1962 United States Senate election in Arizona

1962 United States Senate election in Arizona

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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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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.

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

• Carl T. Hayden, incumbent U.S. Senator
• W. Lee McLane

Results

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

• Evan Mecham, State Senator
• Stephen Shadegg, political strategist

Results

General election

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1962

References

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