# 1962 United States Senate election in Alaska

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The 1962 United States Senate election in Alaska took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ernest Gruening ran for a second (his first full) term in office and defeated Republican nominee, Anchorage lawyer, former Interior Solicitor & former U.S. Attorney Ted Stevens.
Stevens was appointed to Alaska's other (Class II) U.S. Senate seat in 1968, following the death of Bob Bartlett and served for over forty years, serving as President pro tempore, and winning seven elections until his defeat in 2008.

## Democratic primary
### Candidates

* Ernest Gruening, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1959
* Robert L. Veach

### Results

1962 Democratic U.S. Senate primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ernest Gruening (incumbent) | 18,525 | 86.28% |
| | Democratic | Robert L. Veach | 2,946 | 13.72% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,471 | 100.00 |
* This article is part of a series about Ted Stevens
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## Republican primary
### Candidates

* Frank Cook
* Ted Stevens, former U.S. Attorney for the Fourth Division of Alaska Territory, Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, and co-author of the Alaska Statehood Act

### Results

1962 Republican U.S. Senate primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ted Stevens | 11,000 | 72.49% |
| | Republican | Frank Cook | 4,175 | 27.51% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,175 | 100.00 |

## General election

1962 United States Senate election in Alaska :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ernest Gruening (inc.) | 33,827 | 58.14% |
| | Republican | Ted Stevens | 24,354 | 41.86% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 58,181 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | |