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The1964 Washington gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1964, between incumbent Democratic governorAlbert Rosellini and Republican nomineeDaniel J. Evans.
Rosellini, a former state senator, was elected governor in 1956 and re-elected in 1960; he had become unpopular after a series of scandals and increasing partisan division in the state legislature.[1] Evans was a member of thestate house of representatives and became the minority leader for the Republicans.
Despite the state's favoring of Democrats in national elections in 1964, Evans won by a large margin using a "Blueprint for Progress" as a cornerstone of his campaign.[2][3]John Patric unsuccessfully ran in the blanket primary.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Daniel J. Evans | 323,152 | 39.11% | |
| Democratic | Albert Rosellini (incumbent) | 243,220 | 29.44% | |
| Republican | Richard G. Christensen | 213,217 | 25.81% | |
| Democratic | Jessop McDonnell | 17,262 | 2.09% | |
| Democratic | Stewart W. Petersen | 12,489 | 1.51% | |
| Democratic | John Patric | 9,710 | 1.18% | |
| Democratic | John Abretske | 3,913 | 0.47% | |
| Republican | Lou Kessler | 3,296 | 0.40% | |
| Total votes | 826,259 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Daniel J. Evans | 697,256 | 55.77% | +6.90% | |
| Democratic | Albert D. Rosellini (Incumbent) | 548,692 | 43.89% | −6.45% | |
| Socialist Labor | Henry Killman | 4,326 | 0.35% | −0.37% | |
| Majority | 148,564 | 11.88% | |||
| Total votes | 1,250,274 | 100.00% | |||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | Swing | +13.35% | |||
Evans was the first Republican gubernatorial candidate to carryCowlitz County since1924. Additionally,Ferry County,Grant County,Kitsap County, andSnohomish County voted Republican for the first time since1928.Pacific County did not back a Republican gubernatorial candidate again until2016.
| County[6] | Daniel J. Evans Republican | Albert D. Rosellini Democratic | Henry Killman Socialist Labor | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 3,043 | 71.16% | 1,232 | 28.81% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,811 | 42.35% | 4,276 |
| Asotin | 2,823 | 52.30% | 2,572 | 47.65% | 3 | 0.06% | 251 | 4.65% | 5,398 |
| Benton | 15,441 | 54.52% | 12,876 | 45.47% | 3 | 0.01% | 2,565 | 9.06% | 28,320 |
| Chelan | 10,183 | 57.51% | 7,463 | 42.15% | 60 | 0.34% | 2,720 | 15.36% | 17,706 |
| Clallam | 7,063 | 52.74% | 6,314 | 47.14% | 16 | 0.12% | 749 | 5.59% | 13,393 |
| Clark | 23,631 | 57.24% | 17,560 | 42.54% | 92 | 0.22% | 6,071 | 14.71% | 41,283 |
| Columbia | 1,507 | 68.94% | 679 | 31.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 828 | 37.88% | 2,186 |
| Cowlitz | 13,840 | 57.07% | 10,304 | 42.49% | 105 | 0.43% | 3,536 | 14.58% | 24,249 |
| Douglas | 3,627 | 57.49% | 2,677 | 42.43% | 5 | 0.08% | 950 | 15.06% | 6,309 |
| Ferry | 769 | 53.74% | 662 | 46.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 107 | 7.48% | 1,431 |
| Franklin | 4,887 | 48.74% | 5,094 | 50.81% | 45 | 0.45% | -207 | -2.06% | 10,026 |
| Garfield | 1,068 | 70.26% | 452 | 29.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 616 | 40.53% | 1,520 |
| Grant | 8,756 | 61.07% | 5,574 | 38.88% | 8 | 0.06% | 3,182 | 22.19% | 14,338 |
| Grays Harbor | 10,435 | 45.67% | 12,294 | 53.80% | 121 | 0.53% | -1,859 | -8.14% | 22,850 |
| Island | 4,373 | 62.87% | 2,575 | 37.02% | 8 | 0.12% | 1,798 | 25.85% | 6,956 |
| Jefferson | 2,150 | 48.46% | 2,286 | 51.52% | 1 | 0.02% | -136 | -3.07% | 4,437 |
| King | 254,630 | 56.92% | 190,384 | 42.56% | 2,329 | 0.52% | 64,246 | 14.36% | 447,343 |
| Kitsap | 19,161 | 50.91% | 18,420 | 48.94% | 55 | 0.15% | 741 | 1.97% | 37,636 |
| Kittitas | 4,632 | 54.46% | 3,865 | 45.44% | 8 | 0.09% | 767 | 9.02% | 8,505 |
| Klickitat | 3,465 | 62.07% | 2,112 | 37.84% | 5 | 0.09% | 1,353 | 24.24% | 5,582 |
| Lewis | 10,636 | 56.26% | 8,256 | 43.67% | 13 | 0.07% | 2,380 | 12.59% | 18,905 |
| Lincoln | 3,749 | 72.60% | 1,413 | 27.36% | 2 | 0.04% | 2,336 | 45.24% | 5,164 |
| Mason | 3,899 | 48.53% | 4,125 | 51.34% | 10 | 0.12% | -226 | -2.81% | 8,034 |
| Okanogan | 5,893 | 57.27% | 4,385 | 42.62% | 11 | 0.11% | 1,508 | 14.66% | 10,289 |
| Pacific | 3,423 | 50.52% | 3,346 | 49.39% | 6 | 0.09% | 77 | 1.14% | 6,775 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,573 | 53.58% | 1,363 | 46.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 210 | 7.15% | 2,936 |
| Pierce | 61,274 | 48.89% | 63,400 | 50.59% | 644 | 0.51% | -2,126 | -1.70% | 125,318 |
| San Juan | 1,186 | 68.83% | 534 | 30.99% | 3 | 0.17% | 652 | 37.84% | 1,723 |
| Skagit | 12,362 | 55.70% | 9,812 | 44.21% | 19 | 0.09% | 2,550 | 11.49% | 22,193 |
| Skamania | 1,268 | 52.94% | 1,126 | 47.01% | 1 | 0.04% | 142 | 5.93% | 2,395 |
| Snohomish | 42,157 | 52.14% | 38,453 | 47.56% | 244 | 0.30% | 3,704 | 4.58% | 80,854 |
| Spokane | 68,442 | 61.54% | 42,674 | 38.37% | 92 | 0.08% | 25,768 | 23.17% | 111,208 |
| Stevens | 4,493 | 60.00% | 2,984 | 39.85% | 11 | 0.15% | 1,509 | 20.15% | 7,488 |
| Thurston | 13,282 | 49.21% | 13,670 | 50.64% | 40 | 0.15% | -388 | -1.44% | 26,992 |
| Wahkiakum | 971 | 60.42% | 635 | 39.51% | 1 | 0.06% | 336 | 20.91% | 1,607 |
| Walla Walla | 11,302 | 64.23% | 6,291 | 35.75% | 2 | 0.01% | 5,011 | 28.48% | 17,595 |
| Whatcom | 17,846 | 57.02% | 13,318 | 42.55% | 132 | 0.42% | 4,528 | 14.47% | 31,296 |
| Whitman | 9,338 | 69.62% | 4,071 | 30.35% | 4 | 0.03% | 5,267 | 39.27% | 13,413 |
| Yakima | 28,678 | 54.79% | 23,441 | 44.78% | 226 | 0.43% | 5,237 | 10.00% | 52,345 |
| Totals | 697,256 | 55.77% | 548,692 | 43.89% | 4,326 | 0.35% | 148,564 | 11.88% | 1,250,274 |
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