1962 United States Senate election in Arizona

none March 2026 September 2023 1962 United States Senate election in Arizona Arizona presidential no 1956 United States Senate election in Arizona 1956 1968 United States Senate election in Arizona 1968 November 6, 1962 x155px Carl Hayden.jpg Carl Hayden Democratic Party (US) 199,217 54.94% Evan Mecham (Arizona governor).jpg Evan Mecham Republican Party (US) 163,338 45.06% 1962 United States Senate election in Arizona results map by county.svg 210px County resultsHayden: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Mecham: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Carl Hayden Democratic Party (US) Carl Hayden Democratic Party (US) The 1962 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Hayden ran for reelection to a seventh term, defeating Republican State Senator Evan Mecham in the general election. Mecham became Governor of Arizona more than two decades later, and was subsequently impeached and removed from office. This would be Hayden's final run for U.S. Senate, as he would be succeeded in office by Barry Goldwater in 1968. This was the last time Democrats won the Class 3 Senate seat from Arizona until Mark Kelly's victory in the 2020 special election, and the last time until 2022, when Kelly was reelected, that Democrats won a full term in this seat. Democratic primary Candidates Carl T. Hayden, incumbent U.S. Senator W. Lee McLane Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=230922 Our Campaigns – AZ US Senate – D Primary Race – Sep 11, 1962 www.ourcampaigns.com Democratic Party (United States) Carl T. Hayden (incumbent) 117,688 76.5% Democratic Party (United States) W. Lee McLane 36,158 23.5% 153,846 100.0% Republican primary State Senator Evan Mecham ran for U.S. Senate, and was challenged by political operative and strategist Stephen Shadegg. Shadegg, who had served as campaign manager for both Republican and Democratic candidates, had run at the urging of Senator Barry Goldwater, but Goldwater failed to officially endorse any candidate in the Republican primary.http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,827245,00.html Nation: Out from Backstage April 13, 1962 Time August 29, 2014 Shadegg later said that he was "terribly let down" by Goldwater's position of neutrality in the primary after Goldwater had urged Shadegg to seek the seat.Fowler Glenn Stephen Shadegg, Goldwater Adviser And Alter Ego, 80 https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/24/obituaries/stephen-shadegg-goldwater-adviser-and-alter-ego-80.html August 29, 2014 The New York Times May 24, 1990 Candidates Evan Mecham, State Senator & future Governor of Arizona Stephen Shadegg, political strategist Results Republican primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=230926 Our Campaigns – AZ US Senate – R Primary Race – Sep 11, 1962 www.ourcampaigns.com Republican Party (United States) Evan Mecham 40,300 59.0% Republican Party (United States) Stephen Shadegg 27,965 41.0% 68,265 100.0% General election United States Senate election in Arizona, 1962https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3296 Our Campaigns – AZ US Senate Race – Nov 06, 1962 www.ourcampaigns.com Democratic Party (United States) Carl T. Hayden (incumbent) 199,217 54.94% -6.45% Republican Party (United States) Evan Mecham 163,388 45.06% +6.45% 35,829 9.88% -12.89% 362,605 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1962 United States Senate elections References 1 1962 Arizona Category:1962 Arizona elections