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The 1962 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John A. Carroll ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by Republican U.S. Representative Peter H. Dominick.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Peter Dominick | 328,655 | 53.58% |  3.80 | |
| Democratic | John A. Carroll (inc.) | 279,586 | 45.58% |  4.64 | |
| Socialist | Charlotte Benson | 3,546 | 0.58% | N/A | |
| Independent | Henry John Olshaw | 1,217 | 0.20% | N/A | |
| Socialist Workers | Tom Leonard | 440 | 0.07% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 891,813 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
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