1964 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1964 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Chafee Edward P. Gallogly Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 239,501 152,165 Percentage 61.15% 38.85%

County results Municipality results Chafee:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Gallogly:      50–60%

Governor before election John Chafee Republican Elected Governor John Chafee Republican

The 1964 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Republican John Chafee defeated Democratic nominee Edward P. Gallogly with 61.15% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 17, 1964. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Edward P. Gallogly, incumbent lieutenant governor
• Alexander R. Walsh
• John L. Rego

Results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward P. Gallogly	55,282	56.73
	Democratic	Alexander R. Walsh	25,457	26.12
	Democratic	John L. Rego	16,715	17.15
Total votes			97,454	100.00

General election

Candidates

• John Chafee, Republican
• Edward P. Gallogly, Democratic

Results

1964 Rhode Island gubernatorial election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Chafee (incumbent)	239,501	61.15%
	Democratic	Edward P. Gallogly	152,165	38.85%
Majority			87,336
Turnout			391,668
	Republican hold		Swing

By county

	John Chafee Republican		Edward Gallogly Democratic		All Others
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Bristol	12,946	68.6%	5,926	31.4%	0	0.0%
Kent	38,098	66.7%	19,033	33.3%	0	0.0%
Newport	17,000	63.2%	9,883	36.8%	0	0.0%
Providence	155,593	59.0%	108,315	41.0%	2	0.01%
Washington	15,864	63.8%	9,008	38.9%	0	0.0%

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Providence

References

1. Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. CQ Press. ISBN   9781483380353 . Retrieved April 7, 2020.
2. Cook, Rhodes (November 17, 2015). America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State. CQ Press. ISBN   9781483383026 . Retrieved April 7, 2020.