1964 South Dakota gubernatorial election

1964 South Dakota gubernatorial election
	County results ; Boe: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Lindley: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Governor before election; Archie M. Gubbrud; Republican	Elected Governor ; Nils Boe; Republican

The 1964 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964.

Incumbent Republican Governor Archie M. Gubbrud did not run for re-election.

Republican nominee Nils Boe defeated Democratic nominee John F. Lindley with 51.68% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 2, 1964.

Democratic primary results^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John F. Lindley	27,071	65.83
	Democratic	Merton B. Tice	14,051	34.17
Total votes			41,122	100.00

Republican primary results^[2]^[3]^[4]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nils Boe	50,335	53.47
	Republican	Sigurd Anderson	43,809	46.53
Total votes			94,144	100.00

1964 South Dakota gubernatorial election^[2]^[7]^[8]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nils Boe	150,151	51.67%
	Democratic	John F. Lindley	140,419	48.33%
Majority			9,732	3.35%
Turnout			290,570	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

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^ ^a ^b ^c Elections (PDF). p. 636. Retrieved May 12, 2020. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ ^a ^b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 142.
^ ^a ^b America Votes 6, p. 386.
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^ "SD Governor, 1964 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 79.
^ America Votes 6, p. 379.
^ "SD Governor, 1964". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 12, 2020.

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.