1962 United States Senate election in Florida

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. To date, 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 a winning United States Senate candidate carried all counties in Florida for a Senate seat from Florida until 1994. == Primary elections == Primary elections were held on May 8, 1962. === Democratic primary === ==== Candidates ==== Roger L. Davis, lawyer George Smathers, incumbent U.S. Senator Douglas Randolph Voorhees, real estate salesman 20.5% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary. ==== Results ==== === Republican primary === ==== Candidates ==== Emerson H. Rupert, businessman, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Governor in 1960 ==== Results ==== == General election == === Results === == See also == 1962 United States Senate elections == References == == Works cited == Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4. Adams, Tom (1963). Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida for the Period Beginning January 1, 1961 and Ending December 31, 1962. Tallahassee: Office of the Secretary of State for Florida. Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1964). America Votes 5: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1962. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute. Steed, Robert; Moreland, Laurence; Baker, Tod, eds. (1980). Party Politics in the South. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0030565863.