1962 United States Senate election in Kentucky

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1962 United States Senate election in Kentucky

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Nominee Thruston Ballard Morton Wilson W. Wyatt
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 432,648 387,440
Percentage 52.76% 47.24%

U.S. senator before election

Thruston Ballard Morton
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Thruston Ballard Morton
Republican

The 1962 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican Senator Thruston Ballard Morton won re-election to a second term.

Primary elections[]

Primary elections were held on May 29, 1962.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

  • James L. Delk, perennial candidate
  • Marion Vance, attorney[1]
  • Wilson W. Wyatt, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky

Results[]

Democratic primary results[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wilson W. Wyatt 127,403 77.03
Democratic Marion Vance 28,513 17.24
Democratic James L. Delk 9,483 5.73
Total votes 165,399 100.00

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Thurman Jerome Hamlin, perennial candidate
  • Thruston Ballard Morton, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results[]

Republican primary results[2][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thruston Ballard Morton 41,892 91.19
Republican Thurman J. Hamlin 4,048 8.81
Total votes 45,940 100.00

General election[]

Results[]

1962 United States Senate election in Kentucky[6][7][8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thruston Ballard Morton (Incumbent) 432,648 52.76
Democratic Wilson W. Wyatt 387,440 47.24
Majority 45,208 5.52
Turnout 820,088
Republican hold

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Pat Kingery and His Kentuckians - Jam on the Lower Shelf".
  2. ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 122.
  3. ^ a b America Votes 5, p. 152.
  4. ^ "KY US Senate, 1962 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  5. ^ "KY US Senate, 1962 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  6. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
  7. ^ America Votes 5, p. 145.
  8. ^ "KY US Senate, 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  9. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1963-03-16). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1962" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  10. ^ https://elect.ky.gov/results/1973-1979/Documents/1962.pdf[bare URL PDF]

Bibliography[]

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