1962 United States Senate election in North Carolina

The 1962 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 6, 1962. Incumbent Democratic Senator Sam Ervin was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican farmer^[1] Claude Greene Jr.

1962 United States Senate election in North Carolina

← 1956 November 6, 1962 1968 →

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

County results Ervin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Greene:      50-60%      60-70%

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.

Democratic primary

Ervin was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Republican primary

Results

1962 Republican Senate primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Claude Greene, Jr.	31,756	61.07%
	Republican	Charles H. Babcock	20,246	38.93%
Total votes			52,002	100.00%

General election

Results

1962 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sam Ervin (incumbent)	491,520	60.45%	6.11
	Republican	Claude Greene, Jr.	321,635	39.55%	6.11
Total votes			813,155	100.00%

Footnotes

1. Senator Sam Ervin, Last of the Founding Fathers by Karl E. Campbell
2. Ourcampaigns.com: Republican primary
3. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1962" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 2, 2021.