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United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 1964, concurrently with thepresidential election. Elections were held in 25 states and 1 territory. These were the last gubernatorial elections forFlorida,Massachusetts,Michigan, andNebraska to take place in a presidential election year. Florida switched its governor election years tomidterm years, while the other three expanded their terms from two to four years. This election also coincided with theSenate and theHouse elections.
| 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] |
