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Election 1962 Results

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1962 US Senate election in Missouri

Edward Long (Democrat) beat Crosby Kemper (Republican) in Missouri in 1962, 54.4% to 45.6%, a margin of 8.9 points and 107,971 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1956, when Thomas Hennings Jr. won.

Democrats led in 58 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 57. The largest, St. Louis, cast 365,287 votes and went to the Democrat by 14.4 points. The closest was Ripley, where 5 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edward Long won	Democratic	663,301	54.4%
Crosby Kemper	Republican	555,330	45.6%
Total		1,218,631

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
St. Louis	208,933 57.2%	156,354 42.8%	365,287	D+14.4
St. Louis City	101,016 68.1%	47,341 31.9%	148,357	D+36.2
Jackson	71,048 54.0%	60,449 46.0%	131,497	D+8.1
Greene	14,354 46.7%	16,377 53.3%	30,731	R+6.6
Jasper	9,434 44.5%	11,771 55.5%	21,205	R+11.0
Buchanan	10,919 56.2%	8,525 43.8%	19,444	D+12.3
Clay	8,952 52.3%	8,173 47.7%	17,125	D+4.5
Jefferson	8,686 58.5%	6,160 41.5%	14,846	D+17.0
Cape Girardeau	6,740 49.5%	6,872 50.5%	13,612	R+1.0
Franklin	6,387 47.0%	7,214 53.0%	13,601	R+6.1
Cole	5,978 47.4%	6,643 52.6%	12,621	R+5.3
St. Charles	6,433 51.9%	5,953 48.1%	12,386	D+3.9
St. Francois	5,629 51.7%	5,265 48.3%	10,894	D+3.3
Boone	5,982 55.7%	4,759 44.3%	10,741	D+11.4
Newton	4,531 45.8%	5,356 54.2%	9,887	R+8.3
Pettis	4,630 50.9%	4,467 49.1%	9,097	D+1.8
Butler	4,146 48.5%	4,405 51.5%	8,551	R+3.0
Lafayette	3,441 41.3%	4,882 58.7%	8,323	R+17.3
Lawrence	3,181 40.8%	4,619 59.2%	7,800	R+18.4
Barry	3,415 43.8%	4,379 56.2%	7,794	R+12.4
Saline	3,982 55.4%	3,203 44.6%	7,185	D+10.8
Henry	3,829 55.1%	3,126 44.9%	6,955	D+10.1
Nodaway	3,442 51.2%	3,283 48.8%	6,725	D+2.4
Johnson	3,043 47.2%	3,402 52.8%	6,445	R+5.6
Howell	2,387 38.3%	3,841 61.7%	6,228	R+23.3
Bates	2,968 48.4%	3,165 51.6%	6,133	R+3.2
Cooper	2,549 42.9%	3,386 57.1%	5,935	R+14.1
Adair	2,414 41.2%	3,443 58.8%	5,857	R+17.6
Webster	2,584 44.1%	3,272 55.9%	5,856	R+11.7
Macon	2,939 50.9%	2,838 49.1%	5,777	D+1.7
Laclede	2,428 42.4%	3,300 57.6%	5,728	R+15.2
Linn	2,980 52.7%	2,677 47.3%	5,657	D+5.4
Marion	3,225 57.8%	2,358 42.2%	5,583	D+15.5
Carroll	2,209 42.2%	3,027 57.8%	5,236	R+15.6
Cass	2,837 54.6%	2,356 45.4%	5,193	D+9.3
Audrain	2,783 53.6%	2,407 46.4%	5,190	D+7.2
Phelps	2,874 56.0%	2,255 44.0%	5,129	D+12.1
Texas	2,739 53.7%	2,363 46.3%	5,102	D+7.4
McDonald	2,478 49.4%	2,538 50.6%	5,016	R+1.2
Livingston	2,336 46.7%	2,667 53.3%	5,003	R+6.6
Polk	1,742 36.0%	3,103 64.0%	4,845	R+28.1
Platte	2,985 62.3%	1,809 37.7%	4,794	D+24.5
Scott	3,198 67.1%	1,571 32.9%	4,769	D+34.1
Vernon	2,539 53.5%	2,206 46.5%	4,745	D+7.0
Wright	1,676 36.1%	2,965 63.9%	4,641	R+27.8
Dent	2,275 49.6%	2,312 50.4%	4,587	R+0.8
Randolph	3,092 69.7%	1,346 30.3%	4,438	D+39.3
Montgomery	1,996 45.0%	2,439 55.0%	4,435	R+10.0
