United States gubernatorial elections, 1964

United States gubernatorial elections, 1964
November 3, 1964
25 state governorships

  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 34 governorships 16 governorships
Seats before 34 16
Seats after 33 17
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1
  Democratic holds
  Democratic pickups
  Republican holds
  Republican pickups

United States gubernatorial elections were held 3 November 1964, concurrently with the presidential election. Elections were held in 25 states and 1 territory. This was 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.

Chart

StateIncumbentPartyStatusOpposing candidates
ArizonaPaul FanninRepublicanRetired because he won a Senate seat,[1] Democratic victorySamuel Pearson Goddard, Jr. (Democratic) 53.24%
Richard G. 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 A. Volpe (Republican) 50.27%
Francis X. 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 O. 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 M. 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 victoryCalvin L. 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 VirginiaWilliam Wallace 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 7 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "AZ Governor". Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "AR Governor". Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "DE Governor". Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  5. ↑ Lavietes, Stuart (6 March 2002). "C. Farris Bryant, 87, Governor Of Florida at Turning Point". nytimes.com. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "FL Governor". Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "IL Governor". Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "IN Governor". Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "IA Governor". Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "Governor's Records - John Anderson, Jr. Administration, January 9, 1961". Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "KS Governor". Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "MA Governor-D Primary". Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  13. ↑ "MA Governor". Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  14. ↑ "MI Governor". Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  15. ↑ "MO Governor". Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  16. ↑ "MT Governor". Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  17. ↑ "NE Governor". Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  18. ↑ "NH Governor". Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  19. ↑ "NM Governor". Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  20. ↑ "NC Governor". Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  21. ↑ "ND Governor". Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  22. ↑ "RI Governor". Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  23. ↑ "South Dakota Governor Archie Gubbrud". Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  24. ↑ "SD Governor". Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  25. ↑ "TX Governor". Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  26. ↑ "UT Governor". Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  27. ↑ "VT Governor". Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  28. ↑ "WA Governor". Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  29. ↑ "WV Governor". Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  30. ↑ "WI Governor". Retrieved 8 February 2014.
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