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1962 New York U.S. Senate Election

New York · 5 candidates · See every 1962 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1962 New York U.S. Senate Election?

Jacob K. Javits won the 1962 New York U.S. Senate Election. Jacob K. Javits received 3,272,417 popular votes (57.38%). The main challenger was James B. Donovan (40.14%).

See the full head-to-head between Javits and Donovan

Javits +17.2 pts · won by 983,094 votes
Jacob K. JavitsRepublicanWINNER57.38%
3,272,417 votes
James B. DonovanDemocratic40.14%
2,289,323 votes
Kieran O'DohertyConservative2.04%
116,151 votes
Carl FeingoldSocialist Workers0.31%
17,440 votes
Stephen EmerySocialist Labor0.14%
7,786 votes
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.