1962 United States Senate election in Washington

1962 United States Senate election in Washington
	County results; Magnuson: 50–60% 60–70% ; Christensen: 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Warren Magnuson; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Warren Magnuson; Democratic

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[]

Richard G. Christensen, Lutheran minister^[1]
Ben Larson, teacher^[1]

Results[]

Blanket primary results^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Warren G. Magnuson	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[]

1962 United States Senate election in Washington^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]
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

References[]

^ ^a ^b Bone, Hugh A. (June 1963). "The 1962 Election in Washington". The Western Political Quarterly. Western Political Science Association. 16 (2): 467–476. doi:10.1177/106591296301600221. JSTOR 444962. S2CID 159338109. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
^ "WA US Senate, 1962 - Blanket Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
^ "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 159.
^ America Votes 5, p. 432.
^ "WA US Senate, 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
^ "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".
^ 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.
^ 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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[WPQ-1] Bone, Hugh A. (June 1963). "The 1962 Election in Washington". The Western Political Quarterly. Western Political Science Association. 16 (2): 467–476. doi:10.1177/106591296301600221. JSTOR 444962. S2CID 159338109. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

[2] "WA US Senate, 1962 - Blanket Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

[3] "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".

[FOOTNOTECongressional_Quarterly1998159-4] Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 159.

[FOOTNOTEAmerica_Votes_5432-5] America Votes 5, p. 432.

[6] "WA US Senate, 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

[7] "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".

[8] 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.

[FOOTNOTECongressional_Quarterly199899-9] Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 99.

[FOOTNOTEAmerica_Votes_5426-10] America Votes 5, p. 426.

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1962 United States Senate election in Washington

Contents

Blanket primary[]

Candidates[]

Democratic[]

Republican[]

Results[]

General election[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

See also[]

References[]

Bibliography[]