| Election Name: | 1964 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | No |
| Previous Election: | 1963 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Previous Year: | 1963 |
| Next Election: | 1965 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Next Year: | 1965 |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 2Blank: | Seats won |
| Seats For Election: | 25 governorships |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1964 |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Seats Before1: | 34 |
| Seats After1: | 33 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| 1Data1: | 18 |
| 2Data1: | 17 |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Seats Before2: | 16 |
| Seats After2: | 17 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| 1Data2: | 7 |
| 2Data2: | 8 |
| Map Size: | 324px |
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 1964, concurrently with the presidential election. Elections were held in 25 states and 1 territory. These were 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.
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Democratic | Defeated, 43.89% | Daniel J. Evans (Republican) 55.77% Henry Killman (Socialist Labor) 0.35%[28] | ||
| West Virginia | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Hulett C. Smith (Democratic) 54.91% Cecil Underwood (Republican) 45.09%[29] | ||
| Wisconsin | Democratic | Defeated, 49.44% | Warren P. Knowles (Republican) 50.55% Others 0.01%[30] |