1962 United States Senate election in Washington
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The 1962 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Warren Magnuson won a fourth term in office, narrowly defeating Republican nominee Richard G. Christensen.
Blanket primary
The blanket primary was held on September 18, 1962.
Candidates
Democratic
- Warren G. Magnuson, incumbent United States Senator
- John "Hugo Frye" Patric, writer
Republican
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Warren G. Magnuson (incumbent) | 280,891 | 54.32% | |
| Republican | Richard G. Christensen | 178,616 | 34.54% | |
| Republican | Ben Larson | 38,759 | 7.50% | |
| Democratic | John Patric | 18,849 | 3.65% | |
| Total votes | 517,115 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Warren Magnuson, Democratic, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Richard G. Christensen, Republican
- W. Frank Horne, Constitution, candidate for Washington's 6th congressional district in 1958
- Henry M. Killman, Socialist Labor, perennial candidate
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Warren G. Magnuson (Incumbent) | 491,365 | 52.09 | |
| Republican | Richard G. Christensen | 446,204 | 47.31 | |
| Socialist Labor | Henry Killman | 4,730 | 0.50 | |
| Constitution | W. Frank Horne | 930 | 0.10 | |
| Majority | 45,161 | 4.78 | ||
| Turnout | 943,229 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
References
- ^ a b Bone, Hugh A. (June 1963). "The 1962 Election in Washington". The Western Political Quarterly. 16 (2). Western Political Science Association: 467–476. doi:10.1177/106591296301600221. JSTOR 444962. S2CID 159338109. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 159.
- ^ America Votes 5, p. 432.
- ^ "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".
- ^ 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.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 99.
- ^ America Votes 5, p. 426.
Bibliography
- 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.
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