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 | |
| [[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 | ' | ' | ||
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See also
References
- 1 2 "WI US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1962". Our Campaigns.
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