1962 United States gubernatorial elections

United States gubernatorial elections were held 6 November 1962 in 35 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections.

1962 United States gubernatorial elections
November 6, 1962
35 governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 34 16
Seats after 34 16
Seat change Steady Steady
Seats up 21 14
Seats won 21 14
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     No election

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
StateIncumbentPartyStatusOpposing candidates
AlabamaJohn Malcolm PattersonDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryGeorge Wallace (Democratic) 96.27%
Frank P. Walls (Republican) 3.73%
[1]
AlaskaWilliam A. EganDemocraticRe-elected, 52.27%Mike Stepovich (Republican) 47.73%
[2]
ArizonaPaul FanninRepublicanRe-elected, 54.83%Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. (Democratic) 45.17%
[3]
ArkansasOrval FaubusDemocraticRe-elected, 73.27%Willis Ricketts (Republican) 26.73%
[4]
CaliforniaPat BrownDemocraticRe-elected, 51.92%Richard Nixon (Republican) 46.85%
Robert L. Wyckoff (Prohibition) 1.12%
Scattering 0.10%
[5]
ColoradoStephen McNicholsDemocraticDefeated, 42.64%John Arthur Love (Republican) 56.67%
Louis K. Stephens (Socialist Labor) 0.41%
Stephen L. DeArvil (Independent) 0.28%
[6]
ConnecticutJohn N. DempseyDemocraticRe-elected, 53.21%John deKoven Alsop (Republican) 46.79%
[7]
GeorgiaErnest VandiverDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryCarl Sanders (Democratic) 99.95%
Write-ins 0.05%
[8]
HawaiiWilliam F. QuinnRepublicanDefeated, 41.68%John A. Burns (Democratic) 58.32%
[9]
IdahoRobert E. SmylieRepublicanRe-elected, 54.64%Vernon K. Smith (Democratic) 45.36%
[10]
IowaNorman A. ErbeRepublicanDefeated, 47.44%Harold Hughes (Democratic) 52.56%
[11]
KansasJohn Anderson Jr.RepublicanRe-elected, 53.42%Dale E. Saffels (Democratic) 45.60%
Vearl Bacon (Prohibition) 0.98%
[12]
MaineJohn H. ReedRepublicanRe-elected, 50.08%Maynard C. Dolloff (Democratic) 49.92%
[13]
MarylandJ. Millard TawesDemocraticRe-elected, 55.64%Frank Small Jr. (Republican) 44.36%
[14]
MassachusettsJohn VolpeRepublicanDefeated, 49.71%Endicott Peabody (Democratic) 49.92%
Henning A. Blomen (Socialist Labor) 0.26%
Guy S. Williams (Prohibition) 0.11%
[15]
MichiganJohn SwainsonDemocraticDefeated, 48.45%George W. Romney (Republican) 51.36%
James Sim (Socialist Labor) 0.19%
[16]
MinnesotaElmer L. AndersenRepublicanDefeated, 49.706%Karl Rolvaag (DFL) 49.714%
William Braatz (Industrial Government) 0.58%
[17]
NebraskaFrank B. MorrisonDemocraticRe-elected, 52.23%Fred A. Seaton (Republican) 47.76%
Scattering 0.01%
[18]
NevadaGrant SawyerDemocraticRe-elected, 66.84%Oran K. Gragson (Republican) 33.16%
[19]
New HampshireWesley PowellRepublicanDefeated in Republican primary, Democratic victoryJohn W. King (Democratic) 58.89%
John Pillsbury (Republican) 41.11%
[20]
New MexicoEdwin L. MechemRepublicanDefeated, 47.01%Jack M. Campbell (Democratic) 52.98%
Scattering 0.01%
[21]
New YorkNelson RockefellerRepublicanRe-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 DakotaWilliam L. GuyD-NPLRe-elected, 50.44%Mark Andrews (Republican) 49.56%
[23]
OhioMichael DiSalleDemocraticDefeated, 41.08%Jim Rhodes (Republican) 58.92%
[24]
OklahomaJ. Howard EdmondsonDemocraticTerm-limited, Republican victoryHenry Bellmon (Republican) 55.27%
W. P. Atkinson (Democratic) 44.43%
Richard Zavitz (Independent) 0.29%
[25]
OregonMark HatfieldRepublicanRe-elected, 54.20%Robert Y. Thornton (Democratic) 41.63%
Robert H. Wampler (Independent) 4.10%
Scattering 0.06%
[26]
PennsylvaniaDavid L. LawrenceDemocraticTerm-limited, Republican victoryWilliam Scranton (Republican) 55.39%
Richardson Dilworth (Democratic) 44.28%
George Sam Taylor (Socialist Labor) 0.33%
[27]
Rhode IslandJohn A. Notte Jr.DemocraticDefeated, 49.94%John Chafee (Republican) 50.06%
[28]
South CarolinaFritz HollingsDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryDonald S. Russell (Democratic) 100.00%
[29]
South DakotaArchie M. GubbrudRepublicanRe-elected, 56.10%Ralph Herseth (Democratic) 43.90%
[30]
TennesseeBuford EllingtonDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryFrank G. Clement (Democratic) 50.85%
William Anderson (Independent) 32.83%
Hubert David Patty (Republican) 16.09%
E. B. Bowles (Independent) 0.23%
[31]
TexasPrice DanielDemocraticDefeated in Democratic primary, Democratic victoryJohn Connally (Democratic) 53.98%
Jack Cox (Republican) 45.57%
Jack Carswell (Constitution) 0.45%
[32]
VermontF. Ray Keyser Jr.RepublicanDefeated, 49.46%Philip H. Hoff (Democratic) 50.54%
[33]
WisconsinGaylord NelsonDemocraticRetired to run for U.S. Senate, Democratic victoryJohn W. Reynolds Jr. (Democratic) 50.37%
Philip G. Kuehn (Republican) 49.43%
Adolf Wiggert (Independent) 0.20%
[34]
WyomingJack R. GageDemocraticDefeated, 45.53%Clifford Hansen (Republican) 54.47%
[35]

See also

References
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