1964 Indiana gubernatorial election

1964 Indiana gubernatorial election

← 1960 November 3, 1964 1968 →

Nominee Roger D. Branigin Richard O. Ristine Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,164,620 901,342 Percentage 56.18% 43.48%

County results Branigin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Ristine:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election Matthew E. Welsh Democratic Elected Governor Roger D. Branigin Democratic

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The 1964 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Matthew E. Welsh was term-limited.

Democratic nominee Roger D. Branigin defeated Republican nominee Richard O. Ristine with 56.18% of the vote. This would be the last time until 1988 in which the Democrats won the governorship.

As of 2023^[update], this marks the most recent time that Democrats won the races for Governor and for President concurrently.^{[1][failed verification]}