Oregon gubernatorial election, 1962

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1962

November 6, 1962

Nominee Mark Hatfield Robert Y. Thornton Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 345,497 265,359 Percentage 54.20 41.63

County results

Governor before election Mark Hatfield Republican Elected Governor Mark Hatfield Republican

The Oregon gubernatorial election of 1962 took place on November 6, 1962. Republican incumbent Mark Hatfield defeated Democratic nominee Robert Y. Thornton to win re-election.

Candidates

Democratic

Robert Y. Thornton, Oregon Attorney General

Republican

Mark Hatfield, incumbent Governor of Oregon

Election results

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1962[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hatfield	345,497	54.20
	Democratic	Robert Y. Thornton	265,359	41.63
	Independent politician	Robert H. Wampler	26,142	4.10
		Write-ins	409	0.06
Total votes			637,407	100
	Republican hold

References

1. "OR Governor Race – Nov 6, 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 12, 2010.