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