1962 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

1962 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

November 6, 1962

Nominee Mike Monroney B. Hayden Crawford Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 353,890 307,966 Percentage 53.24% 46.33%

County results Monroney:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Crawford:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Mike Monroney Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Mike Monroney Democratic

The 1962 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic Senator Mike Monroney was re-elected to a third term. After winning a sizable victory in the Democratic primary, Monroney faced Republican former U.S. Attorney B. Hayden Crawford in the general election. Monroney won his last term in the Senate before his defeat in 1968. This election marks the last time that a Democrat has won Oklahoma's Class 3 Senate seat.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Mike Monroney, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Wilson Wallace, former State Representative
• Billy E. Brown, Tulsa contractor
• Woodrow W. Bussey, Oklahoma City plumber

Results

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Monroney (inc.)	335,922	74.31%
	Democratic	Wilson Wallace	64,996	14.38%
	Democratic	Billy E. Brown	26,440	5.85%
	Democratic	Woodrow W. Bussey	24,725	5.47%
Total votes			452,083	100.00%

Republican primary

B. Hayden Crawford, the former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma and the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1960, was the only Republican candidate to file for the U.S. Senate race. Accordingly, he received the nomination unopposed and the race was removed from the primary ballot.

General election

Results

1962 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mike Monroney (inc.)	353,890	53.24%	−2.11%
	Republican	B. Hayden Crawford	307,966	46.33%	+1.68%
Majority			45,924	6.91%	−3.78%
Turnout			664,712
	Democratic hold