Georgia gubernatorial election, 1962

Georgia gubernatorial election of 1962

November 6, 1962

Nominee Carl Sanders Party Democratic Popular vote 311,524 Percentage 99.95%

Governor before election Ernest Vandiver Democratic Elected Governor Carl Sanders Democratic

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The Georgia gubernatorial election of 1962 was held on November 6. This election was notable for a number of reasons: First, it was the last gubernatorial election in Georgia 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]

General election results

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