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The 1962 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962, and featured incumbent Governor Frank B. Morrison, a Democrat, defeating Republican nominee, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton, to win a second two-year term in office.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Frank B. Morrison (incumbent) | 78,817 | 76.59 | |
Democratic | Darleene Day Brooks | 15,565 | 15.13 | |
Democratic | Tony Mangiamelli | 8,464 | 8.23 | |
Democratic | Write-in | 55 | 0.05 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Fred A. Seaton | 130,816 | 85.21 | |
Republican | George A. Clarke | 17,368 | 11.31 | |
Republican | Louis H. Hector | 5,162 | 3.36 | |
Republican | Write-in | 179 | 0.12 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Frank B. Morrison (incumbent) | 242,669 | 52.23% | ||
Republican | Fred A. Seaton | 221,885 | 47.76% | ||
Write-in | Others | 31 | 0.01% | ||
Total votes | 464,585 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
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