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1962 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
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1962 Rhode Island gubernatorial election Rhode Island Presidential no 1960 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1960 1964 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1964 November 6, 1962 File:J.L. 3814 John H. Chafee, 1969 (cropped).jpg 150x150px John Chafee Republican Party (United States) 163,952 50.06% File:John Notte (1961).png John A. Notte Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 163,554 49.94% 250px County results 250px Municipality results Chafee: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Notte: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor John A. Notte Jr. Democratic Party (United States) John Chafee Republican Party (United States)
The 1962 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962. Republican nominee John Chafee defeated Democratic incumbent John A. Notte Jr. with 50.06% of the vote, a margin of just 398 votes.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on September 11, 1962.https://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1802 Guide to U.S. Elections 9781483380353 April 7, 2020 Kalb Deborah 24 December 2015 CQ Press
Democratic primary
Candidates
John A. Notte Jr., incumbent governor
Kevin K. Coleman, Mayor of Woonsocket
Francis A. Manzi
Results
Democratic primary results
John A. Notte Jr. (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 49,204 53.14
Kevin K. Coleman Democratic Party (United States) 41,658 44.99
Francis A. Manzi Democratic Party (United States) 1,733 1.87
92,595 100.00
Republican primary
Candidates
John Chafee, State Representative
Louis V. Jackvony, former attorney general of Rhode Island
Raymond W. Monaco
Results
Republican primary results
John Chafee Republican Party (United States) 17,756 62.46
Louis V. Jackvony Republican Party (United States) 10,459 36.79
Raymond W. Monaco Republican Party (United States) 214 0.75
28,429 100.00
General election
Candidates
John Chafee, Republican
John A. Notte Jr., Democratic
Results
1962 Rhode Island gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=HYKzDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA314 America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State 9781483383026 April 7, 2020 Cook Rhodes 17 November 2015 CQ Press
Republican Party (United States) John Chafee 163,952 50.06%
Democratic Party (United States) John A. Notte Jr. (incumbent) 163,554 49.94%
398
327,506
Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States)
By county
John ChafeeRepublican John NotteDemocratic County Votes % Votes % Bristol9,34558.8%6,53541.2% Kent27,61458.7%19,43041.3% Newport11,73651.9%10,86048.1% Providence103,00746.5%118,72753.5% Washington12,25060.5%8,00239.5%
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Kent
Bristol
Newport
References
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