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County results Sanders: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Griffin: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Georgia |
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The 1962 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962.
Carl Sanders won the Democratic primary on September 12 with 58.07% of the vote, defeating former governor Marvin Griffin. At this time, Georgia was a one-party state, and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. Sanders won the November general election without an opponent.
This election was notable for a number of reasons. First, it was the last Georgia gubernatorial election 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] He beat former governor Marvin Griffin in the Democratic primary.
Candidate | Votes | % |
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Carl Sanders | 494,978 | 58.07 |
Marvin Griffin | 332,746 | 39.04 |
Grace Wilkey Thomas | 12,579 | 1.48 |
Hoke O'Kelley | 8,728 | 1.02 |
Cecil L. Langham | 3,319 | 0.39 |
Total | 852,350 | 100.00 |
Source: [4] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Carl Sanders | 311,524 | 99.95% | 0.05 | |
N/A | write-ins | 167 | 0.05% | 0.05 | |
Total votes | 311,691 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
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County results Sanders: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Griffin: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Georgia |
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The 1962 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962.
Carl Sanders won the Democratic primary on September 12 with 58.07% of the vote, defeating former governor Marvin Griffin. At this time, Georgia was a one-party state, and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. Sanders won the November general election without an opponent.
This election was notable for a number of reasons. First, it was the last Georgia gubernatorial election 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] He beat former governor Marvin Griffin in the Democratic primary.
Candidate | Votes | % |
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Carl Sanders | 494,978 | 58.07 |
Marvin Griffin | 332,746 | 39.04 |
Grace Wilkey Thomas | 12,579 | 1.48 |
Hoke O'Kelley | 8,728 | 1.02 |
Cecil L. Langham | 3,319 | 0.39 |
Total | 852,350 | 100.00 |
Source: [4] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Carl Sanders | 311,524 | 99.95% | 0.05 | |
N/A | write-ins | 167 | 0.05% | 0.05 | |
Total votes | 311,691 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |