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1964 Arkansas gubernatorial election

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1964 Arkansas gubernatorial election

← 1962 November 3, 1964 1966 →
 
Nominee Orval Faubus Winthrop Rockefeller
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 337,489 254,561
Percentage 57.00% 42.99%

County results

Faubus:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Rockefller:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Orval Faubus
Democratic

Elected Governor

Orval Faubus
Democratic

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

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Primary elections were held on July 28, 1964.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[2][3][4]
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

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Winthrop Rockefeller unopposed

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1964 Arkansas gubernatorial election[5][6][7]
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

Results by county

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County Orval Faubus
Democratic
Winthrop Rockefeller
Republican
Kenneth Hurst
Write-in
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Benton 5,747 44.77% 7,090 55.23% 0 0.00% -1,343 -10.54% 12,837
Crawford 4,409 59.66% 2,981 40.34% 0 0.0% 1,472 19.32% 7,490
Franklin 3,202 64.58% 1,756 35.42% 0 0.00% 1,446 29.16% 4,958
Johnson 3,109 62.44% 1,870 37.56% 0 0.00% 1,339 24.88% 4,979
Logan 3,404 56.64% 2,606 43.36% 0 0.00% 798 13.28% 6,010
Madison 3,155 63.67% 1,800 36.33% 0 0.00% 1,355 27.34% 4,955
Newton 1,555 51.97% 1,437 48.03% 0 0.00% 118 3.94% 2,992
Scott 1,689 54.61% 1,404 45.39% 0 0.00% 285 9.22% 3,093
Sebastian 11,644 48.03% 12,599 51.97% 0 0.00% -955 -3.94% 24,243
Washington 8,741 44.27% 11,002 55.73% 0 0.00% -2,261 -11.46% 19,743
Totals 337,489 57.00% 254,561 42.99% 63 0.01% 82,928 14.01% 592,113

References

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  1. ^ "Burrow joins Rockefeller drive". Northwest Arkansas Times. Fayetteville, Arkansas. August 12, 1964. p. 10. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "AR Governor, 1964 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 100.
  4. ^ a b America Votes 6, p. 40.
  5. ^ "AR Governor, 1964". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  6. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 42.
  7. ^ America Votes 6, p. 33.

Bibliography

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