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1964 Texas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1964 Texas Gubernatorial Election?

John Connally won the 1964 Texas Gubernatorial Election. John Connally received 1,877,793 popular votes (73.8%). The main challenger was Jack Crichton (26%).

See the full head-to-head between Connally and Crichton

Connally +47.8 pts · won by 1,216,118 votes
John ConnallyDemocraticWINNER73.8%
1,877,793 votes
Jack CrichtonRepublican26%
661,675 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.