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1962 Nebraska gubernatorial election
	County results; Morrison: 50–60% 60–70% ; Seaton: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Frank B. Morrison; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Frank B. Morrison; Democratic

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.

Democratic primary edit

Democratic primary results^[1]
	Candidate	Votes	%
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

Republican primary results^[1]
	Candidate	Votes	%
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

Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1962^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

^ ^a ^b ^c "Official Report of the State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska - Primary Election, May 15, 1962 & General Election, November 6, 1962" (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State.
^ Obituary: George Arthur Clarke Lusk Herald (January 30, 2008). Source: Niobrara County (WY) Library.