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 Decrease1 Increase1
Seats up 18 7
Seats won 17 8
1964 Rhode Island gubernatorial election1964 Illinois gubernatorial election1964 Wisconsin gubernatorial election1964 Iowa gubernatorial election1964 Arkansas gubernatorial election1964 Kansas gubernatorial election1964 Texas gubernatorial election1964 New Mexico gubernatorial election1964 Arizona gubernatorial election1964 Florida gubernatorial election1964 Massachusetts gubernatorial election1964 Michigan gubernatorial election1964 Nebraska gubernatorial election1964 South Dakota gubernatorial election1964 Delaware gubernatorial election1964 Indiana gubernatorial election1964 Missouri gubernatorial election1964 Montana gubernatorial election1964 New Hampshire gubernatorial election1964 North Carolina gubernatorial election1964 North Dakota gubernatorial election1964 Utah gubernatorial election1964 Vermont gubernatorial election1964 Washington gubernatorial election1964 West Virginia gubernatorial election
     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

StateIncumbentPartyStatusOpposing candidates
ArizonaPaul FanninRepublicanRetired to run for the U.S. Senate,[1] Democratic victorySamuel Pearson Goddard Jr. (Democratic) 53.24%
Richard Kleindienst (Republican) 46.76%[2]
ArkansasOrval FaubusDemocraticRe-elected, 57%Winthrop Rockefeller (Republican) 42.99%
Kenneth Hurst (Write-In) 0.01%[3]
DelawareElbert N. CarvelDemocraticRetired, Democratic victoryCharles L. Terry Jr. (Democratic) 51.36%
David P. Buckson (Republican) 48.65%[4]
FloridaC. Farris BryantDemocraticTerm-limited,[5] Democratic victoryW. Haydon Burns (Democratic) 56.16%
Charles R. Holley (Republican) 41.26%
Write-ins 2.62%[6]
IllinoisOtto Kerner Jr.DemocraticRe-elected, 51.93%Charles H. Percy (Republican) 48.08%[7]
IndianaMatthew E. WelshDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryRoger 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]
IowaHarold HughesDemocraticRe-elected, 68.05%Evan Hultman (Republican) 31.27%
Robert Dilley (Conservative) 0.68%[9]
KansasJohn Anderson Jr.RepublicanRetired,[10] Republican victoryWilliam H. Avery (Republican) 50.88%
Harry G. Wiles (Democratic) 47.07%
Kenneth L. Myers (Conservative) 1.39%
Harry E. Livermore (Prohibition) 0.67%[11]
MassachusettsEndicott PeabodyDemocraticDefeated in primary,[12] Republican victoryJohn 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]
MichiganGeorge W. RomneyRepublicanRe-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]
MissouriJohn M. DaltonDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryWarren E. Hearnes (Democratic) 62.06%
Ethan Shepley (Republican) 37.94%[15]
MontanaTim BabcockRepublicanElected to a full term, 51.29%Roland Renne (Democratic) 48.71%[16]
NebraskaFrank B. MorrisonDemocraticRe-elected, 60.03%Dwight W. Burney (Republican) 39.96%
Others 0.01%[17]
New HampshireJohn W. KingDemocraticRe-elected, 66.77%John Pillsbury (Republican) 33.17%
Others 0.06%[18]
New MexicoJack M. CampbellDemocraticRe-elected, 60.21%Merle H. Tucker (Republican) 39.79%[19]
North CarolinaTerry SanfordDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryDan K. Moore (Democratic) 56.59%
Robert L. Gavin (Republican) 43.41%[20]
North DakotaWilliam L. GuyDemocratic-NPLRe-elected, 55.74%Donald M. Halcrow (Republican) 44.26%[21]
Rhode IslandJohn ChafeeRepublicanRe-elected, 61.15%Edward P. Gallogly (Democratic) 38.85%[22]
South DakotaArchie M. GubbrudRepublicanNot chosen by the Republican Party to run again,[23]
Republican victory		Nils Boe (Republican) 51.68%
John F. Lindley (Democratic) 48.33%[24]
TexasJohn ConnallyDemocraticRe-elected, 73.79%Jack Crichton (Republican) 26.00%
John C. Williams (Constitution) 0.21%[25]
UtahGeorge Dewey ClydeRepublicanRetired, Democratic victoryCal Rampton (Democratic) 56.99%
Mitchell Melich (Republican) 43.01%[26]
VermontPhilip H. HoffDemocraticRe-elected, 65.36%Ralph A. Foote (Republican) 34.63%
Others 0.01%[27]
WashingtonAlbert RoselliniDemocraticDefeated, 43.89%Daniel J. Evans (Republican) 55.77%
Henry Killman (Socialist Labor) 0.35%[28]
West VirginiaWally BarronDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryHulett C. Smith (Democratic) 54.91%
Cecil Underwood (Republican) 45.09%[29]
WisconsinJohn W. Reynolds Jr.DemocraticDefeated, 49.44%Warren P. Knowles (Republican) 50.55%
Others 0.01%[30]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Arizona Governor Paul Jones Fannin". Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ "AZ Governor". Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ "AR Governor". Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  4. ↑ "DE Governor". Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  5. ↑ Lavietes, Stuart (March 6, 2002). "C. Farris Bryant, 87, Governor Of Florida at Turning Point". nytimes.com. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  6. ↑ "FL Governor". Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  7. ↑ "IL Governor". Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  8. ↑ "IN Governor". Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  9. ↑ "IA Governor". Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Governor's Records - John Anderson, Jr. Administration, January 9, 1961". Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  11. ↑ "KS Governor". Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  12. ↑ "MA Governor-D Primary". Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  13. ↑ "MA Governor". Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  14. ↑ "MI Governor". Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  15. ↑ "MO Governor". Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  16. ↑ "MT Governor". Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  17. ↑ "NE Governor". Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  18. ↑ "NH Governor". Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  19. ↑ "NM Governor". Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  20. ↑ "NC Governor". Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  21. ↑ "ND Governor". Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  22. ↑ "RI Governor". Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  23. ↑ "South Dakota Governor Archie Gubbrud". Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  24. ↑ "SD Governor". Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  25. ↑ "TX Governor". Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  26. ↑ "UT Governor". Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  27. ↑ "VT Governor". Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  28. ↑ "WA Governor". Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  29. ↑ "WV Governor". Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  30. ↑ "WI Governor". Retrieved February 8, 2014.
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