1964 Arizona gubernatorial election

none related races 1964 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1964 Arizona gubernatorial election Arizona Presidential no 1962 Arizona gubernatorial election 1962 1966 Arizona gubernatorial election 1966 November 3, 1964 File:Samuel Pearson Goddard, Jr (tight crop).jpg 0.5 Samuel Goddard Democratic Party (United States) 252,098 53.24% Attorney General Richard Kleindienst.jpg Richard Kleindienst Republican Party (United States) 221,404 46.76% 1964 Arizona gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsGoddard: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Kleindienst: #e27f7f 50–60% Governor Paul J. Fannin Republican Party (United States) Samuel P. Goddard Democratic Party (United States) 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. 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 Richard Kleindienst, Arizona Republican Party Chairman, former state representative Evan Mecham, former state senator, U.S. Senate nominee in 1962 Results Republican primary resultshttps://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102660 State of Arizona Official Canvass Primary Election - September 8, 1964 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-13 Republican Party (United States) Richard Kleindienst 64,310 62.78% Republican Party (United States) Evan Mecham 38,131 37.22% 102,441 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Art Brock David C. Cox Samuel P. Goddard, 1962 Democratic nominee for governor J. Michael Morris Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Sam Goddard 114,377 60.04% Democratic Party (United States) Art Brock 57,067 29.96% Democratic Party (United States) J. Michael Morris 11,303 5.93% Democratic Party (United States) David C. Cox 7,749 4.07% 190,496 100.00% General election Results Arizona gubernatorial election, 1964https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102659 State of Arizona Official Canvass General Election - November 3, 1964 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-13 Democratic Party (United States) Sam Goddard 252,098 53.24% +8.07% Republican Party (United States) Richard Kleindienst 221,404 46.76% -8.07% 30,694 6.48% 473,502 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +16.14% Results by county County Sam GoddardDemocratic Richard KleindienstRepublican Margin Total votescast # % # % # %Apache2,25159.42%1,53740.58%71418.85%3,788Cochise10,03660.84%6,46139.16%3,57521.67%16,497Coconino5,55151.47%5,23448.53%3172.94%10,785Gila7,15468.52%3,28731.48%3,86737.04%10,441Graham2,98955.75%2,37244.25%61711.51%5,361Greenlee3,28876.91%98723.09%2,30153.82%4,275Maricopa127,83049.07%132,67750.93%-4,847-1.86%260,507Mohave2,27054.79%1,87345.21%3979.58%4,143Navajo4,94352.06%4,55147.94%3924.13%9,494Pima58,63958.38%41,80741.62%16,83216.76%100,466Pinal10,51362.85%6,21437.15%4,29925.70%16,727Santa Cruz2,11762.06%1,29437.94%82324.13%3,411Yavapai5,93044.73%7,32855.27%-1,398-10.54%13,258Yuma8,58759.76%5,78240.24%2,80519.52%14,369Totals252,09853.24%221,40446.76%30,6946.48%473,502 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Apache Coconino Graham Mohave Navajo Yuma References 1 1964 Category:1964 United States gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial Category:November 1964 in the United States