The 1962 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962.
Carl Sanders won the Democratic primary on September 12 with 58.07% of the vote, defeating former governor Marvin Griffin. At this time, Georgia was a one-party state, and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. Sanders won the November general election without an opponent.
This election was notable for a number of reasons. First, it was the last Georgia gubernatorial election to date where the Republican Party did not field a candidate. Second, the primary election was the first that took place under a winner-take-all system, as the previously used County Unit System had been struck down by the US Supreme Court in Gray v. Sanders.[1] Finally, upon election, Carl Sanders became the youngest governor of a state at the time (aged 37) and the first governor from an urban area since the 1920s.[2] He beat former governor Marvin Griffin in the Democratic primary.
^"New Georgia Encyclopedia: County Unit System". Archived from the original on December 18, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
^"New Georgia Encyclopedia: Carl Sanders (B. 1925)". Archived from the original on September 25, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
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