1960 North Carolina gubernatorial election

none related races 1960 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1960 North Carolina gubernatorial election North Carolina 1885 Presidential no 1956 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1956 1964 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1964 November 8, 1960 File:PhC 136 51 Penderlea High School (14968898942) (cropped).jpg 150x150px Terry Sanford Democratic Party (United States) 735,248 54.45% File:Robert L. Gavin.png Robert L. Gavin Republican Party (United States) 613,975 45.47% 1960 North Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 325px County resultsSanford: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Gavin: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Luther H. Hodges Democratic Party (United States) Terry Sanford Democratic Party (United States) The 1960 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960. Democratic nominee Terry Sanford defeated Republican nominee Robert L. Gavin with 54.45% of the vote. Background By 1960, many of North Carolina's leading Democratic politicians from the previous two decades were dead. The incumbent governor, Luther H. Hodges did not have a strong political organization and was retiring from politics.Drescher 2000 59 Primary elections Primary elections were held on May 28, 1960.https://books.google.com/books?id=3X0kAQAAIAAJ North Carolina Manual 1991 2019-05-28 Democratic primary Candidates Terry Sanford, former State Senator I. Beverly Lake Sr., attorney Malcolm B. Seawell, North Carolina Attorney General John Davis Larkins Jr., former State Senator John Davis Larkins Jr. was the first Democrat to declare his candidacy, announcing his bid on January 20, 1960.Drescher 2000 63 25.8% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.Steed Moreland Baker 1980 28 Results Democratic primary results Terry Sanford Democratic Party (United States) 269,463 41.26 I. Beverly Lake Sr. Democratic Party (United States) 181,692 27.82 Malcolm B. Seawell Democratic Party (United States) 101,148 15.49 John Davis Larkins Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 100,757 15.43 653,060 100.00 Democratic primary runoff results Terry Sanford Democratic Party (United States) 352,133 56.07 I. Beverly Lake Sr. Democratic Party (United States) 275,905 43.93 628,038 100.00 General election Candidates Terry Sanford, Democratic Robert L. Gavin, Republican Results 1960 North Carolina gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=46A7DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA345 America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook 26 October 2017 9781506368993 2019-05-28 Cook Rhodes Democratic Party (United States) Terry Sanford 735,248 54.45% Republican Party (United States) Robert L. Gavin 613,975 45.47% 121,273 1,350,360 Democratic Party (United States) References Works cited Drescher John Triumph of Good Will: How Terry Sanford Beat a Champion of Segregation in and Reshaped the South 2000 University Press of Mississippi Jackson, Mississippi 1-57806-310-8 - Read online, registration required Works cited Steed Robert Moreland Laurence Baker Tod Party Politics in the South Praeger Publishers 1980 0030565863 1960 North Carolina Gubernatorial Category:November 1960 in the United States