1964 Indiana gubernatorial election

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For related races, see 1964 United States gubernatorial elections.
1964 Indiana gubernatorial election
← 1960 November 3, 1964 1968 →
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Nominee Roger D. Branigin Richard O. Ristine
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,164,620 901,342
Percentage 56.18% 43.48%
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County results
Branigin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Ristine:      40-50%      50-60%
Governor before election

Matthew E. Welsh
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Roger D. Branigin
Democratic

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 1964 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Matthew E. Welsh was term-limited.

Democratic nominee Roger D. Branigin defeated Republican nominee Richard O. Ristine with 56.18% of the vote.

As of 2022, this marks the most recent time that Democrats won the races for Governor and for President concurrently.[1][not in citation given]

Nominations

Until 1976, all nominations for statewide office in Indiana were made by state conventions.[2][3]

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Results

The Democratic convention was held on June 12, 1964.[4]

Democratic convention results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roger D. Branigin 1,449 65.60
Democratic Marshall F. Kizer 594 26.89
Democratic Clinton Green 133 6.02
Democratic Scattering 33 1.49
Total votes 2,209 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

The Republican convention was held on June 9, 1964.[4][10]

Republican convention results[8][11][12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard O. Ristine 1,212 55.29
Republican Robert E. Hughes 599 27.33
Republican William G. Bray 266 12.14
Republican G. Richard Ellis 70 3.19
Republican Robert E. Gates 29 1.33
Republican Charles O. Hendricks 15 0.68
Republican Earl F. Landgrebe 1 0.05
Total votes 2,192 100.00

General election

Candidates

Results

1964 Indiana gubernatorial election[13][14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Roger D. Branigin 1,164,620 56.18%
Republican Richard O. Ristine 901,342 43.48%
Prohibition Chester G. Bohannon 5,771 0.28%
Socialist Labor Gordon A. Long 1,182 0.06%
Majority 263,278 12.70%
Turnout 2,072,915 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

References

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  2. ↑ America Votes 6, p. 129.
  3. ↑ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 112.
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  13. ↑ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 50.
  14. ↑ America Votes 6, p. 120.
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