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1962 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
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1962 California lieutenant gubernatorial election California Presidential no 1958 California lieutenant gubernatorial election 1958 1966 California lieutenant gubernatorial election 1966 November 6, 1962 Glenn M. Anderson, 1963.jpg Glenn M. Anderson Democratic Party (United States) 2,957,640 51.42% George Christopher, Mayor of San Francisco Crop Edit.jpg George Christopher Republican Party (United States) 2,793,957 48.58% 1962 California lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsAnderson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Christopher: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Lieutenant Governor Glenn M. Anderson Democratic Party (United States) Glenn M. Anderson Democratic Party (United States)
The 1962 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962. Democratic incumbent Glenn M. Anderson narrowly defeated Republican nominee George Christopher with 51.42% of the vote.
Primary elections
William McKesson, the Los Angeles County district attorney, unsuccessfully challenged incumbent lieutenant governor Glenn M. Anderson in the Democratic Party's primary.Anderson Totton J. Lee Eugene C. The 1962 Election in California The Western Political Quarterly 1963 16 2 396–420 10.2307/444953 444953 https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/444953.pdf 23 April 2022 0043-4078 Anderson won a landslide victory over McKesson and minor candidate Brainin Treskunoff. McKesson's campaign saw him lodge strong personal attacks against Anderson in the closing days of the campaign. Herbert L. Phillips of The Sacramento Bee saw McKesson's campaign's performance as "surprisingly weak".Phillips Herbert L. Anderson Vote Sets Stage For Race With Christopher https://www.newspapers.com/image/618381428 Newspapers.com - The Sacramento Bee 25 April 2022 en subscription July 6, 1962
Mayor of San Francisco George Christopher won a landslide victory in the Republican primary in a two-way race against State Senator John F. McCarthy (the minority caucus leader in the California State Senate).
General election
Candidates
Glenn M. Anderson, Democratic
George Christopher, Republican
Results
1962 California lieutenant gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=dyXlvGdkGMYC Statement of Vote Secretary of State of California 1962 May 23, 2021
Democratic Party (United States) Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) 2,957,640 51.42% +0.55%
Republican Party (United States) George Christopher 2,793,957 48.58% -0.55%
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Democratic Party (United States)
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