1962 United States Senate election in Iowa

1962 United States Senate election in Iowa

←  1956 November 6, 1962 1968  →

Nominee Bourke B. Hickenlooper E.B. Smith Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 431,364 376,602 Percentage 53.39% 46.61%

County results Hickenlooper:      50-60%     60-70%     70-80% Smith:      50–60%     60–70% Tie:      50%

U.S. senator before election Bourke B. Hickenlooper Republican Elected U.S. Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper Republican

The 1962 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper was re-elected to a fourth term in office over Democrat E.B. Smith.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Herbert F. Hoover
• Bourke B. Hickenlooper, incumbent Senator since 1945

Results

1962 Republican Senate primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bourke B. Hickenlooper (incumbent)	164,535	85.41%
	Republican	Herbert F. Hoover	28,095	14.59%
	Write-in		2	0.00%
Total votes			192,632	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• E.B. Smith, Iowa State University history professor

Results

1962 Democratic Senate primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	E.B. Smith	71,395	100.00%
	Write-in		2	0.00%
Total votes			79,511	100.00%

General election

Results

General election results ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bourke B. Hickenlooper (incumbent)	431,364	53.39%	0.53
	Democratic	E.B. Smith	376,602	46.61%	0.53
Total votes			807,966	100.00%

See also

• 1962 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Iowa Official Register 1963–64" (PDF). legis.iowa.gov. p. 362.
2. "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1962". www.ourcampaigns.com.
3. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1963). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1962" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
4. Leip, David. "1962 Senatorial General Election Results - Iowa". US Election Atlas. David Leip's Election Atlas. Retrieved May 20, 2022.