1962 United States Senate election in Idaho
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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.
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County results Church: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Hawley: 50–60% Tie: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections edit
Primary elections were held on June 6, 1962.[1]
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Frank Church, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Frank Church (Incumbent) | unopposed |
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- George V. Hansen, city commissioner of Pocatello, former mayor of Alameda
- Jack Hawley, former member of the Idaho House of Representatives
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jack Hawley | 38,210 | 60.24 | |
Republican | George V. Hansen | 25,223 | 39.76 | |
Total votes | 63,433 |
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
- ^ Lewis, William O. (June 1963). "The 1962 Election in Idaho". The Western Political Quarterly. 16 (2): 432. doi:10.1177/106591296301600215. S2CID 154027118.
- ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 117.
- ^ a b America Votes 5, p. 104.
- ^ "ID US Senate, 1962 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 85.
- ^ America Votes 5, p. 99.
- ^ Lewis, William O. (June 1963). "The 1962 Election in Idaho". The Western Political Quarterly. 16 (2): 432. doi:10.1177/106591296301600215. S2CID 154027118.
- ^ "ID US Senate, 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ^ 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
- Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
- Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1964). America Votes 5: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1962. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.