The 1962 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator
Warren Magnuson won a fourth term in office, narrowly defeating Republican nominee Richard G. Christensen.
Blanket primary
The blanket primary was held on September 18, 1962.
Candidates
Democratic
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Warren G. Magnuson
Warren Grant "Maggie" Magnuson (April 12, 1905May 20, 1989) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Washington in Congress for 44 years, first as a Representative from 1937 to 1944, and then as a senator from 1944 to 1 ...
, incumbent
United States Senator
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John "Hugo Frye" Patric, writer
Republican
*Richard G. Christensen, Lutheran minister
*Ben Larson, teacher
Results
General election
Candidates
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Warren Magnuson, Democratic, incumbent U.S. Senator
* Richard G. Christensen, Republican
* W. Frank Horne, Constitution, candidate for
Washington's 6th congressional district in
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
* Henry M. Killman, Socialist Labor,
perennial candidate
Results
See also
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1962 United States Senate elections
The 1962 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate which was held in the middle of President John F. Kennedy's term. His Democratic Party made a net gain of four seats from the Republicans, increasing their cont ...
References
Bibliography
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1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
United States Senate
Washington
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