1962 United States gubernatorial elections

none January 2025 1962 United States gubernatorial elections United States legislative No 1961 United States gubernatorial elections 1961 1963 United States gubernatorial elections 1963 35 governorships November 6, 1962 Seats up Seats won Democratic Party (United States) 34 34 21 21 Republican Party (United States) 16 16 14 14 324px #94C6DF Democratic hold #0272B1 Democratic gain#F48984 Republican hold #CB001A Republican gain#D3D3D3 No election United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 6, 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. Race summary StateGovernorPartyFirstelectedStatusCandidates AlabamaJohn Malcolm Patterson 1958 Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) George Wallace (Democratic) 96.3% Republican Party (US) Frank P. Walls (Republican) 3.7%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=79513 Alabama Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 AlaskaWilliam A. Egan1958Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) William A. Egan (Democratic) 52.3% Republican Party (US) Mike Stepovich (Republican) 47.7%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=110185 Alaska Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 ArizonaPaul Fannin 1958Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Paul Fannin (Republican) 54.8% Democratic Party (US) Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. (Democratic) 45.2%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=110195 Arizona Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 ArkansasOrval Faubus 1954Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Orval Faubus (Democratic) 73.3% Republican Party (US) Willis Ricketts (Republican) 26.7%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261820 Arkansas Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 CaliforniaPat Brown 1958Incumbent re-elected.Democratic Party (US) Pat Brown (Democratic) 51.9% Republican Party (US) Richard Nixon (Republican) 46.9% Prohibition Party (US)Robert L. Wyckoff (Prohibition) 1.1%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36417 California Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 ColoradoStephen McNichols 1956Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) John A. Love (Republican) 56.7% Democratic Party (US) Stephen McNichols (Democratic) 42.6% Socialist Labor Party (US) Louis K. Stephens (Socialist Labor) 0.4% Independent Stephen L. DeArvil (Independent) 0.3%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28483 Colorado Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 ConnecticutJohn N. Dempsey 1961Dempsey became governor in 1961 when predecessor (Abraham Ribicoff) resigned. Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) John N. Dempsey (Democratic) 53.2% Republican Party (US)John deKoven Alsop (Republican) 46.8%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=123346 Connecticut Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 GeorgiaErnest Vandiver 1958Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Carl Sanders (Democratic) 99.95%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261824 Georgia Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 HawaiiWilliam F. Quinn1959Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) John A. Burns (Democratic) 58.3% Republican Party (US) William F. Quinn (Republican) 41.7%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28828 Hawaii Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 IdahoRobert E. Smylie 1954Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Robert E. Smylie (Republican) 54.6% Democratic Party (US) Vernon K. Smith (Democratic) 45.4%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174139 Idaho Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 IowaNorman A. Erbe1960Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Harold Hughes (Democratic) 52.6% Republican Party (US) Norman A. Erbe (Republican) 47.4%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174241 Iowa Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 KansasJohn Anderson Jr.1960Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John Anderson Jr. (Republican) 53.4% Democratic Party (US) Dale E. Saffels (Democratic) 45.6% Prohibition Party (US)Vearl Bacon (Prohibition) 1.0%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174281 Kansas Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 MaineJohn H. Reed 1959Reed became governor in 1959 when predecessor (Clinton Clauson) died.Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John H. Reed (Republican) 50.08% Democratic Party (US) Maynard C. Dolloff (Democratic) 49.92%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174311 Maine Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 MarylandJ. Millard Tawes 1958Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) J. Millard Tawes (Republican) 55.6% Republican Party (US)Frank Small (Republican) 44.4%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7119 Maryland Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 MassachusettsJohn Volpe 1960Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Endicott Peabody (Democratic) 49.92% Republican Party (US) John Volpe (Republican) 49.71% Socialist Labor Party (US)Henning A. Blomen (Socialist Labor) 0.26% Prohibition Party (US)Guy S. Williams (Prohibition) 0.11%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174325 Massachusetts Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 MichiganJohn Swainson 1960Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) George W. Romney (Republican) 51.4% Democratic Party (US)John Swainson (Democratic) 48.5% Socialist Labor Party (US)James Sim (Socialist Labor) 0.2%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=69015 Michigan Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 MinnesotaElmer L. Andersen 1960Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Karl Rolvaag (DFL) 49.714% Republican Party (US) Elmer L. Andersen (Republican) 49.706% Independent William Braatz (Industrial Government) 0.58%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=56961 Minnesota Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 NebraskaFrank B. Morrison 1960Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Frank B. Morrison (Democratic) 52.2% Republican Party (US) Fred A. Seaton (Republican) 47.8%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174336 