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1964 Arizona Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1964 Arizona Gubernatorial Election?

Samuel Goddard won the 1964 Arizona Gubernatorial Election. Samuel Goddard received 252,098 popular votes (53.2%). The main challenger was Richard Kleindienst (46.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Goddard and Kleindienst

Goddard +6.4 pts · won by 30,694 votes
Samuel GoddardDemocraticWINNER53.2%
252,098 votes
Richard KleindienstRepublican46.8%
221,404 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.