1964 Arizona gubernatorial election

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1964 Arizona gubernatorial election
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  1962 November 3, 1964 1966  
  Samuel Pearson Goddard, Jr (tight crop).jpg Attorney General Richard Kleindienst.jpg
Nominee Samuel Goddard Richard Kleindienst
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote252,098221,404
Percentage53.2%46.8%

1964 Arizona gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Goddard:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Kleindienst:     50–60%

Governor before election

Paul J. Fannin
Republican

Elected Governor

Samuel P. Goddard
Democratic

The 1964 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Governor Paul Fannin decided not to run for reelection to a fourth term as governor, instead deciding to successfully run for the United States Senate when incumbent U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater decided to run for President of the United States.

Contents

Despite Goldwater being at the top of the ticket as the Republican nominee for President against Lyndon Johnson, Samuel Pearson Goddard, who lost to Fannin in 1962, won the Democratic nomination and subsequently the general election, defeating Arizona Republican Party Chairman Richard Kleindienst (who would later serve as US Attorney General in the administration of Richard Nixon). Goddard was sworn into his first and only term as governor on January 4, 1965.

Republican primary

The Republican primary took place on September 8, 1964. Incumbent Governor Paul Fannin decided not to run for a fourth consecutive term, instead opting to run for the United States Senate seat being vacated by U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater, who had instead decided to run for President of the United States. Arizona Republican Party Chairman Richard Kleindienst, as well as state senator and 1962 Republican U.S. Senate nominee Evan Mecham sought the Republican nomination to succeed Paul Fannin, with Kleindienst winning by a wide margin.

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard Kleindienst 64,310 62.78%
Republican Evan Mecham 38,13137.22%
Total votes102,441 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sam Goddard 114,377 60.04%
Democratic Art Brock57,06729.96%
Democratic J. Michael Morris11,3035.93%
Democratic David C. Cox7,7494.07%
Total votes190,496 100.00%

General election

Results

Arizona gubernatorial election, 1964 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Sam Goddard 252,098 53.24% +8.07%
Republican Richard Kleindienst 221,40446.76%−8.07%
Majority30,6946.48%
Total votes473,502 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing +16.14%

Results by county

CountySam Goddard
Democratic
Richard Kleindienst
Republican
MarginTotal votes
cast [2]
# %# %# %
Apache 2,25159.42%1,53740.58%71418.85%3,788
Cochise 10,03660.84%6,46139.16%3,57521.67%16,497
Coconino 5,55151.47%5,23448.53%3172.94%10,785
Gila 7,15468.52%3,28731.48%3,86737.04%10,441
Graham 2,98955.75%2,37244.25%61711.51%5,361
Greenlee 3,28876.91%98723.09%2,30153.82%4,275
Maricopa 127,83049.07%132,67750.93%-4,847-1.86%260,507
Mohave 2,27054.79%1,87345.21%3979.58%4,143
Navajo 4,94352.06%4,55147.94%3924.13%9,494
Pima 58,63958.38%41,80741.62%16,83216.76%100,466
Pinal 10,51362.85%6,21437.15%4,29925.70%16,727
Santa Cruz 2,11762.06%1,29437.94%82324.13%3,411
Yavapai 5,93044.73%7,32855.27%-1,398-10.54%13,258
Yuma 8,58759.76%5,78240.24%2,80519.52%14,369
Totals252,09853.24%221,40446.76%30,6946.48%473,502

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

  1. 1 2 "State of Arizona Official Canvass Primary Election - September 8, 1964". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "State of Arizona Official Canvass General Election - November 3, 1964". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 13, 2024.