United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1962

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United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1962

← 1956 November 6, 1962 1968 →
  JosephSClark.jpg James E. Van Zandt (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg
Nominee Joseph S. Clark, Jr. James E. Van Zandt
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,238,383 2,134,649
Percentage 51.1% 48.7%

Pennsylvania Senatorial Election Results by County, 1962.svg
County results

U.S. senator before election

Joseph S. Clark, Jr.
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Joseph S. Clark, Jr.
Democratic

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 1962 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joseph S. Clark, Jr. successfully sought re-election to another term, defeating Republican nominee James E. Van Zandt.

Major candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joseph S. Clark, Jr. (incumbent) 2,238,383 51.07
Republican James E. Van Zandt 2,134,649 48.70
Socialist Labor Arla A. Albaugh 10,387 0.24
N/A Other 2 0.00

References

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