1962 United States Senate election in Idaho

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1962 United States Senate election in Idaho
Flag of Idaho.svg
  1956 November 6, 1962 1968  
  FrankChurch.jpg Jack Hawley Crop.jpg
Nominee Frank Church Jack Hawley
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote141,657117,129
Percentage54.74%45.26%

1962 United States Senate election in Idaho results map by county.svg
County results
Church:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Hawley:      50–60%
Tie:     50–60%

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 or won re-election.

Contents

Primary elections

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank Church (Incumbent) unopposed

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jack Hawley 38,210 60.24
Republican George V. Hansen 25,22339.76
Total votes63,433

General election

Results

1962 United States Senate election in Idaho [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank Church (Incumbent) 141,657 54.74
Republican Jack Hawley 117,12945.26
Majority24,5289.48
Turnout 258,786
Democratic hold

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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. 1 2 Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 117.
  3. 1 2 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.

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