1964 Arkansas gubernatorial election
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The 1964 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Orval Faubus won election to a sixth term, defeating Republican nominee Winthrop Rockefeller with 57.00% of the vote.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on July 28, 1964.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Ervin Odell Dorsey
- Orval Faubus, incumbent Governor
- Joe Hubbard
- R. D. Burrow, hardware store owner[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Orval Faubus (incumbent) | 239.890 | 65.72 | |
| Democratic | Ervin Odell Dorsey | 69,638 | 19.08 | |
| Democratic | Joe Hubbard | 39,199 | 10.74 | |
| Democratic | R. D. Burrow | 16,310 | 4.47 | |
| Total votes | 365,037 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Winthrop Rockefeller, businessman
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Winthrop Rockefeller | unopposed | ||
General election
Candidates
- Orval Faubus, Democratic
- Winthrop Rockefeller, Republican
- Kenneth Hurst, Write-in, Service Station operator
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Orval Faubus (incumbent) | 337,489 | 57.00% | -16.27% | |
| Republican | Winthrop Rockefeller | 254,561 | 42.99% | +16.26% | |
| Write-in | Kenneth Hurst | 63 | 0.01% | ||
| Majority | 82,928 | 14.01% | |||
| Turnout | 592,113 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Burrow joins Rockefeller drive". Northwest Arkansas Times. Fayetteville, Arkansas. August 12, 1964. p. 10. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "AR Governor, 1964 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 100.
- ^ a b America Votes 6, p. 40.
- ^ "AR Governor, 1964". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 42.
- ^ America Votes 6, p. 33.
Bibliography
- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1966). America Votes 6: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1964. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.
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