1962 Nevada gubernatorial election

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1962 Nevada gubernatorial election

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Nominee Grant Sawyer Oran K. Gragson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 64,784 32,145
Percentage 66.84% 33.16%

1962 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Sawyer:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Grant Sawyer
Democratic

Elected Governor

Grant Sawyer
Democratic

The 1962 Nevada gubernatorial election occurred on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democrat Grant Sawyer ran successfully for re-election to a second term as Governor of Nevada, defeating Republican nominee in Las Vegas mayor Oran K. Gragson.

Results[]

Nevada gubernatorial election, 1962[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Grant Sawyer (inc.) 64,784 66.84%
Republican Oran K. Gragson 32,145 33.16%
N/A Undervotes 263 0.27%
Total votes 97,192 100
Democratic hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ "1962 General Election Returns". Nevada Secretary of State. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.


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