1962 Wyoming gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1962 Wyoming gubernatorial election Wyoming presidential 1962 11 7 no 1958 Wyoming gubernatorial election 1958 1966 Wyoming gubernatorial election 1966 File:Clifford Hansen.jpg 150x150px Clifford Hansen Republican Party (United States) 64,970 54.47% File:Governor Jack R. Gage.jpg Democratic Party (United States) Jack R. Gage 54,298 45.53% 1962 Wyoming gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsHansen: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Cage: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Jack R. Gage Democratic Party (United States) Clifford Hansen Republican Party (United States) The 1962 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1962. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jack R. Gage, who ascended to the governorship after his predecessor, John J. Hickey, appointed himself to the U.S. Senate in 1961, ran for re-election. After beating back a strong challenge from former Secretary of State William M. Jack in the Democratic primary, he then faced Republican nominee Clifford Hansen, the President of the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees and a former Teton County Commissioner. 1962 proved poor for Wyoming Democrats, as Hansen handily defeated Gage and as incumbent John Hickey lost in the concurrent U.S. Senate special election by former Governor Milward Simpson. This is the last Wyoming gubernatorial election where the incumbent was defeated. Democratic primary Candidates Jack R. Gage, incumbent Governor William M. Jack, former Secretary of State of Wyoming, 1954 Democratic nominee for Governor Democratic primary resultsThomson Thyra 1963 Wyoming Official Directory and 1962 Election Returns 56–58 1963 Jack R. Gage (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 21,051 55.51% William Jack Democratic Party (United States) 16,875 44.49% 37,926 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Clifford Hansen, President of the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees and former Teton County Commissioner Charles M. Crowell, former State RepresentativeMarch 1, 1962 Crowell Puts Hat in Ring for Governor Casper Star-Tribune Casper, Wyo. 1 R. E. Cheever, former Mayor of CheyenneJanuary 21, 1962 Cheever Says He's Urged To Seek GOP Nomination Casper Star-Tribune Casper, Wyo. 22 Republican primary results Clifford Hansen Republican Party (United States) 28,494 57.02% Charles M. Crowell Republican Party (United States) 16,906 33.83% R.E. Cheever Republican Party (United States) 4,575 9.16% 49,975 100.00% Results 1962 Wyoming gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Clifford Hansen 64,970 54.47% +7.83% Democratic Party (United States) Jack R. Gage (inc.) 54,298 45.53% -3.41% 10,672 8.95% +6.65% 119,268 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Wyoming 1962 Category:1962 Wyoming elections Category:November 1962 in the United States