1962 United States Senate election in Vermont

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1962 United States Senate election in Vermont
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  1956 November 6, 1962 (1962-11-06) 1968  
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Nominee George Aiken W. Robert Johnson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote81,24140,134
Percentage66.83%33.17%

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County results
Aiken:     50–60%     60–70%     70-80%

U.S. senator before election

George Aiken
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

George Aiken
Republican

The 1962 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican George Aiken ran successfully for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic nominee W. Robert Johnson.

Contents

As Aiken was nominated by the Democratic party in the next election for this seat, as of 2022, this is the last time the Democratic candidate lost the election for the Class 3 Senate Seat in Vermont.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican George Aiken (inc.) 30,320 99.9%
Republican Other350.1%
Total votes'30,355''100.0%'

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic W. Robert Johnson 5,718 54.6%
Democratic William H. Meyer 4,74145.3%
Democratic Other130.1%
Total votes'10,472''100.0%'

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1962 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican George Aiken (inc.) 81,241 66.83% +0.44%
Democratic W. Robert Johnson 40,13433.17%-0.44%
Total votes'121,571''100.00%'

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References

  1. 1 2 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2015.