1962 United States Senate election in Iowa
The 1962 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper was re-elected to a fourth term in office over Democrat E.B. Smith.
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Herbert F. Hoover
- Bourke B. Hickenlooper, incumbent Senator since 1945
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bourke B. Hickenlooper (incumbent) | 164,535 | 85.41% | |
Republican | Herbert F. Hoover | 28,095 | 14.59% | |
Write-in | 2 | 0.00% | ||
Total votes | 192,632 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary
Candidates
- E.B. Smith, Iowa State University history professor
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | E.B. Smith | 71,395 | 100.00% | |
Write-in | 2 | 0.00% | ||
Total votes | 79,511 | 100.00% |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Bourke B. Hickenlooper (incumbent) | 431,364 | 53.39% | ![]() | |
Democratic | E.B. Smith | 376,602 | 46.61% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 807,966 | 100.00% |
See also
References
- "Iowa Official Register 1963–64" (PDF). legis.iowa.gov. p. 362.
- "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1962". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1963). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1962" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
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