1962 Israeli presidential election

1962 Israeli presidential election

← 1957 30 October 1962 1963 →

Nominee Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Party Mapai Electoral vote 62

President before election Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Mapai Elected President Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Mapai

An election for President of Israel was 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.