1962 Kansas U.S. Senate Special

Kansas · 2 candidates · See every 1962 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1962 Kansas U.S. Senate Special?

James B. Pearson won the 1962 Kansas U.S. Senate Special. James B. Pearson received 344,689 popular votes (56.21%). The main challenger was Paul L. Aylward (42.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Pearson and Aylward

Pearson +13.7 pts · won by 83,933 votes
344,689 votes
260,756 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
A special election fills a Senate seat that came open mid-term. Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.