1962 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

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The 1962 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962. Democratic incumbent Glenn M. Anderson narrowly defeated Republican nominee George Christopher with 51.42% of the vote.

Primary elections

William McKesson, the Los Angeles County district attorney, unsuccessfully challenged incumbent lieutenant governor Glenn M. Anderson in the Democratic Party's primary.^[1] Anderson won a landslide victory over McKesson and minor candidate Brainin Treskunoff. McKesson's campaign saw him lodge strong personal attacks against Anderson in the closing days of the campaign. Herbert L. Phillips of The Sacramento Bee saw McKesson's campaign's performance as "surprisingly weak".^[2]

Mayor of San Francisco George Christopher won landslide victory in the Republican primary in a two-way race against State Senator John F. McCarthy (the minority caucus leader in the California State Senate).^[1]

General election

Candidates

Glenn M. Anderson, Democratic
George Christopher, Republican

Results

1962 California lieutenant gubernatorial election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent)	2,957,640	51.42%	+0.55%
	Republican	George Christopher	2,793,957	48.58%	-0.55%
Majority			163,683
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b Anderson, Totton J.; Lee, Eugene C. (1963). "The 1962 Election in California" (PDF). The Western Political Quarterly. 16 (2): 396–420. doi:10.2307/444953. ISSN 0043-4078. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
^ Phillips, Herbert L. (July 6, 1962). "Andrewson Vote Sets Stage For Race With Christopher". Newspapers.com. - The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ "Statement of Vote". Secretary of State of California. 1962. Retrieved May 23, 2021.

[Anderson1-1] Anderson, Totton J.; Lee, Eugene C. (1963). "The 1962 Election in California" (PDF). The Western Political Quarterly. 16 (2): 396–420. doi:10.2307/444953. ISSN 0043-4078. Retrieved April 23, 2022.

[phillips-2] Phillips, Herbert L. (July 6, 1962). "Andrewson Vote Sets Stage For Race With Christopher". Newspapers.com. - The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[3] "Statement of Vote". Secretary of State of California. 1962. Retrieved May 23, 2021.

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