1962 United States Senate election in Arkansas

1962 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas
	County results ; Fulbright: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. senator before election; J. William Fulbright; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; J. William Fulbright; Democratic

The 1962 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 2, 1962. Incumbent Senator J. William Fulbright won a fourth term in office, defeating primary challenger Winston G. Chandler and Republican Party nominee Kenneth G. Jones without much threat.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

J. William Fulbright, incumbent Senator since 1945
Winston G. Chandler

Results[]

1962 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. William Fulbright (inc.)	253,751	66.13%
	Democratic	Winston G. Chandler	129,987	33.87%
Total votes			383,738	100.00%

General election[]

Results[]

1962 Democratic U.S. Senate election^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. William Fulbright (inc.)	214,867	61.67%
	Republican	Kenneth G. Jones	98,013	31.33%
Total votes			312,880	100.00%

References[]

^ ^a ^b Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin (2018). "Historical Report of the Secretary of State" (PDF). p. 363.
^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1963). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8`, 1962" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

[secstate-1] Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin (2018). "Historical Report of the Secretary of State" (PDF). p. 363.

[2] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1963). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8`, 1962" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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1962 United States Senate election in Arkansas

Contents

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

General election[]

Results[]

See also[]

References[]