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1962 United States Senate election in Florida

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1962 United States Senate election in Florida

← 1956 November 6, 1962 1968 →
 
Nominee George Smathers Emerson Rupert
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 657,633 281,381
Percentage 70.02% 29.96%

County results
Smathers:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election

George Smathers
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

George Smathers
Democratic

The 1962 United States Senate election in Florida took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic Senator George Smathers won re-election to a third term. As of 2023, this is the last time that a winning United States Senate candidate carried all counties in Florida for the Class 3 Senate seat from Florida and the last time that a winning United States Senate candidate carried all counties in Florida for a Senate seat from Florida until 1994.

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on May 8, 1962.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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20.5% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.[2]

Results

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Democratic primary results[3][4][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Smathers (incumbent) 587,562 84.18
Democratic Roger L. Davis 74.565 10.68
Democratic Douglas Randolph Voorhees 35,832 5.13
Total votes 697,959

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • Emerson H. Rupert, businessman,[7] unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Governor in 1960

Results

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Republican primary results[3][4][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Emerson H. Rupert unopposed

General election

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Results

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1962 United States Senate election in Florida[9][10][11][12][13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Smathers (Incumbent) 657,633 70.02
Republican Emerson Rupert 281,381 29.96
None Scattering 193 0.02
Majority 376,252 40.06
Turnout 939,207
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Smathers Gets 5-to-1 Victory; Pepper Wins". Evening star. Washington, D.C. May 9, 1962. p. A-11. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Steed, Moreland & Baker 1980, p. 26.
  3. ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 113.
  4. ^ a b America Votes 5, p. 81.
  5. ^ "FL US Senate, 1962 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Florida Secretary of State 196162, p. 258.
  7. ^ "Runoff Is Seen In Florida Race". Evening star. Washington, D.C. May 4, 1960. p. A-11. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  8. ^ Florida Secretary of State 196162, p. 283.
  9. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 84.
  10. ^ America Votes 5, p. 73.
  11. ^ "FL US Senate, 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Florida Secretary of State 196162, p. 297.

Works cited

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