Israeli presidential election, 1962

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Elections for the President of Israel were held in the Knesset on 30 October 1962.^[1] Incumbent President Yitzhak Ben-Zvi stood again, and was the only candidate. He was re-elected with 62 of the 104 votes cast. Ben-Zvi's third term began on the day of the election. He later died before his term finished, on 23 April 1963.

Results

Candidate	Votes
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi	62
Blank ballots	42
Total	104

References

↑ Previous Presidential Elections Knesset website

Israeli presidential elections

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