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1962 United States Senate election in Arizona

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FieldValue
election_name1962 United States Senate election in Arizona
countryArizona
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1956 United States Senate election in Arizona
previous_year1956
next_election1968 United States Senate election in Arizona
next_year1968
election_dateNovember 6, 1962
image_sizex155px
image1Carl Hayden.jpg
nominee1**Carl Hayden**
party1Democratic Party (US)
popular_vote1**199,217**
percentage1**54.94%**
image2Evan Mecham (Arizona governor).jpg
nominee2Evan Mecham
party2Republican Party (US)
popular_vote2163,338
percentage245.06%
map_image1962 United States Senate election in Arizona results map by county.svg
map_size210px
map_captionCounty results
**Hayden:**
**Mecham:**
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionCarl Hayden
before_partyDemocratic Party (US)
after_electionCarl Hayden
after_partyDemocratic Party (US)

Hayden:
Mecham: The 1962 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Hayden ran for reelection to a seventh term, defeating Republican State Senator Evan Mecham in the general election. Mecham became Governor of Arizona more than two decades later, and was subsequently impeached and removed from office.

This would be Hayden's final run for U.S. Senate, as he would be succeeded in office by Barry Goldwater in 1968. This was the last time Democrats won the Class 3 Senate seat from Arizona until Mark Kelly's victory in the 2020 special election, and the last time until 2022, when Kelly was reelected, that Democrats won a full term in this seat.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Carl T. Hayden, incumbent U.S. Senator
  • W. Lee McLane

Results

Republican primary

State Senator Evan Mecham ran for U.S. Senate, and was challenged by political operative and strategist Stephen Shadegg. Shadegg, who had served as campaign manager for both Republican and Democratic candidates, had run at the urging of Senator Barry Goldwater, but Goldwater failed to officially endorse any candidate in the Republican primary. Shadegg later said that he was "terribly let down" by Goldwater's position of neutrality in the primary after Goldwater had urged Shadegg to seek the seat.

Candidates

  • Evan Mecham, State Senator & future Governor of Arizona
  • Stephen Shadegg, political strategist

Results

General election

References

References

  1. "Our Campaigns – AZ US Senate – D Primary Race – Sep 11, 1962".
  2. (April 13, 1962). "Nation: Out from Backstage". [[Time magazine.
  3. (May 24, 1990). "Stephen Shadegg, Goldwater Adviser And Alter Ego, 80". [[The New York Times]].
  4. "Our Campaigns – AZ US Senate – R Primary Race – Sep 11, 1962".
  5. "Our Campaigns – AZ US Senate Race – Nov 06, 1962".
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