1964 United States gubernatorial elections

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1964 United States gubernatorial elections
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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 election1964 United States gubernatorial elections results map.svg
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United States gubernatorial elections were held November 3, 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.

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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%
(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% (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% (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% (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]

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