1962 United States Senate election in Missouri

The 1962 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 6, 1962 in Missouri. The incumbent Democratic Senator, Edward V. Long, was elected to a full term, having won a special election in 1960 to finish Thomas C. Hennings' term. He defeated Republican nominee R. Crosby Kemper Jr, winning 54.4% of the vote.


Nominee	Edward V. Long	R. Crosby Kemper Jr.
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	663,301	555,330
Percentage	54.43%	45.57%

County results
Long: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Kemper: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Edward V. Long
Democratic

Elected U.S. senator

Edward V. Long
Democratic

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Edward V. Long, the incumbent Senator
Lewis Morris, retired pharmaceutical engineer and former candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri[1]
Joseph Hartmeier, plumber[1]

Results

Democratic primary[2][3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward V. Long (incumbent)	370,826	86.51
	Democratic	Lewis Morris	37,507	8.75
	Democratic	Joseph Hartmeier	20,313	4.74
Total votes			428,646	100

Republican primary

Candidates

Duane Cox, attorney[4]
Morris Duncan, osteopath[5]
R. Crosby Kemper Jr, president of UMB Financial Corporation[6]
Douglas Ries, physician[1]

Results

Republican primary[2][3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	R. Crosby Kemper Jr.	119,136	66.64
	Republican	Duane Cox	23,606	13.21
	Republican	Morris Duncan	15,109	8.45
	Republican	William Thomas	14,131	7.90
	Republican	Douglas Ries	6,782	3.79
Total votes			178,764	100

Results

1962 United States Senate election in Missouri[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Edward V. Long (incumbent)	663,301	54.43	+1.26
	Republican	R. Crosby Kemper Jr.	555,330	45.57	-1.26
Majority			107,971	8.86
Turnout			1,218,631
	Democratic hold

References

"Crowded Field Looms For All State Offices". Henry County Democrat. Clinton, Missouri. 26 April 1962. p. 1. Retrieved 27 September 2022 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
Official Manual of the State of Missouri 1963 - 1964. Missouri Secretary of State's Office. 1964. p. 1253. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
"Light Vote Cast In County Tuesday". Wheaton Journal. Wheaton, Missouri. 9 August 1962. p. 1. Retrieved 27 September 2022 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
"DUANE COX SAYS KEMPER TRIES TO DESTROY PARTY". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. 26 June 1962. p. 3. Retrieved 27 September 2022 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
"'Dr' Prefix Is Ruled Out for Ballots". St. Joseph Gazette. St. Joseph, Missouri. 20 April 1962. p. 11. Retrieved 27 September 2022 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
Davis, Mark (16 May 2014). "R. Crosby Kemper Jr. dies in California". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1963-03-16). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1962" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 21.

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