1964 North Carolina gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1964 United States gubernatorial elections.

1964 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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Nominee Dan K. Moore Robert L. Gavin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 790,343 606,165 Percentage 56.59% 43.41%

County results Moore:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Gavin:      50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election Terry Sanford Democratic Elected Governor Dan K. Moore Democratic

The 1964 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964. Democratic nominee Dan K. Moore defeated Republican nominee Robert L. Gavin with 56.59% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on May 30, 1964. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Dan K. Moore, former Judge of the North Carolina Superior Court
• L. Richardson Preyer, former Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
• I. Beverly Lake Sr., attorney
• Kidd Brewer, businessman and former Appalachian State Mountaineers football coach ^[2]
• Bruce E. Burleson
• Raymond J. Stansbury

28.7% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary. ^[3]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	L. Richardson Preyer	281,430	36.59
	Democratic	Dan K. Moore	257,872	33.53
	Democratic	I. Beverly Lake Sr.	217,172	28.24
	Democratic	Kidd Brewer	8,026	1.04
	Democratic	Bruce E. Burleson	2,445	0.32
	Democratic	Raymond J. Stansbury	2,145	0.28
Total votes			769,090	100.00

Democratic primary runoff results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan K. Moore	480,431	62.05
	Democratic	L. Richardson Preyer	293,863	37.95
Total votes			774,294	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Robert L. Gavin, former United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina
• Charles W. Strong, State Senator
• Donald Badgley, State Representative

2.3% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary. ^[3]

Results

Republican primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert L. Gavin	53,145	83.28
	Republican	Charles W. Strong	8,652	13.56
	Republican	Donald Badgley	2,018	3.16
Total votes			63,815	100.00

General election

Candidates

• Dan K. Moore, Democratic
• Robert L. Gavin, Republican

Results

1964 North Carolina gubernatorial election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dan K. Moore	790,343	56.59
	Republican	Robert L. Gavin	606,165	43.41
Majority			184,178
Turnout			1,396,508
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. "North Carolina Manual". 1991. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
2. Associated Press/Star-News: Kidd Brewer, politician, businessman dies of cancer in Raleigh
3. Steed, Moreland & Baker 1980, p. 28.
4. Cook, Rhodes (October 26, 2017). America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. ISBN   9781506368993 . Retrieved May 27, 2019.

Works cited

• Steed, Robert; Moreland, Laurence; Baker, Tod, eds. (1980). Party Politics in the South. Praeger Publishers. ISBN   0030565863.