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1962 United States Senate election in Florida

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1962 United States Senate election in Florida
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Nominee George Smathers Emerson Rupert
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote657,633281,381
Percentage70.02%29.96%
1962 United States Senate election in Florida results map by county.svg
County results
Smathers:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
U.S. senator before election

George Smathers
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

George Smathers
Democratic

The 1962 United States Senate election in Florida took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic Senator George Smathers won re-election to a third term. As of 2023, this is the last time that a winning United States Senate candidate carried all counties in Florida for the Class 3 Senate seat from Florida and the last time that a winning United States Senate candidate carried all counties in Florida for a Senate seat from Florida until 1994.

Contents

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on May 8, 1962.

Democratic primary

Candidates

20.5% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary. [2]

Results

Democratic primary results [3] [4] [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George Smathers (incumbent) 587,562 84.18
Democratic Roger L. Davis74.56510.68
Democratic Douglas Randolph Voorhees35,8325.13
Total votes697,959

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Emerson H. Rupert, businessman, [7] unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Governor in 1960

Results

Republican primary results [3] [4] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Emerson H. Rupert unopposed

General election

Results

1962 United States Senate election in Florida [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George Smathers (Incumbent) 657,633 70.02
Republican Emerson Rupert281,38129.96
NoneScattering1930.02
Majority376,25240.06
Turnout 939,207
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Smathers Gets 5-to-1 Victory; Pepper Wins". Evening star. Washington, D.C. May 9, 1962. p. A-11. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  2. ↑ Steed, Moreland & Baker 1980, p. 26.
  3. 1 2 Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 113.
  4. 1 2 America Votes 5, p. 81.
  5. ↑ "FL US Senate, 1962 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ Florida Secretary of State 196162, p. 258.
  7. ↑ "Runoff Is Seen In Florida Race". Evening star. Washington, D.C. May 4, 1960. p. A-11. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  8. ↑ Florida Secretary of State 196162, p. 283.
  9. ↑ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 84.
  10. ↑ America Votes 5, p. 73.
  11. ↑ "FL US Senate, 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Florida Secretary of State 196162, p. 297.

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