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November 3, 1964
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 County results Rampton: 50–60% 60–70% Melich: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mitchell Melich | 63,108 | 53.01% | |
| Republican | D. James Cannon | 55,938 | 46.99% | |
| Total votes | 119,046 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Ernest Howard Dean, Speaker of Utah House of Representatives
- Cal Rampton, former Davis County attorney
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cal Rampton | 57,848 | 62.66% | |
| Democratic | Ernest H. Dean | 34,470[a] | 37.34% | |
| Total votes | 92,318 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Mitchell Melich, Republican
- Cal Rampton, Democratic
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cal Rampton | 226,956 | 56.99% | +9.65% | |
| Republican | Mitchell Melich | 171,300 | 43.01% | −9.65% | |
| Total votes | 398,256 | 100.00% | |||
| Majority | 55,656 | 13.97% | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | +19.30% | |||
Results by county
| County[3][4] | Cal Rampton Demcoratic |
Mitchell Melich Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Beaver | 1,159 | 58.68% | 816 | 41.32% | 343 | 17.37% | 1,975 |
| Box Elder | 6,167 | 51.81% | 5,735 | 48.19% | 432 | 3.63% | 11,902 |
| Cache | 7,840 | 48.98% | 8,168 | 51.02% | -328 | -2.05% | 16,008 |
| Carbon | 5,161 | 66.65% | 2,583 | 33.35% | 2,578 | 33.29% | 7,744 |
| Daggett | 155 | 55.76% | 123 | 44.24% | 32 | 11.51% | 278 |
| Davis | 15,631 | 54.75% | 12,917 | 45.25% | 2,714 | 9.51% | 28,548 |
| Duchesne | 1,307 | 51.42% | 1,235 | 48.58% | 72 | 2.83% | 2,542 |
| Emery | 1,237 | 49.01% | 1,287 | 50.99% | -50 | -1.98% | 2,524 |
| Garfield | 730 | 49.97% | 731 | 50.03% | -1 | -0.07% | 1,461 |
| Grand | 639 | 28.21% | 1,626 | 71.79% | -987 | -43.58% | 2,265 |
| Iron | 2,180 | 47.73% | 2,387 | 52.27% | -207 | -4.53% | 4,567 |
| Juab | 1,271 | 56.97% | 960 | 43.03% | 311 | 13.94% | 2,231 |
| Kane | 439 | 39.23% | 680 | 60.77% | -241 | -21.54% | 1,119 |
| Millard | 1,506 | 44.00% | 1,917 | 56.00% | -411 | -12.01% | 3,423 |
| Morgan | 814 | 57.98% | 590 | 42.02% | 224 | 15.95% | 1,404 |
| Piute | 277 | 44.04% | 352 | 55.96% | -75 | -11.92% | 629 |
| Rich | 357 | 47.22% | 399 | 52.78% | -42 | -5.56% | 756 |
| Salt Lake | 105,947 | 58.58% | 74,926 | 41.42% | 31,021 | 17.15% | 180,873 |
| San Juan | 919 | 40.20% | 1,367 | 59.80% | -448 | -19.60% | 2,286 |
| Sanpete | 2,570 | 50.12% | 2,558 | 49.88% | 12 | 0.23% | 5,128 |
| Sevier | 2,095 | 46.13% | 2,447 | 53.87% | -352 | -7.75% | 4,542 |
| Summit | 1,515 | 53.72% | 1,305 | 46.28% | 210 | 7.45% | 2,820 |
| Tooele | 5,245 | 68.23% | 2,442 | 31.77% | 2,803 | 36.46% | 7,687 |
| Uintah | 2,099 | 46.28% | 2,436 | 53.72% | -337 | -7.43% | 4,535 |
| Utah | 25,281 | 56.64% | 19,350 | 43.36% | 5,931 | 13.29% | 44,631 |
| Wasatch | 1,422 | 55.31% | 1,149 | 44.69% | 273 | 10.62% | 2,571 |
| Washington | 1,924 | 45.15% | 2,337 | 54.85% | -413 | -9.69% | 4,261 |
| Wayne | 360 | 44.50% | 449 | 55.50% | -89 | -11.00% | 809 |
| Weber | 30,709 | 63.01% | 18,028 | 36.99% | 12,681 | 26.02% | 48,737 |
| Total | 226,956 | 56.99% | 171,300 | 43.01% | 55,656 | 13.97% | 398,256 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Notes
- ^ The 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.
References
- ^ a b Utah State Archives, Abstract of the Returns of the Primary Election held in the State of Utah, Tuesday, August 11, 1964.
- ^ a b "Utah Primary Election - Tuesday, August 11, 1964" (PDF). Retrieved December 31, 2025.
- ^ a b Utah State Archives, Abstract of the Returns of an Election held in the State of Utah, Tuesday, November 3, 1964.
- ^ a b "Abstract of the Returns of an Election held in the State of Utah, Tuesday, November 3, 1964" (PDF). Retrieved December 31, 2025.
