Washington gubernatorial election, 1964

Washington gubernatorial election, 1964

November 3, 1964

Nominee Daniel J. Evans Albert D. Rosellini Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 697,256 548.692 Percentage 55.77% 43.89%

County results

Governor before election Albert D. Rosellini Democratic Elected Governor Daniel J. Evans Republican

The Washington gubernatorial election of 1964 took place on November 3, 1964, between incumbent Democratic governor Albert D. Rosellini and Republican nominee Daniel J. Evans.

Rosellini, a former state senator, was elected governor in 1956 and re-elected in 1960; he had become unpopular after a series of scandals and increasing partisan division in the state legislature.^[1] Evans was a member of the state house of representatives and became the minority leader for the Republicans.

Despite the state's favoring of Democrats in national elections in 1964, Evans won by a large margin using a "Blueprint for Progress" as a cornerstone of his campaign.^[2][3]

General election

Results

Governor of Washington election, 1964^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel J. Evans	697,256	55.77
	Democratic	Albert D. Rosellini (Incumbent)	548,692	43.89
	Socialist Labor	Henry Killman	4,326	0.35

References

1. Crowley, Walt (January 30, 2003). "Rosellini, Albert Dean (1910-2011)". HistoryLink. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
2. Burt, Lyle (November 4, 1964). "Evans Rides Out Democratic Tide to Defeat Gov. Rosellini". The Seattle Times. p. 5.
3. Burt, Lyle (November 4, 1964). "Evans May Face Hostile Legislature". The Seattle Times. p. 1.
4. "Elections Search Results: November 1964 General". Secretary of State of Washington. Retrieved October 3, 2016.