1962 United States Senate election in Connecticut

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Nominee Abraham Ribicoff Horace Seely-Brown Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 527,522 501,694 Percentage 51.25% 48.74%

County results Municipality results Ribicoff:     50–60%     60-70% Brown:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%

U.S. senator before election Prescott Bush Republican Elected U.S. Senator Abraham Ribicoff Democratic

The1962 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 6, 1962.

Incumbent SenatorPrescott Bush retired instead of seeking a second full term in office. FormerGovernor of Connecticut andUnited States Secretary of Health, Education, and WelfareAbraham Ribicoff was elected his successor over CongressmanHorace Seely-Brown Jr. Ribicoff had previously sought election to this seat in 1952 but lost to Bush.

• Horace Seely-Brown Jr., U.S. Representative fromConnecticut's 2nd congressional district

• John Davis Lodge, formerGovernor of Connecticut andUnited States Ambassador to Spain (following loss at convention)^[1][2]
• Antoni Sadlak, U.S. Representative fromConnecticut's at-large congressional district (to manage the Seely-Brown campaign)^[3]

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.

• Abraham Ribicoff,United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and formerGovernor of Connecticut

• Frank Kowalski, U.S. Representative forConnecticut's at-large congressional district

Kowalski fell short of the 190 delegates needed to be eligible for a primary election. Ribicoff was unopposed on the primary ballot.

General election results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Abraham Ribicoff	527,522	51.26%	8.21
	Republican	Horace Seely-Brown Jr.	501,694	48.74%	6.10
Total votes			1,029,216	100.00%

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