The 1962 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican George Aiken ran successfully for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic nominee W. Robert Johnson.
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County results Aiken: 50–60% 60–70% 70-80% | |||||||||||||||||
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As Aiken was nominated by the Democratic party in the next election for this seat, as of 2022, this is the last time the Democratic candidate lost the election for the Class 3 Senate Seat in Vermont.
Republican primary edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | George Aiken (inc.) | 30,320 | 99.9% | ||
Republican | Other | 35 | 0.1% | ||
Total votes | '30,355' | '100.0%' |
Democratic primary edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | W. Robert Johnson | 5,718 | 54.6% | ||
Democratic | William H. Meyer | 4,741 | 45.3% | ||
Democratic | Other | 13 | 0.1% | ||
Total votes | '10,472' | '100.0%' |
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | George Aiken (inc.) | 81,241 | 66.83% | +0.44% | |
Democratic | W. Robert Johnson | 40,134 | 33.17% | -0.44% | |
Total votes | '121,571' | '100.00%' |
References edit
- ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ^ "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2015.