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1964 Governor

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GOVERNOR

Governor · 1964

Democratic Hold

DEM

26 needed

REP

IND

Before

31

18

After

32

17

Net change:D +1·R −1·26 seats contested

Chamber Control

DemocraticMajority32

Republican17

Threshold:26 seats

D 32 – R 17

26 contests|D won 18|R won 8

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arizona	GoddardDEM	53.2%	252,098	KleindienstREP	46.8%	221,404	D+6.5	↑ D+25.1
▶	Arkansas	FaubusDEM	57.0%	337,489	RockefellerREP	43.0%	254,561	D+14.0	↓ R+24.4
▶	Delaware	TerryDEM	51.4%	102,797	BucksonREP	48.6%	97,374	D+2.7	↓ R+0.8
▶	Florida	BurnsDEM	56.1%	933,554	HolleyREP	41.3%	686,297	D+14.9	↓ R+4.8
▶	Illinois	KernerDEM	51.9%	2,418,394	PercyREP	48.1%	2,239,095	D+3.9	↓ R+7.4
▶	Indiana	BraniginDEM	56.2%	1,164,763	RistineREP	43.5%	901,342	D+12.7	↑ D+11.6
▶	Iowa	HughesDEM	68.0%	794,610	HultmanREP	31.3%	365,131	D+36.8	↑ D+41.1
▶	Kansas	AveryREP	50.9%	432,667	WilesDEM	47.1%	400,264	R+3.8	↑ D+8.0
▶	Louisiana	McKeithenDEM	60.7%	469,589	LyonsREP	38.5%	297,753	D+22.2	↓ R+41.3
▶	Massachusetts	VolpeREP	50.3%	1,176,462	BellottiDEM	49.3%	1,153,416	R+1.0	↑ D+4.8
▶	Michigan	RomneyREP	55.9%	1,764,355	StaeblerDEM	43.7%	1,381,442	R+12.1	↓ R+13.4
▶	Missouri	HearnesDEM	62.1%	1,110,651	ShepleyREP	37.9%	678,949	D+24.1	↑ D+8.1
▶	Montana	BabcockREP	51.3%	144,113	RenneDEM	48.7%	136,862	R+2.6	↑ D+7.6
▶	Nebraska	MorrisonDEM	60.0%	347,026	BurneyREP	40.0%	231,029	D+20.1	↑ D+16.1
▶	New Hampshire	KingDEM	66.8%	190,863	PillsburyREP	33.2%	94,824	D+33.6	↑ D+44.5
▶	New Mexico	CampbellDEM	60.2%	191,497	TuckerREP	39.8%	126,540	D+20.4	↑ D+21.1
▶	North Carolina	MooreDEM	56.6%	790,343	GavinREP	43.4%	606,165	D+13.2	↑ D+23.3
▶	North Dakota	GuyDEM	55.7%	146,414	HalcrowREP	44.3%	116,247	D+11.5	↑ D+6.5
▶	Rhode Island	ChafeeREP	61.1%	239,501	GalloglyDEM	38.9%	152,165	R+22.3	↓ R+35.6
▶	South Dakota	BoeREP	51.7%	150,151	LindleyDEM	48.3%	140,419	R+3.4	↓ R+1.9
▶	Texas	ConnallyDEM	73.8%	1,877,793	CrichtonREP	26.0%	661,675	D+47.8	↑ D+2.3
▶	Utah	RamptonDEM	57.0%	226,956	MelichREP	43.0%	171,300	D+14.0	↑ D+19.3
▶	Vermont	HoffDEM	64.9%	106,610	FooteREP	34.4%	56,485	D+30.5	↑ D+43.4
▶	Washington	EvansREP	55.8%	697,256	RoselliniDEM	43.9%	548,692	R+11.9	↓ R+13.3
▶	West Virginia	SmithDEM	54.9%	433,023	UnderwoodREP	45.1%	355,559	D+9.8	↑ D+1.8
▶	Wisconsin	KnowlesREP	50.5%	856,779	ReynoldsDEM	49.4%	837,901	R+1.1	↓ R+4.2

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