1964 United States gubernatorial elections

1964 United States gubernatorial elections
November 3, 1964
25 governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 34 16
Seats after 33 17
Seat change 1 1
Seats up 18 7
Seats won 17 8
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     No election

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 1964, concurrently with the presidential election. Elections were held in 25 states and 1 territory. These were the last gubernatorial elections for Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Nebraska to take place in a presidential election year. Florida switched its governor election years to midterm years, while the other three expanded their terms from two to four years. This election also coincided with the Senate and the House elections.

Results

State Incumbent Party Status Opposing candidates
Arizona Paul Fannin Republican Retired to run for the U.S. Senate,[1] Democratic victory Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. (Democratic) 53.24%
Richard Kleindienst (Republican) 46.76%[2]
Arkansas Orval Faubus Democratic Re-elected, 57% Winthrop Rockefeller (Republican) 42.99%
Kenneth Hurst (Write-In) 0.01%[3]
Delaware Elbert N. Carvel Democratic Retired, Democratic victory Charles L. Terry Jr. (Democratic) 51.36%
David P. Buckson (Republican) 48.65%[4]
Florida C. Farris Bryant Democratic Term-limited,[5] Democratic victory W. Haydon Burns (Democratic) 56.16%
Charles R. Holley (Republican) 41.26%
Write-ins 2.62%[6]
Illinois Otto Kerner Jr. Democratic Re-elected, 51.93% Charles H. Percy (Republican) 48.08%[7]
Indiana Matthew E. Welsh Democratic Term-limited, Democratic victory Roger D. Branigin (Democratic) 56.18%
Richard O. Ristine (Republican) 43.48%
Chester G. Bohannon (Prohibition) 0.28%
Gordon A. Long (Socialist Labor) 0.06%[8]
Iowa Harold Hughes Democratic Re-elected, 68.05% Evan Hultman (Republican) 31.27%
Robert Dilley (Conservative) 0.68%[9]
Kansas John Anderson Jr. Republican Retired,[10] Republican victory William H. Avery (Republican) 50.88%
Harry G. Wiles (Democratic) 47.07%
Kenneth L. Myers (Conservative) 1.39%
Harry E. Livermore (Prohibition) 0.67%[11]
Massachusetts Endicott Peabody Democratic Defeated in primary,[12] Republican victory John Volpe (Republican) 50.27%
Francis Bellotti (Democratic) 49.29%
Francis A. Votano (Socialist Labor) 0.27%
Guy S. Williams (Prohibition) 0.16%
Others 0.01%[13]
Michigan George W. Romney Republican Re-elected, 55.87% Neil Staebler (Democratic) 43.74%
Frank Lovell (Socialist Workers) 0.18%
Albert B. Cleage Jr. (Freedom Now) 0.15%
James Horvath (Socialist Labor) 0.06%[14]
Missouri John M. Dalton Democratic Term-limited, Democratic victory Warren E. Hearnes (Democratic) 62.06%
Ethan Shepley (Republican) 37.94%[15]
Montana Tim Babcock Republican Elected to a full term, 51.29% Roland Renne (Democratic) 48.71%[16]
Nebraska Frank B. Morrison Democratic Re-elected, 60.03% Dwight W. Burney (Republican) 39.96%
Others 0.01%[17]
New Hampshire John W. King Democratic Re-elected, 66.77% John Pillsbury (Republican) 33.17%
Others 0.06%[18]
New Mexico Jack M. Campbell Democratic Re-elected, 60.21% Merle H. Tucker (Republican) 39.79%[19]
North Carolina Terry Sanford Democratic Term-limited, Democratic victory Dan K. Moore (Democratic) 56.59%
Robert L. Gavin (Republican) 43.41%[20]
North Dakota William L. Guy Democratic-NPL Re-elected, 55.74% Donald M. Halcrow (Republican) 44.26%[21]
Rhode Island John Chafee Republican Re-elected, 61.15% Edward P. Gallogly (Democratic) 38.85%[22]
South Dakota Archie M. Gubbrud Republican Not chosen by the Republican Party to run again,[23]
Republican victory		 Nils Boe (Republican) 51.68%
John F. Lindley (Democratic) 48.33%[24]
Texas John Connally Democratic Re-elected, 73.79% Jack Crichton (Republican) 26.00%
John C. Williams (Constitution) 0.21%[25]
Utah George Dewey Clyde Republican Retired, Democratic victory Cal Rampton (Democratic) 56.99%
Mitchell Melich (Republican) 43.01%[26]
Vermont Philip H. Hoff Democratic Re-elected, 65.36% Ralph A. Foote (Republican) 34.63%
Others 0.01%[27]
Washington Albert Rosellini Democratic Defeated, 43.89% Daniel J. Evans (Republican) 55.77%
Henry Killman (Socialist Labor) 0.35%[28]
West Virginia Wally Barron Democratic Term-limited, Democratic victory Hulett C. Smith (Democratic) 54.91%
Cecil Underwood (Republican) 45.09%[29]
Wisconsin John W. Reynolds Jr. Democratic Defeated, 49.44% Warren P. Knowles (Republican) 50.55%
Others 0.01%[30]

See also

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