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1962 Governor

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GOVERNOR

Governor · 1962

Democratic Hold

DEM

26 needed

REP

IND

Before

34

15

After

31

18

Net change:D −3·R +3·34 seats contested

Chamber Control

DemocraticMajority31

Republican18

Threshold:26 seats

D 31 – R 18

34 contests|D won 19|R won 15

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	WallaceDEM	96.3%	303,987	OtherOTH	3.7%	11,789	D+96.3	↑ D+19.1
▶	Arizona	FanninREP	54.8%	200,578	GoddardDEM	45.2%	165,263	R+9.7	↑ D+0.6
▶	Arkansas	FaubusDEM	73.3%	225,743	RickettsREP	26.7%	82,349	D+46.5	↓ R+18.4
▶	California	BrownDEM	51.9%	3,037,109	NixonREP	46.8%	2,740,351	D+5.1	↓ R+14.5
▶	Colorado	LoveREP	56.7%	349,342	McNicholsDEM	42.6%	262,890	R+14.0	↓ R+30.9
▶	Connecticut	DempseyDEM	53.2%	549,027	AlsopREP	46.8%	482,852	D+6.4	↓ R+18.9
▶	Georgia	SandersDEM	100.0%	311,524	OtherOTH	0.1%	167	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	Hawaii	BurnsDEM	50.8%	99,517	QuinnREP	36.8%	72,115	D+14.0	—
▶	Idaho	SmylieREP	54.6%	139,578	SmithDEM	45.4%	115,876	R+9.3	↓ R+7.4
▶	Iowa	HughesDEM	52.6%	430,899	ErbeREP	47.4%	388,955	D+5.1	↓ R+3.1
▶	Kansas	AndersonREP	53.4%	341,257	SaffelsDEM	45.6%	291,285	R+7.8	↓ R+21.7
▶	Maine	ReedREP	50.1%	146,604	DolloffDEM	49.9%	146,121	R+0.2	↓ R+4.1
▶	Maryland	TawesDEM	55.6%	428,071	SmallREP	44.4%	341,271	D+11.3	↓ R+15.8
▶	Massachusetts	PeabodyDEM	49.9%	1,053,322	VolpeREP	49.7%	1,047,891	D+0.3	↓ R+12.8
▶	Michigan	RomneyREP	51.4%	1,420,086	SwainsonDEM	48.5%	1,339,513	R+2.9	↓ R+9.3
▶	Minnesota	RolvaagDEM	49.7%	619,704	AndersenREP	49.7%	619,646	R+0.0	↓ R+14.4
▶	Nebraska	MorrisonDEM	52.2%	242,669	SeatonREP	47.8%	221,885	D+4.5	↑ D+4.1
▶	Nevada	SawyerDEM	66.8%	64,784	GragsonREP	33.2%	32,145	D+33.7	↑ D+13.8
▶	New Hampshire	KingDEM	58.9%	135,481	PillsburyREP	41.1%	94,567	D+17.8	↑ D+21.1
▶	New Mexico	CampbellDEM	53.0%	130,933	MechemREP	47.0%	116,184	D+6.0	↑ D+7.6
▶	New York	RockefellerREP	53.1%	3,081,587	MorgenthauDEM	44.0%	2,553,058	R+9.1	↑ D+1.1
▶	North Dakota	GuyDEM	50.4%	115,258	AndrewsREP	49.6%	113,251	D+0.9	↑ D+7.1
▶	Ohio	RhodesREP	58.9%	1,836,432	DisalleDEM	41.1%	1,280,521	R+17.8	↓ R+31.7
▶	Oklahoma	BellmonREP	55.3%	392,316	AtkinsonDEM	44.4%	315,357	R+10.8	↓ R+65.0
▶	Oregon	HatfieldREP	54.2%	345,497	ThorntonDEM	41.6%	265,359	R+12.6	↓ R+1.9
▶	Pennsylvania	ScrantonREP	55.4%	2,424,918	DilworthDEM	44.3%	1,938,627	R+11.1	↓ R+13.0
▶	Rhode Island	ChafeeREP	50.1%	163,952	NotteDEM	49.9%	163,554	R+0.1	↑ D+1.7
▶	South Carolina	RussellDEM	100.0%	253,704	OtherOTH	0.0%	17	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	South Dakota	GubbrudREP	56.1%	143,682	HersethDEM	43.9%	112,438	R+12.2	↓ R+15.0
▶	Tennessee	ClementDEM	50.9%	315,648	OtherOTH	33.1%	205,226	D+34.8	↓ R+14.5
▶	Texas	ConnallyDEM	54.0%	847,036	CoxREP	45.6%	715,021	D+8.4	↓ R+67.7
▶	Vermont	KeyserREP	49.4%	60,035	HoffDEM	46.3%	56,196	R+3.2	↓ R+2.6
▶	Wisconsin	ReynoldsDEM	50.4%	637,491	KuehnREP	49.4%	625,536	D+0.9	↓ R+6.4
▶	Wyoming	HansenREP	54.5%	64,970	GageDEM	45.5%	54,298	R+8.9	↓ R+11.2

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