1962 United States gubernatorial elections
United States gubernatorial elections were held 6 November 1962 in 35 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections .
In Minnesota , the governor was elected to a 4-year term for the first time, instead of a 2-year term. In North Dakota , this was the last election on a 2-year cycle, before switching to a 4-year term for governors.
The Democratic and Republican parties each gained seven governorships from the other party, leaving the overall partisan balance unchanged.
Results
State
Incumbent
Party
Status
Opposing candidates
Alabama
John Malcolm Patterson
Democratic
Term-limited, Democratic victory
George Wallace (Democratic) 96.27% Frank P. Walls (Republican) 3.73%[ 1]
Alaska
William A. Egan
Democratic
Re-elected, 52.27%
Mike Stepovich (Republican) 47.73%[ 2]
Arizona
Paul Fannin
Republican
Re-elected, 54.83%
Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. (Democratic) 45.17%[ 3]
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
Democratic
Re-elected, 73.27%
Willis Ricketts (Republican) 26.73%[ 4]
California
Pat Brown
Democratic
Re-elected, 51.92%
Richard Nixon (Republican) 46.85% Robert L. Wyckoff (Prohibition ) 1.12%Scattering 0.10%[ 5]
Colorado
Stephen McNichols
Democratic
Defeated, 42.64%
John Arthur Love (Republican) 56.67% Louis K. Stephens (Socialist Labor ) 0.41% Stephen L. DeArvil (Independent ) 0.28%[ 6]
Connecticut
John N. Dempsey
Democratic
Re-elected, 53.21%
John deKoven Alsop (Republican) 46.79%[ 7]
Georgia
Ernest Vandiver
Democratic
Term-limited, Democratic victory
Carl Sanders (Democratic) 99.95% Write-ins 0.05%[ 8]
Hawaii
William F. Quinn
Republican
Defeated, 41.68%
John A. Burns (Democratic) 58.32%[ 9]
Idaho
Robert E. Smylie
Republican
Re-elected, 54.64%
Vernon K. Smith (Democratic) 45.36%[ 10]
Iowa
Norman A. Erbe
Republican
Defeated, 47.44%
Harold Hughes (Democratic) 52.56%[ 11]
Kansas
John Anderson Jr.
Republican
Re-elected, 53.42%
Dale E. Saffels (Democratic) 45.60% Vearl Bacon (Prohibition ) 0.98%[ 12]
Maine
John H. Reed
Republican
Re-elected, 50.08%
Maynard C. Dolloff (Democratic) 49.92%[ 13]
Maryland
J. Millard Tawes
Democratic
Re-elected, 55.64%
Frank Small Jr. (Republican) 44.36%[ 14]
Massachusetts
John Volpe
Republican
Defeated, 49.71%
Endicott Peabody (Democratic) 49.92%Henning A. Blomen (Socialist Labor ) 0.26% Guy S. Williams (Prohibition ) 0.11%[ 15]
Michigan
John Swainson
Democratic
Defeated, 48.45%
George W. Romney (Republican) 51.36% James Sim (Socialist Labor ) 0.19%[ 16]
Minnesota
Elmer L. Andersen
Republican
Defeated, 49.706%
Karl Rolvaag (DFL ) 49.714% William Braatz (Industrial Government) 0.58%[ 17]
Nebraska
Frank B. Morrison
Democratic
Re-elected, 52.23%
Fred A. Seaton (Republican) 47.76% Scattering 0.01%[ 18]
Nevada
Grant Sawyer
Democratic
Re-elected, 66.84%
Oran K. Gragson (Republican) 33.16%[ 19]
New Hampshire
Wesley Powell
Republican
Defeated in Republican primary, Democratic victory
John W. King (Democratic) 58.89% John Pillsbury (Republican) 41.11%[ 20]
New Mexico
Edwin L. Mechem
Republican
Defeated, 47.01%
Jack M. Campbell (Democratic) 52.98% Scattering 0.01%[ 21]
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Republican
Re-elected, 53.08%
Robert Morgenthau (Democratic) 43.97% David H. Jaquith (Conservative ) 2.44% Richard Garza (Socialist Workers ) 0.34%Eric Hass (Socialist Labor ) 0.17%[ 22]
North Dakota
William L. Guy
D-NPL
Re-elected, 50.44%
Mark Andrews (Republican) 49.56%[ 23]
Ohio
Michael DiSalle
Democratic
Defeated, 41.08%
Jim Rhodes (Republican) 58.92%[ 24]
Oklahoma
J. Howard Edmondson
Democratic
Term-limited, Republican victory
Henry Bellmon (Republican) 55.27% W. P. Atkinson (Democratic) 44.43% Richard Zavitz (Independent ) 0.29%[ 25]
Oregon
Mark Hatfield
Republican
Re-elected, 54.20%
Robert Y. Thornton (Democratic) 41.63% Robert H. Wampler (Independent ) 4.10% Scattering 0.06%[ 26]
Pennsylvania
David L. Lawrence
Democratic
Term-limited, Republican victory
William Scranton (Republican) 55.39%Richardson Dilworth (Democratic) 44.28% George Sam Taylor (Socialist Labor ) 0.33%[ 27]
Rhode Island
John A. Notte Jr.
Democratic
Defeated, 49.94%
John Chafee (Republican) 50.06%[ 28]
South Carolina
Fritz Hollings
Democratic
Term-limited, Democratic victory
Donald S. Russell (Democratic) 100.00%[ 29]
South Dakota
Archie M. Gubbrud
Republican
Re-elected, 56.10%
Ralph Herseth (Democratic) 43.90%[ 30]
Tennessee
Buford Ellington
Democratic
Term-limited, Democratic victory
Frank G. Clement (Democratic) 50.85%William Anderson (Independent ) 32.83% Hubert David Patty (Republican) 16.09% E. B. Bowles (Independent ) 0.23%[ 31]
Texas
Price Daniel
Democratic
Defeated in Democratic primary, Democratic victory
John Connally (Democratic) 53.98%Jack Cox (Republican) 45.57% Jack Carswell (Constitution ) 0.45%[ 32]
Vermont
F. Ray Keyser Jr.
Republican
Defeated, 49.46%
Philip H. Hoff (Democratic) 50.54%[ 33]
Wisconsin
Gaylord Nelson
Democratic
Retired to run for U.S. Senate, Democratic victory
John W. Reynolds Jr. (Democratic) 50.37% Philip G. Kuehn (Republican) 49.43% Adolf Wiggert (Independent ) 0.20%[ 34]
Wyoming
Jack R. Gage
Democratic
Defeated, 45.53%
Clifford Hansen (Republican) 54.47%[ 35]
See also
References
^ "Alabama Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Alaska Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Arizona Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Arkansas Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "California Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Colorado Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Connecticut Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Georgia Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Hawaii Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Idaho Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Iowa Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Kansas Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Maine Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Maryland Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Massachusetts Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Michigan Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Minnesota Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Nebraska Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Nevada Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "New Hampshire Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "New Mexico Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "New York Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "North Dakota Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Ohio Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Oklahoma Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Oregon Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Pennsylvania Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Rhode Island Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "South Carolina Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "South Dakota Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Tennessee Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Texas Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Vermont Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Wisconsin Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ "Wyoming Governor, 1962" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .