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1960 Governor election results

27 races · 27 with a recorded winner · popular vote by contest

Every Governor contest in the 1960 U.S. general election. Each race links to its full popular-vote breakdown; winners link to their profile. Part of the party vote tracker.

1960 Governor results by state
StateWinnerResult
ArizonaPaul FanninR235,502 votes · +73,897 over Lee Ackerman
ArkansasOrval FaubusD292,064 votes · +162,143 over Henry M. Britt
DelawareElbert N. CarvelD100,792 votes · +6,749 over John W. Rollins
FloridaC. Farris BryantD849,407 votes · +279,471 over George C. Petersen
IllinoisOtto Kerner Jr.D2,594,731 votes · +524,252 over William Stratton
IndianaMatthew E. WelshD1,072,717 votes · +23,177 over Crawford F. Parker
IowaNorman A. ErbeR645,026 votes · +52,963 over Edward McManus
KansasJohn Anderson Jr.R511,534 votes · +109,273 over George Docking
LouisianaJimmie DavisD407,907 votes · +321,772 over Francis Grevemberg
MassachusettsJohn A. VolpeR1,269,295 votes · +138,485 over Joseph D. Ward
MichiganJohn B. SwainsonD1,643,634 votes · +41,612 over Paul D. Bagwell
MinnesotaElmer AndersenR783,813 votes · +22,879 over Orville Freeman
MissouriJohn M. DaltonD1,095,200 votes · +303,069 over Edward G. Farmer
MontanaDonald Grant NutterR154,230 votes · +28,579 over Paul C. Cannon
NebraskaFrank B. MorrisonD311,344 votes · +24,042 over John Cooper
New HampshireWesley PowellR161,123 votes · +31,719 over Bernard L. Boutin
New MexicoEdwin L. MechemR153,765 votes · +1,988 over John Burroughs
North CarolinaTerry SanfordD735,248 votes · +121,273 over Robert L. Gavin
North DakotaWilliam L. GuyD136,148 votes · +13,662 over Clarence P. Dahl
Rhode IslandJohn A. Notte Jr.D227,318 votes · +53,274 over Christopher Del Sesto
South DakotaArchie M. GubbrudR154,530 votes · +4,435 over Ralph Herseth
TexasPrice DanielD1,627,698 votes · +1,017,890 over William Steger
UtahGeorge Dewey ClydeR195,634 votes · +19,779 over William A. Barlocker
VermontF. Ray Keyser Jr.R92,861 votes · +21,106 over Russell Niquette
WashingtonAlbert RoselliniD611,987 votes · +17,865 over Lloyd J. Andrews
West VirginiaWally BarronD446,755 votes · +66,090 over Harold E. Neely
WisconsinGaylord A. NelsonD890,868 votes · +53,745 over Philip G. Kuehn