1962 United States Senate election in Washington

1962 United States Senate election in Washington

November 6, 1962

Nominee Warren Magnuson Richard G. Christensen Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 491,365 446,204 Percentage 52.09% 47.31%

County results Magnuson:      50–60%      60–70% Christensen:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Warren Magnuson Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Warren Magnuson Democratic

The 1962 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Warren Magnuson won a fourth term in office, narrowly defeating Republican nominee Richard G. Christensen.

Blanket primary

The blanket primary was held on September 18, 1962.

Candidates

Democratic

• Warren G. Magnuson, incumbent United States Senator
• John "Hugo Frye" Patric, writer

Republican

• Richard G. Christensen, Lutheran minister^[1]
• Ben Larson, teacher^[1]

Results

Blanket primary results^[2]^[3]^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Warren G. Magnuson (incumbent)	280,891	54.32%
	Republican	Richard G. Christensen	178,616	34.54%
	Republican	Ben Larson	38,759	7.50%
	Democratic	John Patric	18,849	3.65%
Total votes			517,115	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Warren Magnuson, Democratic, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Richard G. Christensen, Republican
• W. Frank Horne, Constitution, candidate for Washington's 6th congressional district in 1958
• Henry M. Killman, Socialist Labor, perennial candidate

Results

1962 United States Senate election in Washington^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Warren G. Magnuson (Incumbent)	491,365	52.09
	Republican	Richard G. Christensen	446,204	47.31
	Socialist Labor	Henry Killman	4,730	0.50
	Constitution	W. Frank Horne	930	0.10
Majority			45,161	4.78
Turnout			943,229
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1962 United States Senate elections

References

1. Bone, Hugh A. (June 1963). "The 1962 Election in Washington". The Western Political Quarterly. 16 (2). Western Political Science Association: 467–476. doi:10.1177/106591296301600221. JSTOR 444962. S2CID 159338109. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
2. "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".
3. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 159.
4. America Votes 5, p. 432.
5. "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".
6. 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.
7. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 99.
8. America Votes 5, p. 426.

Bibliography

• Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
• Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1964). America Votes 5: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1962. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.