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1962 Wisconsin U.S. Senate Election

Wisconsin · 5 candidates · See every 1962 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1962 Wisconsin U.S. Senate Election?

Gaylord A. Nelson won the 1962 Wisconsin U.S. Senate Election. Gaylord A. Nelson received 662,342 popular votes (52.56%). The main challenger was Alexander Wiley (47.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Nelson and Wiley

Nelson +5.4 pts · won by 67,496 votes
Gaylord A. NelsonDemocraticWINNER52.56%
662,342 votes
Alexander WileyRepublican47.21%
594,846 votes
William O. HartIndependent0.11%
1,428 votes
Georgia CozziniSocialist Labor0.09%
1,096 votes
Wayne P. LeverenzSocialist Workers0.03%
368 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.