United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 1962
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The 1962 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Alexander Wiley ran for re-election, but was defeated by Democratic Gaylord A. Nelson.[1]
General
Candidates
- Gaylord A. Nelson (D), Governor of Wisconsin
- Alexander Wiley (R), incumbent U.S. senator
- William O. Hart (Independent)
- Georgia Cozzini (Socialist Labor)
- Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers)
Results
General election results[1] | ||||
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Democratic | Gaylord A. Nelson | 662,342 | 52.26 | |
Republican | Alexander Wiley (incumbent) | 594,846 | 47.21 | |
style="background-color: {{Template:Independent/meta/color}}; width: 2px;" | | [[Independent|{{Template:Independent/meta/shortname}}]] | William O. Hart | 1,428 | 0.11 |
Socialist Labor | Georgia Cozzini | 1,096 | 0.09 | |
Socialist Workers | Wayne Leverenz | 368 | 0.03 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Total votes | ' | ' | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
See also
References
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