United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 1962

United States Senate elections, 1962

← 1960 / 1961 November 6, 1962 1964 →
39 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Mike Mansfield Everett Dirksen Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat Montana Illinois Seats before 64 36 Seats after 68 32 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 20,832,503 20,245,509 Percentage 50.4% 49.0% Swing 4.7% 4.8% Seats up 19 15 Races won 23 11
Results including special elections      Democratic gain      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold
Majority Leader before election Mike Mansfield Democratic Elected Majority Leader Mike Mansfield Democratic

Mike Mansfield
Democratic

Mike Mansfield
Democratic

The United States Senate elections, 1962 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 three seats from the Republicans, increasing their control of the Senate, because of Kennedy's resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Both Republican-held senate seats in New Hampshire were up on election day due to a special election. The appointee lost election to a full term to the Democratic challenger while the incumbent Republican was reelected. As such, this is the last time that one of a state's two senate seats, both up on election day, that were held by the same party changed parties.

Through open seats due to retirements, Democrats gained two seats.

Democrats had a net gain of two seats in election upsets.

The Democrats' four-seat net gain was reduced by one seat between the election and the next Congress.

In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1962 or before January 3, 1963; ordered by election date, then state.

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1963; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

Incumbent Republican Senator Milton Young sought and received re-election to his fourth term, defeating North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party candidate William Lanier of Fargo, North Dakota. Only Young filed as a Republican, and the endorsed Democratic candidate was Lanier, who had previously faced Young in a special election held in 1946 to fill the seat which was vacated by the late John Moses. Young and Lanier won the primary elections for their respective parties. No independent candidates sought the senate seat.

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