The second senatorial elections of the Fifth Republic were held in France on September 23, 1962.[1]
This election has depended largely of the results of 1959 municipal elections.
| Group | Ideology | Seats | +/− | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Republicans (RI) | Liberalism, Right-wing | 65 | 5 | 23,7 % | ||
| Socialist (SOC) | Socialism, Left-wing | 52 | 9 | 19,0% | ||
| Democratic Left (GD) | Radicalism, Right-wing, Left-wing | 50 | 16 | 18,2% | ||
| Popular Republicans (RP) | Christian democracy, Right-wing | 35 | 1 | 12,8% | ||
| Union for the New Republic (UNR) | Gaullism, Right-wing | 32 | 5 | 11,7% | ||
| Republican Centre of Rural and Social Action (CNIP) | Conservatism, Right-wing | 20 | 0 | 7,3% | ||
| Communist (COM) | Communism, Left-wing | 14 | 0 | 5,1% | ||
| Non-Registered (NI) | None | 6 | 1 | 2,2% | ||
| Total: | 274 | 35 | 100,0 % | |||
On October 2, 1962, Gaston Monnerville was re-elected president of the Senate.