1962 United States Senate election in Idaho

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1962 United States Senate election in Idaho

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Nominee Frank Church Jack Hawley
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 141,657 117,129
Percentage 54.74% 45.26%

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.

Primary elections edit

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

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

Democratic primary results[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank Church (Incumbent) unopposed

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

Republican primary results[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Hawley 38,210 60.24
Republican George V. Hansen 25,223 39.76
Total votes 63,433

General election edit

Results edit

1962 United States Senate election in Idaho[5][6][7][8][9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank Church (Incumbent) 141,657 54.74
Republican Jack Hawley 117,129 45.26
Majority 24,528 9.48
Turnout 258,786
Democratic hold

See also edit

References edit

  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. ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 117.
  3. ^ a b 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.

Bibliography edit