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
Democratic primary
Candidates Ernest Howard Dean, Speaker of Utah House of Representatives Cal Rampton, former Davis County attorney
Results
General election
Candidates Mitchell Melich, Republican Cal Rampton, Democratic
Results
Results by county County Cal RamptonDemocratic Mitchell MelichRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Beaver1,15958.68%81641.32%34317.37%1,975Box Elder6,16751.81%5,73548.19%4323.63%11,902Cache7,84048.98%8,16851.02%-328-2.05%16,008Carbon5,16166.65%2,58333.35%2,57833.29%7,744Daggett15555.76%12344.24%3211.51%278Davis15,63154.75%12,91745.25%2,7149.51%28,548Duchesne1,30751.42%1,23548.58%722.83%2,542Emery1,23749.01%1,28750.99%-50-1.98%2,524Garfield73049.97%73150.03%-1-0.07%1,461Grand63928.21%1,62671.79%-987-43.58%2,265Iron2,18047.73%2,38752.27%-207-4.53%4,567Juab1,27156.97%96043.03%31113.94%2,231Kane43939.23%68060.77%-241-21.54%1,119Millard1,50644.00%1,91756.00%-411-12.01%3,423Morgan81457.98%59042.02%22415.95%1,404Piute27744.04%35255.96%-75-11.92%629Rich35747.22%39952.78%-42-5.56%756Salt Lake105,94758.58%74,92641.42%31,02117.15%180,873San Juan91940.20%1,36759.80%-448-19.60%2,286Sanpete2,57050.12%2,55849.88%120.23%5,128Sevier2,09546.13%2,44753.87%-352-7.75%4,542Summit1,51553.72%1,30546.28%2107.45%2,820Tooele5,24568.23%2,44231.77%2,80336.46%7,687Uintah2,09946.28%2,43653.72%-337-7.43%4,535Utah25,28156.64%19,35043.36%5,93113.29%44,631Wasatch1,42255.31%1,14944.69%27310.62%2,571Washington1,92445.15%2,33754.85%-413-9.69%4,261Wayne36044.50%44955.50%-89-11.00%809Weber30,70963.01%18,02836.99%12,68126.02%48,737Total226,95656.99%171,30043.01%55,65613.97%398,256
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Box Elder Davis Duchesne Morgan Salt Lake Utah Wasatch Weber
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Emery Garfield Millard Sevier Washington Wayne
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