Washington	2,095 47.8%	2,289 52.2%	4,384	R+4.4
Miller	1,668 38.6%	2,648 61.4%	4,316	R+22.7
Moniteau	1,779 42.2%	2,434 57.8%	4,213	R+15.5
New Madrid	3,280 79.4%	851 20.6%	4,131	D+58.8
Callaway	2,603 63.7%	1,486 36.3%	4,089	D+27.3
Gasconade	941 23.3%	3,095 76.7%	4,036	R+53.4
Osage	1,909 47.7%	2,090 52.3%	3,999	R+4.5
Barton	2,013 51.9%	1,862 48.1%	3,875	D+3.9
Sullivan	1,891 48.8%	1,981 51.2%	3,872	R+2.3
Bollinger	1,852 48.1%	1,995 51.9%	3,847	R+3.7
Stoddard	2,217 58.9%	1,548 41.1%	3,765	D+17.8
Pike	2,045 54.3%	1,719 45.7%	3,764	D+8.7
Wayne	1,904 50.8%	1,841 49.2%	3,745	D+1.7
St. Clair	1,791 48.3%	1,918 51.7%	3,709	R+3.4
Camden	1,457 39.5%	2,229 60.5%	3,686	R+20.9
Crawford	1,491 40.5%	2,193 59.5%	3,684	R+19.1
Daviess	1,676 46.0%	1,971 54.0%	3,647	R+8.1
Madison	1,787 50.5%	1,754 49.5%	3,541	D+0.9
Andrew	1,399 40.4%	2,066 59.6%	3,465	R+19.2
Gentry	1,817 52.6%	1,639 47.4%	3,456	D+5.2
Christian	1,107 32.5%	2,298 67.5%	3,405	R+35.0
Cedar	1,217 35.8%	2,182 64.2%	3,399	R+28.4
Ripley	1,689 50.1%	1,684 49.9%	3,373	D+0.1
Taney	1,169 36.5%	2,038 63.5%	3,207	R+27.1
Pulaski	1,862 59.1%	1,290 40.9%	3,152	D+18.1
Caldwell	1,224 39.0%	1,915 61.0%	3,139	R+22.0
Holt	1,228 39.2%	1,902 60.8%	3,130	R+21.5
Clark	1,443 46.6%	1,656 53.4%	3,099	R+6.9
Lincoln	1,722 55.9%	1,357 44.1%	3,079	D+11.9
Dunklin	1,975 65.4%	1,045 34.6%	3,020	D+30.8
Ste. Genevieve	1,739 58.2%	1,247 41.8%	2,986	D+16.5
Atchison	1,453 50.3%	1,438 49.7%	2,891	D+0.5
Benton	1,120 38.8%	1,770 61.2%	2,890	R+22.5
De Kalb	1,368 47.3%	1,522 52.7%	2,890	R+5.3
Pemiscot	1,961 68.9%	887 31.1%	2,848	D+37.7
Scotland	1,603 56.5%	1,235 43.5%	2,838	D+13.0
Chariton	1,496 54.5%	1,250 45.5%	2,746	D+9.0
Morgan	1,045 38.1%	1,701 61.9%	2,746	R+23.9
Howard	1,811 66.1%	930 33.9%	2,741	D+32.1
Clinton	1,529 56.8%	1,163 43.2%	2,692	D+13.6
Perry	925 34.9%	1,726 65.1%	2,651	R+30.2
Lewis	1,550 58.5%	1,100 41.5%	2,650	D+17.0
Harrison	825 31.5%	1,793 68.5%	2,618	R+37.0
Ray	1,711 66.4%	864 33.6%	2,575	D+32.9
Warren	782 30.5%	1,780 69.5%	2,562	R+39.0
Dallas	803 32.4%	1,679 67.6%	2,482	R+35.3
Schuyler	1,251 50.9%	1,206 49.1%	2,457	D+1.8
Knox	1,222 50.5%	1,196 49.5%	2,418	D+1.1
Douglas	567 24.0%	1,796 76.0%	2,363	R+52.0
Shelby	1,499 65.4%	792 34.6%	2,291	D+30.9
Monroe	1,704 77.1%	507 22.9%	2,211	D+54.1
Grundy	631 29.0%	1,542 71.0%	2,173	R+41.9
Iron	1,292 59.6%	877 40.4%	2,169	D+19.1
Maries	1,281 60.1%	849 39.9%	2,130	D+20.3
Worth	1,168 54.9%	960 45.1%	2,128	D+9.8
Ozark	512 26.8%	1,396 73.2%	1,908	R+46.3
Dade	580 31.1%	1,286 68.9%	1,866	R+37.8
Putnam	532 29.7%	1,262 70.3%	1,794	R+40.7
Stone	462 26.4%	1,289 73.6%	1,751	R+47.2
Mississippi	1,096 66.1%	563 33.9%	1,659	D+32.1
Oregon	1,072 67.1%	525 32.9%	1,597	D+34.3
Ralls	1,130 71.8%	443 28.2%	1,573	D+43.7
Shannon	846 56.9%	640 43.1%	1,486	D+13.9
Carter	745 54.3%	627 45.7%	1,372	D+8.6
Reynolds	813 68.7%	371 31.3%	1,184	D+37.3
Hickory	320 27.5%	842 72.5%	1,162	R+44.9
Mercer	250 26.9%	681 73.1%	931	R+46.3

