1964 Texas gubernatorial election

The 1964 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964, to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor John Connally was reelected to a second term, winning 74% of the vote to Republican Jack Crichton's 26%.

1964 Texas gubernatorial election

November 3, 1964

Nominee John Connally Jack Crichton Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,877,793 661,675 Percentage 73.8% 26.0%

County results Connally:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Governor before election John Connally Democratic Elected Governor John Connally Democratic

Connally swept all 254 counties in his massive landslide reelection victory and was sworn in for his second term on January 26, 1965.

Primaries

Republican

Republican primary results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Crichton	128,146	100.00%
Total votes			128,146	100.00%

Democratic

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Connally	1,125,884	69.06%
	Democratic	Don Yarborough	471,411	28.92%
	Democratic	M. T. Banks	22,047	1.35%
	Democratic	Johnnie Mae Hackworthe	10,955	0.67%
Total votes			1,630,297	100.00%

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Connally	1,877,793	73.79%
	Republican	Jack Crichton	661,675	26.00%
	Constitution	John C. Williams	5,257	0.32%
Total votes			2,544,753	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Texas Almanac".