1962 United States Senate election in Washington

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.

1962 United States Senate election in Washington

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Nominee Warren Magnuson Richard G. Christensen
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 491,365 446,204
Percentage 52.09% 47.31%

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

Blanket primary

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The blanket primary was held on September 18, 1962.

Candidates

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Democratic

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Republican

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

Results

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Blanket primary results[2][3][4]
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

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Candidates

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Results

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1962 United States Senate election in Washington[5][6][7][8]
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

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".
  3. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 159.
  4. ^ America Votes 5, p. 432.
  5. ^ "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 99.
  8. ^ America Votes 5, p. 426.

Bibliography

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