1962 California gubernatorial election

1962 California gubernatorial election

← 1958 November 6, 1962 1966 →
 
Nominee Pat Brown Richard Nixon
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 3,037,109 2,740,351
Percentage 51.94% 46.87%

Brown:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%
Nixon:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Pat Brown
Democratic

Elected Governor

Pat Brown
Democratic

The 1962 California gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962. The Democratic incumbent, Pat Brown, ran for re-election against former U.S. vice president and 1960 Republican presidential nominee Richard Nixon. In his concession speech the following morning, Nixon accused the media of favoring his opponent Brown, stating that it was his "last press conference" and "You won't have Nixon to kick around any more."[1] Six years later, Nixon was elected President of the United States, and exactly ten years after this press conference he was re-elected in a landslide.

  1. ^ Matthews, Christopher J (1997). Kennedy and Nixon: The Rivalry That Shaped Postwar America. Free Press. pp. 215–218. ISBN 978-0-684-83246-3.