Nebraska Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 NevadaGrant Sawyer 1958Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Grant Sawyer (Democratic) 66.8% Republican Party (US) Oran K. Gragson (Republican) 33.2%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=71090 Nevada Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 New HampshireWesley Powell 1958Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) John W. King (Democratic) 58.9% Republican Party (US) John Pillsbury (Republican) 41.1%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174349 New Hampshire Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 New MexicoEdwin L. Mechem19501954(retired)19561958(lost)1960Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Democratic Party (US) Jack M. Campbell (Democratic) 53.0% Republican Party (US)Edwin L. Mechem (Republican) 47.0%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174478 New Mexico Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 New YorkNelson Rockefeller 1958Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Nelson Rockefeller (Republican) 53.1% Democratic Party (US) Robert Morgenthau (Democratic) 44.0% Conservative Party (US) David H. Jaquith (Conservative) 2.4% Socialist Workers Party (US) Richard Garza (Socialist Workers) 0.3% Socialist Labor Party (US) Eric Hass (Socialist Labor) 0.2%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37744 New York Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018North Dakota William L. Guy 1960Incumbent re-elected. North Dakota Democratic-NPL William L. Guy (Democratic-NPL) 50.44% Republican Party (US) Mark Andrews (Republican) 49.56%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174490 North Dakota Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 OhioMichael DiSalle 1958Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Jim Rhodes (Republican) 58.9% Democratic Party (US) Michael DiSalle (Democratic) 41.1%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27712 Ohio Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018OklahomaJ. Howard Edmondson 1958 Incumbent term-limited.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Henry Bellmon (Republican) 55.3% Democratic Party (US) W.P. Atkinson (Democratic) 44.4% Independent Richard Zavitz (Independent) 0.3%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261804 Oklahoma Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 OregonMark Hatfield 1958Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Mark Hatfield (Republican) 54.2% Democratic Party (US) Robert Y. Thornton (Democratic) 41.6% Independent Robert H. Wampler (Independent) 4.1%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=41122 Oregon Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 PennsylvaniaDavid L. Lawrence 1958 Incumbent term-limited.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) William Scranton (Republican) 55.4% Democratic Party (US) Richardson Dilworth (Democratic) 44.3% Socialist Labor Party (US) George Sam Taylor (Socialist Labor) 0.33%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=41300 Pennsylvania Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 Rhode IslandJohn A. Notte Jr. 1960Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) John Chafee (Republican) 50.06% Democratic Party (US) John A. Notte Jr. (Democratic) 49.94%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261829 Rhode Island Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 South CarolinaFritz Hollings 1958 Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Donald S. Russell (Democratic) 100.0%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=31144 South Carolina Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 South DakotaArchie M. Gubbrud 1960Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Archie M. Gubbrud (Republican) 56.1% Democratic Party (US) Ralph Herseth (Democratic) 43.9%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261834 South Dakota Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 TennesseeBuford Ellington 1958Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Frank G. Clement (Democratic) 50.9% Independent William Anderson (Independent) 32.8% Republican Party (US) Hubert David Patty (Republican) 16.1% Independent E.B. Bowles (Independent) 0.2%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261838 Tennessee Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 TexasPrice Daniel 1956Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) John Connally (Democratic) 54.0% Republican Party (US) Jack Cox (Republican) 45.6% Constitution Party (US, 1952) Jack Carswell (Constitution) 0.45%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=51917 Texas Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 VermontF. Ray Keyser Jr. 1960Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Philip H. Hoff (Democratic) 50.54% Republican Party (US) F. Ray Keyser Jr. (Republican) 49.46%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=144189 Vermont Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 WisconsinGaylord Nelson 1958Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) John W. Reynolds Jr. (Democratic) 50.37% Republican Party (US)Philip G. Kuehn (Republican) 49.43% Independent Adolf Wiggert (Independent) 0.20%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261812 Wisconsin Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 WyomingJack R. Gage 1958Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Clifford Hansen (Republican) 54.5% Democratic Party (US) Jack R. Gage (Democratic) 45.5%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174152 Wyoming Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 28 February 2018 Closest races States where the margin of victory was under 1%: Minnesota, 0.008% Rhode Island, 0.12% Maine, 0.16% Massachusetts, 0.21% North Dakota, 0.88% Wisconsin, 0.94% States where the margin of victory was under 5%: Vermont, 1.08% Michigan, 2.91% Nebraska, 4.47% Alaska, 4.54% States where the margin of victory was under 10%: California, 5.07% Iowa, 5.12% New Mexico, 5.97% Connecticut, 6.42% Kansas, 7.82% Texas, 8.41% Wyoming, 8.94% New York, 9.12% Idaho, 9.28% Arizona, 9.66% Red denotes states won by Republicans. Blue denotes states won by Democrats. Notes See also 1962 United States elections 1962 United States Senate elections 1962 United States House of Representatives elections References collapsed Category:November 1962 in the United States