Counties as they stood in 1962; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Missouri Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Josh Hawley (R)	R+13.7
2022	Eric Schmitt (R)	R+13.3
2018	Josh Hawley (R)	R+5.8
2016	Roy Blunt (R)	R+2.8
2012	Claire McCaskill (D)	D+15.7
2010	Roy Blunt (R)	R+13.6
2006	Claire McCaskill (D)	D+2.3
2004	Christopher S. Bond (R)	R+13.3
2000	Mel Carnahan (D)	D+2.1
1998	Kit Bond (R)	R+8.9
1994	John Ashcroft (R)	R+24.0
1992	Christopher S. Bond (R)	R+7.0
1988	John Danforth (R)	R+36.0
1986	Kit Bond (R)	R+5.3
1982	John C. Danforth (R)	R+1.7
1980	Thomas F. Eagleton (D)	D+4.3
1976	John C. Danforth (R)	R+14.4
1974	Thomas Eagleton (D)	D+20.8
1970	Stuart Symington (D)	D+2.9
1968	Thomas Eagleton (D)	D+2.0
1964	Stuart Symington (D)	D+33.1
1962	Edward Long (D)	D+8.9
1958	Stuart Symington (D)	D+32.9
1956	Thomas Hennings Jr. (D)	D+12.8
1952	Stuart Symington (D)	D+8.0
1950	Thomas Hennings Jr. (D)	D+7.2
1946	James P. Kem (R)	R+5.6
1944	Forrest C. Donnell (R)	R+0.1
1940	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+2.4
1938	J. Bennett Clark (D)	D+21.5
1934	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+19.8
1932	J. Bennett Clark (D)	D+27.5
1928	Roscoe Patterson (R)	R+4.0
1926	Harry B. Hawes (D)	D+3.6
1922	James A. Reed (D)	D+4.5
1920	Selden Spencer (R)	R+9.2
1916	James A. Reed (D)	D+3.1
1914	William Stone (D)	D+8.8

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