16	D17	D18	D19	D20
D30	D29	D28	D27	D26	D25	D24	D23	D22	D21
D31	D32	D33	D34	D35	D36	D37	D38	D39	D40
D50	D49	D48	D47	D46	D45	D44	D43	D42	D41
D51	← Majority
	D52	D53	D54	D55	D56	D57	D58	D59	D60
R31	R32	R33	R34	R35	R36	D64	D63	D62	D61
R30	R29	R28	R27	R26	R25	R24	R23	R22	R21
R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	R18	R19	R20
R10	R9	R8	R7	R6	R5	R4	R3	R2	R1

Senate composition as a result of the elections

D10	D9	D8	D7	D6	D5	D4	D3	D2	D1
D11	D12	D13	D14	D15	D16	D17	D18	D19	D20
D30	D29	D28	D27	D26	D25	D24	D23	D22	D21
D31	D32	D33	D34	D35	D36	D37	D38	D39	D40
D50√	D49√	D48√	D47√	D46√	D45√	D44√	D43	D42	D41
D51√	← Majority
	D52√	D53√	D54√	D55√	D56√	D57√	D58√	D59√	D60√
R31O	R32O	D68+	D67+	D66+	D65+	D64+	D63+	D62O	D61O
R30√	R29√	R28√	R27√	R26√	R25√	R24√	R23√	R22√	R21√
R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	R18	R19√	R20√
R10	R9	R8	R7	R6	R5	R4	R3	R2	R1

Senate composition at the beginning of the next Congress

D10 D9 D8 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 D16 D17 D18 D19 D20 D30 D29 D28 D27 D26 D25 D24 D23 D22 D21 D31 D32 D33 D34 D35 D36 D37 D38 D39 D40 D50 D49 D48 D47 D46 D45 D44 D43 D42 D41 D51 ← Majority D52 D53 D54 D55 D56 D57 D58 D59 D60 R31 R32 R33 D67 D66 D65 D64 D63 D62 D61 R30 R29 R28 R27 R26 R25 R24 R23 R22 R21 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20 R10 R9 R8 R7 R6 R5 R4 R3 R2 R1

R33 (New Mexico seat): A Democrat (who was not up for election) died before the next Congress. A Republican was appointed in his place.

Key:	D Democratic R Republican		√ Incumbent re-elected or appointee elected to finish term O Party hold: New senator elected from same party + Party gain: New senator elected from different party

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 (D) was replaced by Ted Kennedy (D)

Republicans replaced by Democrats

1. Connecticut: Prescott Bush (R) was replaced by Abraham Ribicoff (D)
2. Maryland: John M. Butler (R) was replaced by Daniel B. 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 S. 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 Chavez, 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.

Summary of all contests

Bold states indicates link to election article.

Bold candidates indicates winner.

