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1962 United States Senate election in Kentucky

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1962 United States Senate election in Kentucky

← 1956 November 6, 1962 1968 →
 
Nominee Thruston Ballard Morton Wilson W. Wyatt
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 432,648 387,440
Percentage 52.76% 47.24%

County results
Morton:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80–90%
Wyatt:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Thruston Ballard Morton
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Thruston Ballard Morton
Republican

The 1962 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican Senator Thruston Ballard Morton won re-election to a second term.

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on May 29, 1962.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wilson W. Wyatt 127,403 77.03
Democratic Marion Vance 28,513 17.24
Democratic James L. Delk 9,483 5.73
Total votes 165,399 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[2][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thruston Ballard Morton (incumbent) 41,892 91.19
Republican Thurman J. Hamlin 4,048 8.81
Total votes 45,940 100.00

General election

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Results

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1962 United States Senate election in Kentucky[6][7][8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thruston Ballard Morton (Incumbent) 432,648 52.76
Democratic Wilson W. Wyatt 387,440 47.24
Majority 45,208 5.52
Turnout 820,088
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pat Kingery and His Kentuckians - Jam on the Lower Shelf".
  2. ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 122.
  3. ^ a b America Votes 5, p. 152.
  4. ^ "KY US Senate, 1962 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "KY US Senate, 1962 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  6. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
  7. ^ America Votes 5, p. 145.
  8. ^ "KY US Senate, 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "United States Senator - Official Kentucky General Election Results - November 6, 1962" (PDF). Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections.

Bibliography

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