# 1962 United States Senate election in Iowa

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The 1962 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Republican Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper was re-elected to a fourth term in office over Democrat E.B. Smith.

## Republican primary
### Candidates

* Herbert F. Hoover
* Bourke B. Hickenlooper, incumbent Senator since 1945

### Results

1962 Republican Senate primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bourke B. Hickenlooper (incumbent) | 164,535 | 85.41% |
| | Republican | Herbert F. Hoover | 28,095 | 14.59% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2 | 0.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 192,632 | 100.00% |

## Democratic primary
### Candidates

* E.B. Smith, Iowa State University history professor

### Results

1962 Democratic Senate primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | E.B. Smith | 71,395 | 100.00% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2 | 0.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 79,511 | 100.00% |

## General election
### Results

General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Bourke B. Hickenlooper (incumbent) | 431,364 | 53.39% | 0.53 |
| | Democratic | E.B. Smith | 376,602 | 46.61% | 0.53 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 807,966 | 100.00% |