1962 Arkansas gubernatorial election
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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
[edit]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.[1]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Dale Alford, U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 5th congressional district
- Kenneth Coffelt, attorney and former state senator[2]
- David A. Cox, farmer[2]
- Orval Faubus, incumbent Governor
- Sid McMath, former Governor
- Vernon H. Whitten, businessman[2]
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Orval Faubus (incumbent) | 208,996 | 51.59 | |
Democratic | Sid McMath | 83,473 | 20.61 | |
Democratic | Dale Alford | 82,815 | 20.44 | |
Democratic | Vernon H. Whitten | 22,377 | 5.52 | |
Democratic | Kenneth Coffelt | 5,302 | 1.31 | |
Democratic | David A. Cox | 2,149 | 0.53 | |
Total votes | 405,112 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Willis Ricketts | unopposed |
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Orval Faubus, Democratic
- Willis Ricketts, Republican
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Orval Faubus (incumbent) | 225,743 | 73.27% | +4.06% | |
Republican | Willis Ricketts | 82,349 | 26.73% | −4.06% | |
Majority | 143,394 | 46.54% | |||
Turnout | 308,092 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "1962 Elections". Voting Information. Washington, D.C.: Prepared by Office of Armed Forces Information & Education, Department of Defense. January 1962. p. 48. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c Dumas, Ernest (April 25, 2019). "A forgotten candidate and the 1962 Arkansas governor's race". Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Times. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ "AR Governor, 1962 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 100.
- ^ a b America Votes 5, p. 37.
- ^ "Willis Ricketts Papers". Special Collections Department. University of Arkansas Libraries. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ "AR Governor, 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 42.
- ^ America Votes 5, p. 30.
Bibliography
[edit]- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1964). America Votes 5: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1962. Pittsburgh, PA: Governmental Affairs Institute.
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