1962 United States Senate election in North Carolina

The North Carolina United States Senate election of 1962 was held on 6 November 1962 as part of the nationwide elections to the Senate. The general election was fought between the Democratic incumbent, Sam Ervin, and the Republican nominee, farmer[1] Claude Greene, Jr.

1962 United States Senate election in North Carolina

November 6, 1962

Nominee Sam Ervin Claude Greene Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 491,520 321,635 Percentage 60.45% 39.55%

Senator before election Sam Ervin Democratic Elected Senator Sam Ervin Democratic

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

General Election Result

1962 North Carolina U.S. Senate election[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Sam Ervin	491,520	60.45
	Republican	Claude Greene, Jr.	321,635	39.55
Turnout			813,155

Primaries

Democratic primary

Ervin was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Republican primary

1962 North Carolina U.S. Senate Republican primary election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Claude Greene, Jr.	31,756	61.07
	Republican	Charles H. Babcock	20,246	38.93
Turnout			52,002

Footnotes

1. Senator Sam Ervin, Last of the Founding Fathers by Karl E. Campbell
2. Ourcampaigns.com
3. Ourcampaigns.com: Republican primary