1962 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

1962 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
	County results; Nelson: 50–60% 60–70% ; Wiley: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
U.S. senator before election; Alexander Wiley; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Gaylord A. Nelson; Democratic

The 1962 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 6, 1962.

Gaylord A. Nelson.^[1]

General

Candidates

Gaylord A. Nelson

, Governor of Wisconsin (Democratic)

Alexander Wiley, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1939 (Republican)
William O. Hart (Independent)
Georgia Cozzini, perennial candidate (Socialist Labor)
Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers)

Results

General election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gaylord A. Nelson	662,342	52.26
	Republican	Alexander Wiley (incumbent)	594,846	47.21
	Independent	William O. Hart	1,428	0.11
	Socialist Labor	Georgia Cozzini	1,096	0.09
	Socialist Workers	Wayne Leverenz	368	0.03
Total votes
Turnout			???
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

^ ^a ^b "WI US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1962". Our Campaigns.

[ourcampaigns-46921-1] "WI US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1962". Our Campaigns.

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