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1962 United States Senate election in Idaho Idaho presidential no 1956 United States Senate election in Idaho 1956 1968 United States Senate election in Idaho 1968 November 6, 1962 x150px Frank Church 1961 Congressional Portrait (cropped).png Frank Church Democratic Party (United States) 141,657 54.74% Jack Hawley Crop.jpg Jack Hawley Republican Party (United States) 117,129 45.26% File:1962 United States Senate election in Idaho results map by county.svg County resultsChurch: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Hawley: #e27f7f 50–60%Tie: #ae8bb1 50% 180px U.S. Senator Frank Church Democratic Party (United States) Frank Church Democratic Party (United States)
The 1962 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic Senator Frank Church won re-election to a second term. This election was the first time ever that an incumbent Democratic Senator from Idaho was re-elected.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on June 6, 1962.Lewis William O. The 1962 Election in Idaho The Western Political Quarterly June 1963 16 2 432 10.1177/106591296301600215 154027118
Democratic primary
Candidates
Frank Church, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
Democratic primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 117America Votes 5 104
Frank Church (Incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) unopposed
Republican primary
Candidates
George V. Hansen, city commissioner of Pocatello, former mayor of Alameda
Jack Hawley, former member of the Idaho House of Representatives
Results
Republican primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 117America Votes 5 104https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=757740 ID US Senate, 1962 - R Primary Our Campaigns 14 April 2022
Jack Hawley Republican Party (United States) 38,210 60.24
George V. Hansen Republican Party (United States) 25,223 39.76
63,433
General election
Results
1962 United States Senate election in IdahoCongressional Quarterly 1998 85America Votes 5 99Lewis William O. The 1962 Election in Idaho The Western Political Quarterly June 1963 16 2 432 10.1177/106591296301600215 154027118 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=49573 ID US Senate, 1962 Our Campaigns 14 April 2022Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1963-03-16 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1962 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1962election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office
Democratic Party (US)
Frank Church (Incumbent)
141,657
54.74
Republican Party (US)
Jack Hawley
117,129
45.26
24,528
9.48
258,786
Democratic Party (US)
See also
1962 United States Senate elections
References
Bibliography
Congressional Elections, 1946-1996 1998 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-248-4 Congressional Quarterly 1998
Scammon Richard M. America Votes 5: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1962 1964 Washington, D.C. Governmental Affairs Institute 1964 https://archive.org/details/americavotes5han00scam/mode/2up America Votes 5
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