1962 United States Senate election in North Carolina explained

Election Name:1962 United States Senate election in North Carolina
Country:North Carolina
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1956 United States Senate election in North Carolina
Previous Year:1956
Next Election:1968 United States Senate election in North Carolina
Next Year:1968
Election Date:November 6, 1962
Flag Year:1885
Image1:ERVIN, SAM. HONORABLE LCCN2016862757.jpg
Nominee1:Sam Ervin
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:491,520
Percentage1:60.45%
Nominee2:Claude Greene
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:321,635
Percentage2:39.55%
Map Size:300px
Senator
Before Party:Democratic Party (US)
After Party:Democratic Party (US)

The 1962 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic Senator Sam Ervin was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican farmer[1] Claude Greene Jr.

Ervin was elected to a second full (six-year) term, though by a somewhat smaller margin than he enjoyed in his victory in 1956.

Democratic primary

Ervin was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Republican primary

Results

2% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.

General election

Results

Works cited

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=vbUjYv6HFhwC&dq=sam+ervin+claude+greene+1962&pg=PA344 Senator Sam Ervin, Last of the Founding Fathers by Karl E. Campbell