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The 1962 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper was re-elected to a fourth term in office over Democrat E.B. Smith.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1962 Republican Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bourke B. Hickenlooper (incumbent) 164,535 85.41%
Republican Herbert F. Hoover 28,095 14.59%
Write-in 2 0.00%
Total votes 192,632 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1962 Democratic Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic E.B. Smith 71,395 100.00%
Write-in 2 0.00%
Total votes 79,511 100.00%

General election

Results

General election results[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bourke B. Hickenlooper (incumbent) 431,364 53.39% Decrease0.53
Democratic E.B. Smith 376,602 46.61% Increase0.53
Total votes 807,966 100.00%

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