State	Incumbent Senator	Incumbent Party	Result	Other candidates
Alabama	Lister Hill	Democratic	Re-elected	Lister Hill (Democratic) 50.9% James D. Martin (Republican) 49.1%
Alaska	Ernest Gruening	Democratic	Re-elected	Ernest Gruening (Democratic) 58.1% Ted Stevens (Republican) 41.9%
Arizona	Carl Hayden	Democratic	Re-elected	Carl Hayden (Democratic) 54.9% Evan Mecham (Republican) 45.1%
Arkansas	J. William Fulbright	Democratic	Re-elected	J. William Fulbright (Democratic) 68.7% Kenneth Jones (Republican) 31.3%
California	Thomas H. Kuchel	Republican	Re-elected	Thomas H. Kuchel (Republican) 56.3% Richard Richards (Democratic) 43.4%
Colorado	John A. Carroll	Democratic	Lost re-election Republican gain	Peter H. Dominick (Republican) 53.6% John A. Carroll (Democratic) 45.6%
Connecticut	Prescott S. Bush	Republican	Retired Democratic gain	Abraham A. Ribicoff (Democratic) 51.3% Horace Seely-Brown (Republican) 48.8%
Florida	George A. Smathers	Democratic	Re-elected	George A. Smathers (Democratic) 70.0% Emerson Rupert (Republican) 30.0%
Georgia	Herman E. Talmadge	Democratic	Re-elected, unopposed	Herman E. Talmadge
Hawaii	Oren E. Long	Democratic	Retired Democratic hold	Daniel K. Inouye (Democratic) 69.4% Ben Dillingham (Republican) 30.6%
Idaho	Frank Church	Democratic	Re-elected	Frank Church (Democratic) 54.7% Jack Hawley (Republican) 45.3%
Idaho Special: Class 2	Len Jordan	Republican	Appointee elected to finish term	Len Jordan (Republican) 51.0% Gracie Pfost (Democratic) 49.0%
Illinois	Everett M. Dirksen	Republican	Re-elected	Everett M. Dirksen (Republican) 52.9% Sidney R. Yates (Democratic) 47.1%
Indiana	Homer E. Capehart	Republican	Lost re-election Democratic gain	Birch Bayh (Democratic) 50.3% Homer E. Capehart (Republican) 49.7%
Iowa	Bourke B. Hickenlooper	Republican	Re-elected	Bourke B. Hickenlooper (Republican) 53.4% E. B. Smith (Democratic) 46.6%
Kansas	Frank Carlson	Republican	Re-elected	Frank Carlson (Republican) 62.4% K. L. Smith (Democratic) 35.9%
Kansas Special: Class 2	James B. Pearson	Republican	Appointee elected to finish term	James B. Pearson (Republican) 56.2% Paul L. Aylward (Democratic) 42.5%
Kentucky	Thruston B. Morton	Republican	Re-elected	Thruston Morton (Republican) 52.8% Wilson W. Wyatt (Democratic) 47.2%
Louisiana	Russell B. Long	Democratic	Re-elected	Russell B. Long (Democratic) 75.6% Taylor W. O'Hearn (Republican) 24.4%
Maryland	John M. Butler	Republican	Retired Democratic gain	Daniel B. Brewster (Democratic) 62.0% Edward T. Miller (Republican) 38.0%
Massachusetts Special: Class 1	Benjamin A. Smith	Democratic	Appointee retired Democratic hold	Edward M. Kennedy (Democratic) 55.4% George C. Lodge (Republican) 41.9%
Missouri	Edward V. Long	Democratic	Re-elected	Edward V. Long (Democratic) 54.6% Crosby Kemper (Republican) 45.4%
Nevada	Alan Bible	Democratic	Re-elected	Alan Bible (Democratic) 65.3% William B. Wright (Republican) 34.7%
New Hampshire	Norris Cotton	Republican	Re-elected	Norris Cotton (Republican) 59.7% Alfred Catalfo, Jr. (Democratic) 40.3%
New Hampshire Special: Class 2	Maurice J. Murphy, Jr.	Republican	Appointee lost nomination to finish term Democratic gain	Thomas J. McIntyre (Democratic) 52.3% Perkins Bass (Republican) 47.7%
New York	Jacob K. Javits	Republican	Re-elected	Jacob K. Javits (Republican) 57.4% James B. Donovan (Democratic) 40.1%
North Carolina	Sam J. Ervin, Jr.	Democratic	Re-elected	Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (Democratic) 60.5% Claude L. Greene, Jr. (Republican) 39.6%
North Dakota	Milton R. Young	Republican	Re-elected	Milton R. Young (Republican) 60.7% William Lanier (Democratic) 39.4%
Ohio	Frank J. Lausche	Democratic	Re-elected	Frank J. Lausche (Democratic) 61.6% John M. Briley (Republican) 38.4%
Oklahoma	A. S. Mike Monroney	Democratic	Re-elected	A. S. Mike Monroney (Democratic) 53.2% B. Hayden Crawford (Republican) 46.3%
Oregon	Wayne Morse	Democratic	Re-elected	Wayne Morse (Democratic) 54.2% Sig Unander (Republican) 45.8%
Pennsylvania	Joseph S. Clark	Democratic	Re-elected	Joseph S. Clark (Democratic) 51.1% James E. Van Zandt (Republican) 48.7%
South Carolina	Olin B. Johnston	Democratic	Re-elected	Olin B. Johnston (Democratic) 57.2% W. D. Workman, Jr. (Republican) 42.8%
South Dakota	Joseph H. Bottum	Republican	Lost re-election Democratic gain	George S. McGovern (Democratic) 50.1% Joseph H. Bottum (Republican) 49.9%
Utah	Wallace F. Bennett	Republican	Re-elected	Wallace F. Bennett (Republican) 52.4% David S. King (Democratic) 47.6%
Vermont	George D. Aiken	Republican	Re-elected	George D. Aiken (Republican) 66.9% W. Robert Johnson (Democratic) 33.1%
Washington	Warren G. Magnuson	Democratic	Re-elected	Warren G. Magnuson (Democratic) 52.1% Richard G. Christensen (Republican) 47.3%
Wisconsin	Alexander Wiley	Republican	Lost re-election Democratic gain	Gaylord Nelson (Democratic) 52.6% Alexander Wiley (Republican) 47.2%
Wyoming Special: Class 2	John J. Hickey	Democratic	Appointee lost election to finish term Republican gain	Milward Simpson (Republican) 57.8% John J. Hickey (Democratic) 42.2%

See also

• 88th United States Congress
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1962