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1962 Colorado gubernatorial election Colorado Presidential 1911 1958 Colorado gubernatorial election 1958 1966 Colorado gubernatorial election 1966 November 6, 1962 File:John A. Love (CO).png 150x150px John Arthur Love Republican Party (United States) 349,342 56.67% File:Stephen McNichols 1962.jpg Stephen McNichols Democratic Party (United States) 262,890 42.64% 1962 Colorado gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County results Love: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%McNichols: #7996e2 50–60% Governor Stephen McNichols Democratic Party (United States) John Arthur Love Republican Party (United States)
The 1962 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962. Republican nominee John Arthur Love defeated Democratic incumbent Stephen McNichols with 56.67% of the vote.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 11, 1962.https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/1900-1999/1962AbstractBook.pdf State of Colorado Abstract of Votes Cast 1962 Secretary of State of Colorado 1962 January 5, 2020 November 10, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221110054635/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/1900-1999/1962AbstractBook.pdf dead
Democratic primary
Candidates
Stephen McNichols, incumbent Governor
Results
Democratic primary results
Stephen McNichols (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 69,435 100.00
Republican primary
Candidates
John Arthur Love, former President of the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce
David A. Hamil, former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives
Results
Republican primary results
John Arthur Love Republican Party (United States) 66,027 59.63
David A. Hamil Republican Party (United States) 44,693 40.37
110,720 100.00
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
John Arthur Love, Republican
Stephen McNichols, Democratic
Other candidates
Louis K. Stephens, Socialist Labor
Stephen L. DeArvil, Independent
Results
1962 Colorado gubernatorial election
Republican Party (United States) John Arthur Love 349,342 56.67% +15.08%
Democratic Party (United States) Stephen McNichols (incumbent) 262,890 42.64% -14.77%
Socialist Labor Party of America Louis K. Stephens 2,511 0.41%
Independent politician Stephen L. DeArvil 1,738 0.28%
86,452 14.03%
616,481
Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States)
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