1962 California Gubernatorial Election

California · 2 candidates · See every 1962 Governor race

Who won the 1962 California Gubernatorial Election?

Pat Brown won the 1962 California Gubernatorial Election. Pat Brown received 3,037,109 popular votes (51.94%). The main challenger was Richard Nixon (46.87%).

See the full head-to-head between Brown and Nixon

Brown +5.1 pts · won by 296,758 votes

Pat Brown DemocraticWINNER51.94%

3,037,109 votes

Richard Nixon Republican46.87%

2,740,351 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 1.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.