1962 United States Senate election in Idaho

1962 United States Senate election in Idaho

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Nominee Frank Church Jack Hawley Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 141,657 117,129 Percentage 54.74% 45.26%

County results Church:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Hawley:      50–60% Tie:     50%

U.S. senator before election Frank Church Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Frank Church Democratic

The 1962 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic Senator Frank Church won re-election to a second term. This election was the first time ever that an incumbent Democratic Senator from Idaho was re-elected.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 6, 1962. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Frank Church, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Democratic primary results ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Church (Incumbent)	unopposed

Republican primary

Candidates

• George V. Hansen, city commissioner of Pocatello, former mayor of Alameda
• Jack Hawley, former member of the Idaho House of Representatives

Results

Republican primary results ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Hawley	38,210	60.24
	Republican	George V. Hansen	25,223	39.76
Total votes			63,433

General election

Results

1962 United States Senate election in Idaho ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

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

See also

• 1962 United States Senate elections

References

1. Lewis, William O. (June 1963). "The 1962 Election in Idaho". The Western Political Quarterly. 16 (2): 432. doi:10.1177/106591296301600215. S2CID   154027118.
2. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 117.
3. America Votes 5, p. 104.
4. "ID US Senate, 1962 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
5. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 85.
6. America Votes 5, p. 99.
7. Lewis, William O. (June 1963). "The 1962 Election in Idaho". The Western Political Quarterly. 16 (2): 432. doi:10.1177/106591296301600215. S2CID   154027118.
8. "ID US Senate, 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
9. 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.

Bibliography

• Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. 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.