1962 United States Senate election in Arizona

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 from office.

1962 United States Senate election in Arizona
November 6, 1962
 
Nominee Carl Hayden Evan Mecham
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 199,217 163,338
Percentage 54.9% 45.1%
County results
Hayden:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Mecham:      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Carl Hayden
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Carl Hayden
Democratic

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This would be Hayden's final run for U.S. Senate, as he would be succeeded in office by Barry Goldwater in 1968. This would be the last time Democrats won the Class 3 seat from Arizona until the 2020 election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results
Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Carl T. Hayden (incumbent) 117,688 76.50%
Democratic W. Lee McLane 36,158 23.50%
Total votes 153,846 100.00%

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.[2] Shadegg later said that he was "terriby let down" by Goldwater's position of neutrality in the primary after Goldwater had urged Shadegg to seek the seat.[3]

Candidates

Results
Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Evan Mecham 40,300 59.04%
Republican Stephen Shadegg 27,965 40.97%
Total votes 68,265 100.00%

General election
United States Senate election in Arizona, 1962[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carl T. Hayden (incumbent) 199,217 54.94%
Republican Evan Mecham 163,388 45.06%
Majority 35,829 9.88%
Turnout 362,605
Democratic hold Swing

See also

References
  1. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=230922
  2. "Nation: Out from Backstage". Time. April 13, 1962. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  3. Fowler, Glenn (May 24, 1990). "Stephen Shadegg, Goldwater Adviser And Alter Ego, 80". The New York Times. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  4. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=230926
  5. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3296
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