1962 United States Senate election in Kentucky

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1962 United States Senate election in Kentucky
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  1956 November 6, 1962 1968  
  Thruston B Morton.jpg Wilson W. Wyatt 1946.jpg
Nominee Thruston Ballard Morton Wilson W. Wyatt
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote432,648387,440
Percentage52.76%47.24%

1962 United States Senate election in Kentucky results map by county.svg
County results
Morton:      50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80–90%
Wyatt:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Thruston Ballard Morton
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Thruston Ballard Morton
Republican

The 1962 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican Senator Thruston Ballard Morton won re-election to a second term.

Contents

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on May 29, 1962.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Wilson W. Wyatt 127,403 77.03
Democratic Marion Vance28,51317.24
Democratic James L. Delk9,4835.73
Total votes165,399 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [2] [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thruston Ballard Morton (incumbent) 41,892 91.19
Republican Thurman J. Hamlin4,0488.81
Total votes45,940 100.00

General election

Results

1962 United States Senate election in Kentucky [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thruston Ballard Morton (Incumbent) 432,648 52.76
Democratic Wilson W. Wyatt 387,44047.24
Majority45,2085.52
Turnout 820,088
Republican hold

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References

  1. "Pat Kingery and His Kentuckians - Jam on the Lower Shelf".
  2. 1 2 Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 122.
  3. 1 2 America Votes 5, p. 152.
  4. "KY US Senate, 1962 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  5. "KY US Senate, 1962 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  6. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
  7. America Votes 5, p. 145.
  8. "KY US Senate, 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  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.
  10. "United States Senator - Official Kentucky General Election Results - November 6, 1962" (PDF). Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections.

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