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 .
1962 United States Senate election in Florida
County resultsSmathers: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Primary elections were held on May 8, 1962.
20.5% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.[ 2]
Emerson H. Rupert, businessman,[ 7] 1960
^ 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 .^ Steed, Moreland & Baker 1980 , p. 26.^ "FL US Senate, 1962 - D Primary" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 1, 2022 .^ "Runoff Is Seen In Florida Race" . Evening star . Washington, D.C. May 4, 1960. p. A-11. Retrieved October 1, 2022 .^ "FL US Senate, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 1, 2022 .^ 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 .
Congressional Elections, 1946-1996 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4 Adams, Tom (1963). Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida for the Period Beginning January 1, 1961 and Ending December 31, 1962 Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1964). America Votes 5: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1962 Steed, Robert; Moreland, Laurence; Baker, Tod, eds. (1980). Party Politics in the South . Praeger Publishers . ISBN 0030565863
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