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 2024, this is the last time the Democratic candidate lost the election for the Class 3 Senate Seat in Vermont. And the last time a republican won a contested Class 3 senate senate.
Republican primary
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Aiken (inc.) | 30,320 | 99.9% | ||
| Republican | Other | 35 | 0.1% | ||
| Total votes | '30,355' | '100.0%' | |||
Democratic primary
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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