1962 United States Senate election in Alaska
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The 1962 United States Senate election in Alaska took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ernest Gruening ran for a full term in office and defeated Republican Ted Stevens.
Stevens would go on to be appointed to Alaska's other (Class II) U.S. Senate seat in 1968 and serve for over forty years, winning seven elections.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Ernest Gruening, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1959
- Robert L. Veach
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ernest Gruening (incumbent) | 18,525 | 86.28% | |
Democratic | Robert L. Veach | 2,946 | 13.72% | |
Total votes | 21,471 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Frank Cook
- Ted Stevens, former U.S. Attorney for the Fourth Division of Alaska Territory and Alaskan statehood activist
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ted Stevens | 11,000 | 72.49% | |
Republican | Frank Cook | 4,175 | 27.51% | |
Total votes | 15,175 | 100.00 |
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Ernest Gruening (inc.) | 33,827 | 45.13% | ||
Republican | Ted Stevens | 24,354 | 37.42% | ||
Total votes | 58,181 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |