Election Name: | 1964 Texas gubernatorial election |
Country: | Texas |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1962 Texas gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1962 |
Next Election: | 1966 Texas gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1966 |
Election Date: | November 3, 1964 |
Image1: | File:John Connally (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | John Connally |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,877,793 |
Percentage1: | 73.8% |
Nominee2: | Jack Crichton |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 661,675 |
Percentage2: | 26.0% |
Map Size: | 310px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | John Connally |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | John Connally |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1964 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor John Connally was reelected to a second term, winning 74% of the vote to Republican Jack Crichton's 26%.
Connally swept all 254 counties in his massive landslide reelection victory and was sworn in for his second term on January 26, 1965.