1962 United States Senate special election in Kansas
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1962 United States Senate special election in Kansas
| country = Kansas
| flag_year =
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1960 United States Senate election in Kansas
| previous_year = 1960
| next_election = 1966 United States Senate election in Kansas
| next_year = 1966
| election_date = November 6, 1962
| image1 = x150px
| nominee1 = James B. Pearson
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 344,689
| percentage1 = 56.21%
| image2 = x110px
| nominee2 = Paul L. Aylward
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 260,756
| percentage2 = 42.52%
| map_image = 1962 United States Senate special election in Kansas results map by county.svg
| map_size = 270px
| map_caption = County results
Pearson: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}
Aylward: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996E2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674DE|60–70%}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = James B. Pearson
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = James B. Pearson
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
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The 1962 United States Senate special election in Kansas took place on November 6, 1962, to elect a U.S. Senator to complete the unexpired term of Senator Andrew Frank Schoeppel, who died on January 21, 1962. Former State Senator James B. Pearson was appointed on January 31, 1962, by Governor John Anderson Jr. to fill the vacancy until a special election could be held.
Pearson won the special election, defeating Democratic nominee Paul L. Aylward.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on August 7, 1962.{{cite news |author= |date=August 8, 1962 |title=Senator Pearson Wins Over Arn in Kansas |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1962-08-08/ed-1/seq-2/ |work=Evening star |location=Washington, D.C. |page=A-2 |access-date=15 October 2022 }}
=Democratic primary=
==Candidates==
==Results==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic primary results{{sfn|Congressional Quarterly|1998|p=120}}{{sfn|America Votes 5|p=144}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Paul L. Aylward
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = unopposed
| percentage =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Republican primary=
==Candidates==
- Edward F. Arn, former Governor of Kansas
- James B. Pearson, incumbent U.S. Senator
==Results==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican primary results{{sfn|Congressional Quarterly|1998|p=120}}{{sfn|America Votes 5|p=144}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=652477 |title=KS US Senate, 1962 - Special R Primary |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=15 October 2022}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = James B. Pearson (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 124,854
| percentage = 62.31
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Edward F. Arn
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 75,524
| percentage = 37.69
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 200,378
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
=Results=
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| title = 1962 United States Senate special election in Kansas{{sfn|Congressional Quarterly|1998|p=86}}{{sfn|America Votes 5|p=137}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=30671 |title=KS US Senate, 1962 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=15 October 2022}}{{Cite web |last=Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives |date=1963-03-16 |title=Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1962 |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1962election.pdf |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (US)
| candidate = James B. Pearson (incumbent)
| votes = 344,689
| percentage = 56.21
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = Paul L. Aylward
| votes = 260,756
| percentage = 42.52
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Prohibition Party (US)
| candidate = C. E. Cowen
| votes = 7,804
| percentage = 1.27
}}
{{Election box majority no change
| votes = 83,933
| percentage = 13.69
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
| votes = 613,249
| percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (US)
}}
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See also
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book |title=Congressional Elections, 1946-1996 |year=1998 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=Congressional Quarterly Inc. |publication-date=1998 |isbn=1-56802-248-4 | ref={{SfnRef|Congressional Quarterly|1998}}}}
- {{cite book |editor-last=Scammon |editor-first=Richard M. |title=America Votes 5: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1962 |year=1964 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=Governmental Affairs Institute |publication-date=1964 |url=https://archive.org/details/americavotes5han00scam/mode/2up |ref={{SfnRef|America Votes 5}}}}
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