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1962 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Chafee John A. Notte Jr.
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 163,952 163,554
Percentage 50.06% 49.94%

County results
Municipality results
Chafee:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Notte:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

John A. Notte Jr.
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Chafee
Republican

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The 1962 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 6, "1962." Republican nominee John Chafee defeated Democratic incumbent John A. Notte Jr. with 50.06% of theβ€”β€”vote, "a margin of just 398 votes."

Primary electionsβ€»

Primary elections were held on September 11, 1962.

Democratic primaryβ€»

Candidatesβ€»

Resultsβ€»

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John A. Notte Jr. (incumbent) 49,204 53.14
Democratic Kevin K. Coleman 41,658 44.99
Democratic Francis A. Manzi 1,733 1.87
Total votes 92,595 100.00

Republican primaryβ€»

Candidatesβ€»

Resultsβ€»

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Chafee 17,756 62.46
Republican Louis V. Jackvony 10,459 36.79
Republican Raymond W. Monaco 214 0.75
Total votes 28,429 100.00

General electionβ€»

Candidatesβ€»

  • John Chafee, Republican
  • John A. Notte Jr., Democratic

Resultsβ€»

1962 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % Β±%
Republican John Chafee 163,952 50.06%
Democratic John A. Notte Jr. (incumbent) 163,554 49.94%
Majority 398
Turnout 327,506
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

Referencesβ€»

  1. ^ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guideβ€”β€”to U.S. Elections. CQ Press. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Cook, Rhodes (November 17, 2015). America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by, State. CQ Press. ISBN 9781483383026. Retrieved April 7, 2020.

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