The 1964 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic Governor C. Farris Bryant was ineligible for a second consecutive full term under the 1885 State Constitution. Democratic nominee W. Haydon Burns defeated Republican nominee Charles R. Holley with 56.12% of the vote.
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County results Burns: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Holley: 50-60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections were held on May 5 and 26, 1964.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | W. Haydon Burns | 312,453 | 27.51 | |
Democratic | Robert King High | 207,280 | 18.25 | |
Democratic | Scott Kelly | 205,078 | 18.06 | |
Democratic | Fred Bud Dickinson | 184,865 | 16.28 | |
Democratic | John E. Mathews | 140,210 | 12.34 | |
Democratic | Frederick B. Karl | 85,953 | 7.57 | |
Total votes | 1,135,839 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | W. Haydon Burns | 648,093 | 58.20 | |
Democratic | Robert King High | 465,547 | 41.80 | |
Total votes | 1,113,640 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles R. Holley | 70,573 | 53.89 | |
Republican | H. B. (Bob) Foster | 33,563 | 25.63 | |
Republican | Ken Folks | 26,815 | 20.48 | |
Total votes | 130,951 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | W. Haydon Burns | 933,554 | 56.12% | ||
Republican | Charles R. Holley | 686,297 | 41.26% | ||
Write-ins | 43,630 | 2.62% | |||
Majority | 247,257 | 14.86% | |||
Turnout | 1,663,481 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
Morris, Allen (1965). The Florida Handbook, 1965-66. Tallahassee, FL: The Peninsular Publishing Company.