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1962 Nevada Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1962 Nevada Gubernatorial Election?

Grant Sawyer won the 1962 Nevada Gubernatorial Election. Grant Sawyer received 64,784 popular votes (66.84%). The main challenger was Oran K. Gragson (33.16%).

See the full head-to-head between Sawyer and Gragson

Sawyer +33.7 pts · won by 32,639 votes
Grant SawyerDemocraticWINNER66.84%
64,784 votes
Oran K. GragsonRepublican33.16%
32,145 votes
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.