1962 Nevada gubernatorial election

1962 Nevada gubernatorial election

November 6, 1962 (1962-11-06)

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

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%	+6.92%
	Republican	Oran K. Gragson	32,145	33.16%	−6.92%
Majority			32,639	33.67%
Total votes			96,929	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing	+13.84%

Results by county

County	Grant Sawyer Democratic		Oran K. Gragson Republican		Margin		Total votes cast[1]
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Churchill	1,765	61.80%	1,091	38.20%	674	23.60%	2,856
Clark	27,472	72.22%	10,569	27.78%	16,903	44.43%	38,041
Douglas	932	50.65%	908	49.35%	24	1.30%	1,840
Elko	2,930	71.17%	1,187	28.83%	1,743	42.34%	4,117
Esmeralda	216	64.86%	117	35.14%	99	29.73%	333
Eureka	282	67.30%	137	32.70%	145	34.61%	419
Humboldt	1,258	58.40%	896	41.60%	362	16.81%	2,154
Lander	531	68.34%	246	31.66%	285	36.68%	777
Lincoln	826	73.49%	298	26.51%	528	46.98%	1,124
Lyon	1,480	58.82%	1,036	41.18%	444	17.65%	2,516
Mineral	1,602	68.87%	724	31.13%	878	37.75%	2,326
Nye	1,252	67.57%	601	32.43%	651	35.13%	1,853
Ormsby	2,102	60.72%	1,360	39.28%	742	21.43%	3,462
Pershing	725	61.13%	461	38.87%	264	22.26%	1,186
Storey	267	66.25%	136	33.75%	131	32.51%	403
Washoe	18,692	62.79%	11,075	37.21%	7,617	25.59%	29,767
White Pine	2,452	65.30%	1,303	34.70%	1,149	30.60%	3,755
Totals	64,784	66.84%	32,145	33.16%	32,639	33.67%	96,929

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Douglas
• Ormsby
• Washoe

References

1. Nevada Secretary of State. Official Returns of the General Election of 1962. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. p. 6.