1964 Arkansas gubernatorial election

1964 Arkansas gubernatorial election
	County results Faubus: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Rockefller: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Orval Faubus; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Orval Faubus; Democratic

The 1964 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Orval Faubus won election to a sixth term, defeating Republican nominee Winthrop Rockefeller with 57.00% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on July 28, 1964.

Democratic primary results^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Orval Faubus (incumbent)	239.890	65.72
	Democratic	Ervin Odell Dorsey	69,638	19.08
	Democratic	Joe Hubbard	39,199	10.74
	Democratic	R. D. Burrow	16,310	4.47
Total votes			365,037	100.00

Republican primary results^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Winthrop Rockefeller		unopposed

1964 Arkansas gubernatorial election^[5]^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Orval Faubus (incumbent)	337,489	57.00%	−16.27%
	Republican	Winthrop Rockefeller	254,561	42.99%	+16.26%
	Write-in	Kenneth Hurst	63	0.01%
Majority			82,928	14.01%
Turnout			592,113	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

County	Orval Faubus Democratic		Winthrop Rockefeller Republican		Kenneth Hurst Write-in		Margin		Total votes cast
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast
Benton	5,747	44.77%	7,090	55.23%	0	0.00%	-1,343	-10.54%	12,837
Crawford	4,409	59.66%	2,981	40.34%	0	0.0%	1,472	19.32%	7,490
Franklin	3,202	64.58%	1,756	35.42%	0	0.00%	1,446	29.16%	4,958
Johnson	3,109	62.44%	1,870	37.56%	0	0.00%	1,339	24.88%	4,979
Logan	3,404	56.64%	2,606	43.36%	0	0.00%	798	13.28%	6,010
Madison	3,155	63.67%	1,800	36.33%	0	0.00%	1,355	27.34%	4,955
Newton	1,555	51.97%	1,437	48.03%	0	0.00%	118	3.94%	2,992
Scott	1,689	54.61%	1,404	45.39%	0	0.00%	285	9.22%	3,093
Sebastian	11,644	48.03%	12,599	51.97%	0	0.00%	-955	-3.94%	24,243
Washington	8,741	44.27%	11,002	55.73%	0	0.00%	-2,261	-11.46%	19,743
Totals	337,489	57.00%	254,561	42.99%	63	0.01%	82,928	14.01%	592,113

^ "Burrow joins Rockefeller drive". Northwest Arkansas Times. Fayetteville, Arkansas. August 12, 1964. p. 10. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
^ "AR Governor, 1964 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 100.
^ ^a ^b America Votes 6, p. 40.
^ "AR Governor, 1964". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 42.
^ America Votes 6, p. 33.

Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1966). America Votes 6: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1964. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.