| Election Name: | 1964 Washington gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Washington |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Washington (1923–1967).svg |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1960 Washington gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1960 |
| Next Election: | 1968 Washington gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1968 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1964 |
| Nominee1: | Daniel J. Evans |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 697,256 |
| Percentage1: | 55.77% |
| Nominee2: | Albert Rosellini |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 548,692 |
| Percentage2: | 43.89% |
| Governor | |
| Map Size: | 275px |
| Before Election: | Albert Rosellini |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Daniel J. Evans |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1964 Washington gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1964, between incumbent Democratic governor Albert Rosellini and Republican nominee Daniel 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 the state 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.
Evans was the first Republican gubernatorial candidate to carry Cowlitz County since 1924. Additionally, Ferry County, Grant County, Kitsap County, and Snohomish County voted Republican for the first time since 1928. Pacific County did not back a Republican gubernatorial candidate again until 2016.
| County | 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 | ||||||||||