1962 Arkansas gubernatorial election

none related races 1962 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1962 Arkansas gubernatorial election Arkansas 1924 Presidential no 1960 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1960 1964 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1964 November 6, 1962 File:Orval Faubus.jpg 150x150px Orval Faubus Democratic Party (United States) 225,743 73.27% 3x4.svg Willis Ricketts Republican Party (United States) 82,349 26.73% 1962 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsFaubus: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90% Governor Orval Faubus Democratic Party (United States) Orval Faubus Democratic Party (United States) The 1962 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic Governor Orval Faubus won election to a fifth term, defeating Republican nominee Willis Ricketts with 73.27% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on July 31, 1962. By winning over 50% of the vote, Faubus avoided a run-off which would have been held on August 14, 1962. Voting Information https://books.google.com/books?id=HJLy71dfASQC&pg=RA1-PA48 Washington, D.C. Prepared by Office of Armed Forces Information & Education, Department of Defense 1962 Elections 48 January 1962 4 June 2020 Democratic primary Candidates Dale Alford, U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 5th congressional district Kenneth Coffelt, attorney and former state senatorhttps://arktimes.com/history/2019/04/25/a-forgotten-candidate-and-the-1962-arkansas-governors-race A forgotten candidate and the 1962 Arkansas governor's race Dumas Ernest 25 April 2019 Arkansas Times Little Rock, Arkansas 4 June 2020 David A. Cox, farmer Orval Faubus, incumbent Governor Sid McMath, former Governor Vernon H. Whitten, businessman Results thumb|center|Results map of the Democratic primary by county.Faubus: #dee8fb 30–40% #b4c7ec 40–50% #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% #3358a2 80–90% #244079 <90%McMath: #a3d5af 40–50% Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=378441 AR Governor, 1962 - D Primary Our Campaigns 4 June 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 100America Votes 5 37 Orval Faubus (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 208,996 51.59 Sid McMath Democratic Party (United States) 83,473 20.61 Dale Alford Democratic Party (United States) 82,815 20.44 Vernon H. Whitten Democratic Party (United States) 22,377 5.52 Kenneth Coffelt Democratic Party (United States) 5,302 1.31 David A. Cox Democratic Party (United States) 2,149 0.53 405,112 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Willis Ricketts, Pharmacist and former president of the Arkansas Jayceeshttps://libraries.uark.edu/specialcollections/findingaids/ead/transform.php?xml=mc1283 Willis Ricketts Papers Special Collections Department University of Arkansas Libraries 4 June 2020 Results Republican primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 100America Votes 5 37 Willis Ricketts Republican Party (United States) unopposed General election Candidates Orval Faubus, Democratic Willis Ricketts, Republican Results 1962 Arkansas gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261820 AR Governor, 1962 Our Campaigns 4 June 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 42America Votes 5 30 Democratic Party (United States) Orval Faubus (incumbent) 225,743 73.27% +4.06% Republican Party (United States) Willis Ricketts 82,349 26.73% -4.06% 143,394 46.54% 308,092 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References 30em Bibliography Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Scammon Richard M. America Votes 5: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1962 Pittsburgh, PA Governmental Affairs Institute 1964 https://archive.org/details/americavotes5han00scam America Votes 5 1960s Politics United States 1962 Arkansas Gubernatorial Category:November 1962 in the United States Category:July 1962 in the United States