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The 1962 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Alexander Wiley ran for re-election to a fifth term in office but was defeated by Democratic Governor Gaylord A. Nelson. This was the first time since 1897 that Democrats held both Senate seats in the state.[1]
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![]() County results Nelson: 50–60% 60–70% Wiley: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic | Gaylord A. Nelson | 662,342 | 52.26 | |
Republican | Alexander Wiley (incumbent) | 594,846 | 47.21 | |
Independent | William O. Hart | 1,428 | 0.11 | |
Socialist Labor | Georgia Cozzini | 1,096 | 0.09 | |
Socialist Workers | Wayne Leverenz | 368 | 0.03 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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