The 1962 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Warren Magnuson won a fourth term in office, narrowly defeating Republican nominee Richard G. Christensen.
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County results Magnuson: 50–60% 60–70% Christensen: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The blanket primary was held on September 18, 1962.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Warren G. Magnuson (incumbent) | 280,891 | 54.32% | |
Republican | Richard G. Christensen | 178,616 | 34.54% | |
Republican | Ben Larson | 38,759 | 7.50% | |
Democratic | John Patric | 18,849 | 3.65% | |
Total votes | 517,115 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Warren G. Magnuson (Incumbent) | 491,365 | 52.09 | |
Republican | Richard G. Christensen | 446,204 | 47.31 | |
Socialist Labor | Henry Killman | 4,730 | 0.50 | |
Constitution | W. Frank Horne | 930 | 0.10 | |
Majority | 45,161 | 4.78 | ||
Turnout | 943,229 | |||
Democratic hold |