1962 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1962 Tennessee gubernatorial election
	County results; Clement: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Anderson: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% ; Patty: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60%
Governor before election; Buford Ellington; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Frank G. Clement; Democratic

The 1962 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic governor Buford Ellington was ineligible to run for re-election, as the Constitution of Tennessee prohibited governors from serving consecutive terms at the time. Former Democratic governor Frank G. Clement defeated independent candidate William Anderson, and Republican nominee Hubert Patty, with 50.9% of the vote.

In the primary, Clement defeated Memphis attorney Bill Farris and Chattanooga mayor Rudy Olgiati.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 2, 1962.^[1]

43.1% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.^[2]

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank G. Clement	309,333	42.54%
	Democratic	P.R. Olgiati	211,812	29.13%
	Democratic	William W. Farris	202,813	27.89%
	Democratic	Lillard Anthony Watts	2,153	0.30%
	Democratic	Ronald Little	1,087	0.15%
Total votes			727,198	100.00%

Major party candidates

Other candidates

1962 Tennessee gubernatorial election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank G. Clement	315,648	50.85%
	Independent	William Anderson	203,765	32.83%
	Republican	Hubert David Patty	99,884	16.09%
	Independent	E.B. Bowles	1,441	0.23%
			20	0.00%
Majority			215,764
Turnout			620,758
	Democratic hold		Swing

Steed, Robert; Moreland, Laurence; Baker, Tod, eds. (1980). Party Politics in the South. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0030565863.