1962 United States Senate election in Colorado

1962 United States Senate election in Colorado

November 6, 1962

Nominee Peter Dominick John A. Carroll Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 328,655 279,586 Percentage 53.58% 45.58%

County results Dominick:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Carroll:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Tie:      40–50%

U.S. senator before election John A. Carroll Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Peter Dominick Republican

The 1962 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John A. Carroll ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by Republican U.S. Representative Peter H. Dominick.

General election

Results

1962 United States Senate election in Colorado

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Peter Dominick	328,655	53.58%	3.80
	Democratic	John A. Carroll (inc.)	279,586	45.58%	4.64
	Socialist	Charlotte Benson	3,546	0.58%	N/A
	Independent	Henry John Olshaw	1,217	0.20%	N/A
	Socialist Workers	Tom Leonard	440	0.07%	N/A
Total votes	891,813	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic	Swing

See also

• 1962 United States Senate elections