Election Name: | 1962 United States Senate election in Connecticut |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1956 United States Senate election in Connecticut |
Previous Year: | 1956 |
Next Election: | 1968 United States Senate election in Connecticut |
Next Year: | 1968 |
Election Date: | November 6, 1962 |
Image1: | Ribicoff.jpg |
Nominee1: | Abraham Ribicoff |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 527,522 |
Percentage1: | 51.25% |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 501,694 |
Percentage2: | 48.74% |
Map Size: | 200px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
The 1962 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 6, 1962.
Incumbent Senator Prescott Bush retired instead of seeking a second full term in office. Former Governor of Connecticut and United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff was elected his successor over Congressman Horace Seely-Brown Jr. Ribicoff had previously sought election to this seat in 1952 but lost to Bush.
Congressman Horace Seely-Brown Jr. won an upset victory over former Governor John Davis Lodge at the Republican state convention. After two weeks of deliberation, Lodge opted not to seek a primary challenge and Seely-Brown was unopposed for the Republican nomination on the primary ballot.
Kowalski fell short of the 190 delegates needed to be eligible for a primary election. Ribicoff was unopposed on the primary ballot.