1962 United States Senate election in North Carolina
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 County results Ervin: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Greene: 50-60% 60-70% | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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
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