1962 United States Senate election in Alaska

1962 United States Senate election in Alaska

← 1958 November 6, 1962 1968 →
 
Nominee Ernest Gruening Ted Stevens
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 33,827 24,354
Percentage 58.14% 41.86%


Gruening:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Ernest Gruening
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Ernest Gruening
Democratic

The 1962 United States Senate election in Alaska took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ernest Gruening ran for a second (his first full) term in office and defeated Republican nominee, Anchorage lawyer, former Interior Solicitor & former U.S. Attorney Ted Stevens.

Stevens was appointed to Alaska's other (Class II) U.S. Senate seat in 1968, following the death of Bob Bartlett and served for over forty years, serving as President pro tempore, and winning seven elections until his defeat in 2008.


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