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1962 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 
Summary
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.[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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Candidates edit
- Gaylord A. Nelson, Governor of Wisconsin (Democratic)
- Alexander Wiley, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1939 (Republican)
- William O. Hart (Independent)
- Georgia Cozzini, perennial candidate (Socialist Labor)
- Wayne Leverenz (Socialist Workers)
Results edit
| 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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