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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Terry Sanford | Democratic |
735,248 |
54.45% |
| Robert L. Gavin | Republican |
613,975 |
45.47% |
| I. Beverly Lake | Write-in |
1,137 |
0.08% |
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| Demographic Data
1960 Population: | 4,556,155 | Enum. | 1960 Population Density: | 36.1 | persons/km2 | 1950 Population: | 4,061,929 | Enum. | 1950 Population Density: | 32.2 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 126,161 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 1.2 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: North Carolina Secretary of State. North Carolina Manual 1961, North Carolina Secretary of State (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112118311452&view=1up&seq=242&size=150) (accessed 2 Sep 2020)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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