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1962 United States Parliamentary Election

←  1960 November 6, 1962 1966 →

All 808 seats in the United States Parliament
405 seats needed for a majority
Registered168,804,741 Increase 6.68%
Turnout106,009,377 (62.8%) Decrease 1.00 pp
  First party Second party
 
Leader Lyndon B. Johnson John Diefenbaker
Party Farmer–Labor Liberal
Leader since January 6, 1959 June 14, 1953
Leader's seat Texas Texas's
10th District

( Johnson City)
Saskatchewan Saskatchewan's
4th District

( Burnside)
Last election 36.26%, 292 46.02%, 371
Seats won 410 243
Seat change Increase 118 Decrease 128
Popular vote 53,852,763 31,930,024
Percentage 50.80% 30.12%
Swing Increase 14.54 pp Decrease 15.90% pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader James Eastland Roy Wilkins
Party Jacksonian NAACP
Leader since December 27, 1951 March 8, 1957
Leader's seat Mississippi Mississippi's
3rd District

( Indianola)
New York (state) New York's
5th District

( Queens)
Last election 10.82%, 87 6.90%, 55
Seats won 77 76
Seat change Decrease 10 Increase 21
Popular vote 10,155,698 10,070,890
Percentage 9.58% 9.50%
Swing Decrease 1.24% pp Increase 2.60 pp

Results:
     Farmer–Labor hold      Farmer–Labor gain
     Conservative hold      Conservative gain
     Jacksonian hold      Jacksonian gain
     NAACP hold      NAACP gain

Government before election

Second Diefenbaker Government
LiberalJacksonian

Government after election

First Johnson Government
Farmer–LaborNAACP

1962 United States Presidential Election

←  1958 November 6, 1962 1966 →

All registered voters in the United States
An absolute majority of votes needed to win
Registered168,804,741 Increase 6.68%
Turnout106,009,377 (62.8%) Decrease 1.00 pp
 
Candidate Governor
Tommy Douglas
Deputy President
John Sherman Cooper
Governor
Orval Faubus
Party Farmer–Labor Liberal Jacksonian
Alliance NAACP
Home state Montana Montana Kentucky Kentucky Arkansas Arkansas
Running mate Governor
Soapy Williams
Governor
Joseph Paul Sauvé
Representative
Herman Talmadge
First round 52,994,087
49.99%
42,520,361
40.11%
10,494,928
9.90%
Final round 54,404,012
51.32%
51,605,364
48.68%
Eliminated

Presidential election results map. Red denotes Districts won by Douglas/ Williams, Blue denotes Districts won by Cooper/ Sauvé, and Black denotes Districts won by Faubus/ Talmadge.
Results:
     Farmer–Labor hold      Farmer–Labor gain
     Conservative hold      Conservative gain
     Jacksonian hold      Jacksonian gain

President before election

Douglas MacArthur
Liberal

President after election

Tommy Douglas
Farmer–Labor

William Jennings Bryan
Bryan, c. 1924
Chancellor of the United States
In office
January 5, 1915 – January 2, 1923
President Theodore Van Roosevelt
Deputy Chancellor Victor L. Berger
Preceded by Henry Cabot Lodge
Succeeded by Nicholas Murray Butler
In office
January 1, 1907 – January 3, 1911
President Charles A. Towne
Deputy Chancellor Robert M. La Follette
Preceded by Joseph Gurney Cannon
Succeeded by Henry Cabot Lodge
In office
October 29, 1897 – January 6, 1903
President James B. Weaver
Deputy Chancellor Eugene V. Debs
Preceded by Henry George
Succeeded by Joseph Gurney Cannon
Leader of the Opposition
In office
January 3, 1911 – January 5, 1915
President Robert Borden
Chancellor Henry Cabot Lodge
Preceded by Henry Cabot Lodge
Succeeded by Henry Cabot Lodge
In office
January 6, 1903 – January 1, 1907
President Elihu Root
Chancellor Joseph Gurney Cannon
Preceded by Joseph Gurney Cannon
Succeeded by Joseph Gurney Cannon
Deputy Chancellor of the United States
In office
July 1, 1897 – October 29, 1897
Chancellor Henry George
Preceded by James H. Kyle
Succeeded by Eugene V. Debs
Leader of the Farmer–Labor Party
in the United States Parliament
In office
October 29, 1897 – January 2, 1923
Deputy
Leader
Eugene V. Debs
(1897 – 1903)
Charles A. Towne
(1903 – 1907)
Robert M. La Follette
(1907 – 1915)
Victor L. Berger
(1915 – 1923)
Preceded by Henry George
Succeeded by Victor L. Berger
Deputy Leader of the Farmer–Labor Party
in the United States Parliament
In office
July 1, 1897 – October 29, 1897
Leader Henry George
Preceded by James H. Kyle
Succeeded by Eugene V. Debs
Member of the
United States Parliament
for Nebraska's 1st District
In office
January 6, 1891 – January 2, 1923
Preceded by John A. McShane
Succeeded by George L. Sheldon
Constituency District of Lincoln
Personal details
Born(1860-03-19)March 19, 1860
Salem, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJuly 26, 1933(1933-07-26) (aged 73)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Resting place Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Nebraska
Political party Farmer–Labor
Spouse
( m. 1884)
Children3, including Ruth
Parent
Relatives
Education
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