1964 Utah gubernatorial election

none related races 1964 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1964 Utah gubernatorial election Utah 1922 Presidential no 1960 Utah gubernatorial election 1960 1968 Utah gubernatorial election 1968 November 3, 1964 File:Calvin L. Rampton.jpg 150x150px Cal Rampton Democratic Party (United States) 226,956 56.99% 3x4.svg Mitchell Melich Republican Party (United States) 171,300 43.01% 1964 Utah gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsRampton: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Melich: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor George Dewey Clyde Republican Party (United States) Cal Rampton Democratic Party (United States) The 1964 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964. Democratic nominee Cal Rampton defeated Republican nominee Mitchell Melich with 56.99% of the vote. Primary election Primary elections were held on August 11, 1964. Republican primary Candidates D. James Cannon, former member of Utah House of Representatives Mitchell Melich, former member of Utah State Senate Results Republican primary resultsUtah State Archives, Abstract of the Returns of the Primary Election held in the State of Utah, Tuesday, August 11, 1964.Utah Primary Election - Tuesday, August 11, 1964 https://vote.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1964Pri.pdf 31 December 2025 Mitchell Melich Republican Party (United States) 63,108 53.01% D. James Cannon Republican Party (United States) 55,938 46.99% 119,046 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Ernest Howard Dean, Speaker of Utah House of Representatives Cal Rampton, former Davis County attorney Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Cal Rampton 57,848 62.66% Democratic Party (United States) Ernest H. Dean 34,470The printed abstract contains a typo for Dean in San Juan County and thus his statewide total too. The correct figure in the county is 251 and this is listed on both the handwritten statewide abstract and the county return that gives the results by precinct. 37.34% 92,318 100.00% General election Candidates Mitchell Melich, Republican Cal Rampton, Democratic Results 1964 Utah gubernatorial electionUtah State Archives, Abstract of the Returns of an Election held in the State of Utah, Tuesday, November 3, 1964.Abstract of the Returns of an Election held in the State of Utah, Tuesday, November 3, 1964 https://vote.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1964Gen.pdf 31 December 2025 Democratic Party (United States) Cal Rampton 226,956 56.99% +9.65% Republican Party (United States) Mitchell Melich 171,300 43.01% -9.65% 398,256 100.00% 55,656 13.97% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +19.30% Results by county County Cal RamptonDemocratic Mitchell MelichRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Beaver1,15958.68%81641.32%34317.37%1,975Box Elder6,16751.81%5,73548.19%4323.63%11,902Cache7,84048.98%8,16851.02%-328-2.05%16,008Carbon5,16166.65%2,58333.35%2,57833.29%7,744Daggett15555.76%12344.24%3211.51%278Davis15,63154.75%12,91745.25%2,7149.51%28,548Duchesne1,30751.42%1,23548.58%722.83%2,542Emery1,23749.01%1,28750.99%-50-1.98%2,524Garfield73049.97%73150.03%-1-0.07%1,461Grand63928.21%1,62671.79%-987-43.58%2,265Iron2,18047.73%2,38752.27%-207-4.53%4,567Juab1,27156.97%96043.03%31113.94%2,231Kane43939.23%68060.77%-241-21.54%1,119Millard1,50644.00%1,91756.00%-411-12.01%3,423Morgan81457.98%59042.02%22415.95%1,404Piute27744.04%35255.96%-75-11.92%629Rich35747.22%39952.78%-42-5.56%756Salt Lake105,94758.58%74,92641.42%31,02117.15%180,873San Juan91940.20%1,36759.80%-448-19.60%2,286Sanpete2,57050.12%2,55849.88%120.23%5,128Sevier2,09546.13%2,44753.87%-352-7.75%4,542Summit1,51553.72%1,30546.28%2107.45%2,820Tooele5,24568.23%2,44231.77%2,80336.46%7,687Uintah2,09946.28%2,43653.72%-337-7.43%4,535Utah25,28156.64%19,35043.36%5,93113.29%44,631Wasatch1,42255.31%1,14944.69%27310.62%2,571Washington1,92445.15%2,33754.85%-413-9.69%4,261Wayne36044.50%44955.50%-89-11.00%809Weber30,70963.01%18,02836.99%12,68126.02%48,737Total226,95656.99%171,30043.01%55,65613.97%398,256 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Box Elder Davis Duchesne Morgan Salt Lake Utah Wasatch Weber Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Emery Garfield Millard Sevier Washington Wayne Notes References Utah Politics 1964 Utah Gubernatorial