1962 United States Senate election in Utah

1962 United States Senate election in Utah

←  1956 November 6, 1962 1968  →

Nominee Wallace F. Bennett David S. King Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 166,755 151,656 Percentage 52.37% 47.63%

County results Bennett:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% King:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election Wallace F. Bennett Republican Elected U.S. Senator Wallace F. Bennett Republican

The 1962 United States Senate election in Utah took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican Senator Wallace F. Bennett won re-election to a third term.

General election

Candidates

• Wallace F. Bennett, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1951 (Republican)
• David S. King, U.S. Representative from Salt Lake City (Democratic)

Results

1962 U.S. Senate election in Utah ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wallace F. Bennett (incumbent)	166,755	52.37%
	Democratic	David S. King	151,656	47.63%
Turnout			318,411
	Republican hold

References

1. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1963-03-16). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1962" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.