1962 United States Senate election in Colorado

The 1962 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John A. Carroll ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by Republican U.S. Representative Peter H. Dominick.

1962 United States Senate election in Colorado

← 1956 November 6, 1962 1968 →

Nominee Peter Dominick John A. Carroll Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 328,655 279,586 Percentage 53.58% 45.58%

County results Dominick:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Carroll:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election John A. Carroll Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Peter Dominick Republican

General election

Results

1962 United States Senate election in Colorado^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Peter Dominick	328,655	53.58%	3.80
	Democratic	John A. Carroll (inc.)	279,586	45.58%	4.64
	Socialist	Charlotte Benson	3,546	0.58%	N/A
	Independent	Henry John Olshaw	1,217	0.20%	N/A
	Socialist Workers	Tom Leonard	440	0.07%	N/A
Total votes			891,813	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

See also

• 1962 United States Senate elections