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The1962 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 6, 1962. IncumbentDemocratic SenatorMike Monroney was re-elected to a third term. After winning a sizable victory in the Democratic primary, Monroney facedRepublican former U.S. Attorney B. Hayden Crawford in the general election. Monroney won his last term in the Senate before his defeat in1968. This election marks the last time that a Democrat has won Oklahoma's Class 3 Senate seat.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Mike Monroney (inc.) | 335,922 | 74.31% | |
| Democratic | Wilson Wallace | 64,996 | 14.38% | |
| Democratic | Billy E. Brown | 26,440 | 5.85% | |
| Democratic | Woodrow W. Bussey | 24,725 | 5.47% | |
| Total votes | 452,083 | 100.00% | ||
B. Hayden Crawford, the former U.S. Attorney for theNorthern District of Oklahoma and the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in1960, was the only Republican candidate to file for the U.S. Senate race. Accordingly, he received the nomination unopposed and the race was removed from the primary ballot.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Mike Monroney (inc.) | 353,890 | 53.24% | −2.11% | |
| Republican | B. Hayden Crawford | 307,966 | 46.33% | +1.68% | |
| Majority | 45,924 | 6.91% | −3.78% | ||
| Turnout | 664,712 | ||||
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