Georgia gubernatorial election, 1962

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1962
Georgia (U.S. state)
November 6, 1962
 
Nominee Carl Sanders
Party Democratic
Popular vote 311,524
Percentage 99.95%
Governor before election

Ernest Vandiver
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Carl Sanders
Democratic

Elections in Georgia

The Georgia gubernatorial election of 1962 was held on November 6. This election was notable for a number of reasons: First, it was the last gubernatorial election in Georgia to date where the Republican Party did not field a candidate. Second, the primary election was the first that took place under a winner-take-all system, as the previously used County Unit System had been struck down by the US Supreme Court in Gray v. Sanders.[1] Finally, upon election, Carl Sanders became the youngest governor of a state at the time (aged 37) and the first governor from an urban area since the 1920s.[2]

General election results

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1962[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carl Sanders 311,524 99.95%
N/A write-ins 167 0.05%

References

  1. ↑ http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1381
  2. ↑ http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-673
  3. ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261824