Election 1964 Results
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1964 North Carolina governor election
Dan K. Moore (Democrat) beat Robert L. Gavin (Republican) in North Carolina in 1964, 56.6% to 43.4%, a margin of 13.2 points and 184,178 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1960, when Terry Sanford won.
Democrats led in 80 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 20. The largest, Mecklenburg, cast 93,676 votes and went to the Democrat by 0.0 points.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan K. Moore won | Democratic | 790,343 | 56.6% |
| Robert L. Gavin | Republican | 606,165 | 43.4% |
| Total | 1,396,508 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecklenburg | 46,847 50.0% | 46,829 50.0% | 93,676 | level | |
| Guilford | 33,278 47.0% | 37,551 53.0% | 70,829 | R+6.0 | |
| Forsyth | 28,028 48.1% | 30,255 51.9% | 58,283 | R+3.8 | |
| Wake | 30,515 59.0% | 21,163 41.0% | 51,678 | D+18.1 | |
| Buncombe | 29,249 61.8% | 18,084 38.2% | 47,333 | D+23.6 | |
| Gaston | 19,798 53.5% | 17,199 46.5% | 36,997 | D+7.0 | |
| Durham | 19,704 56.5% | 15,160 43.5% | 34,864 | D+13.0 | |
| Catawba | 15,770 49.0% | 16,413 51.0% | 32,183 | R+2.0 | |
| Davidson | 13,729 44.5% | 17,113 55.5% | 30,842 | R+11.0 | |
| Alamance | 14,586 48.0% | 15,784 52.0% | 30,370 | R+3.9 | |
| Rowan | 14,622 49.4% | 15,001 50.6% | 29,623 | R+1.3 | |
| Cabarrus | 11,836 47.5% | 13,095 52.5% | 24,931 | R+5.0 | |
| Randolph | 9,848 40.1% | 14,681 59.9% | 24,529 | R+19.7 | |
| New Hanover | 11,364 46.9% | 12,874 53.1% | 24,238 | R+6.2 | |
| Iredell | 12,960 53.7% | 11,176 46.3% | 24,136 | D+7.4 | |
| Burke | 11,617 50.7% | 11,274 49.3% | 22,891 | D+1.5 | |
| Cumberland | 14,200 62.5% | 8,515 37.5% | 22,715 | D+25.0 | |
| Wilkes | 8,148 39.7% | 12,362 60.3% | 20,510 | R+20.5 | |
| Rockingham | 11,353 55.4% | 9,139 44.6% | 20,492 | D+10.8 | |
| Caldwell | 9,718 49.2% | 10,017 50.8% | 19,735 | R+1.5 | |
| Cleveland | 11,871 63.5% | 6,821 36.5% | 18,692 | D+27.0 | |
| Surry | 9,361 52.6% | 8,441 47.4% | 17,802 | D+5.2 | |
| Robeson | 14,528 83.7% | 2,831 16.3% | 17,359 | D+67.4 | |
| Johnston | 9,520 56.0% | 7,485 44.0% | 17,005 | D+12.0 | |
| Wayne | 10,135 59.9% | 6,779 40.1% | 16,914 | D+19.8 | |
| Stanly | 7,248 43.1% | 9,550 56.9% | 16,798 | R+13.7 | |
| Rutherford | 10,090 60.4% | 6,620 39.6% | 16,710 | D+20.8 | |
| Pitt | 12,005 73.8% | 4,259 26.2% | 16,264 | D+47.6 | |
| Haywood | 10,525 65.1% | 5,654 34.9% | 16,179 | D+30.1 | |
| Sampson | 7,981 50.7% | 7,761 49.3% | 15,742 | D+1.4 | |
| Nash | 10,638 69.0% | 4,776 31.0% | 15,414 | D+38.0 | |
| Henderson | 7,237 49.0% | 7,535 51.0% | 14,772 | R+2.0 | |
| Orange | 8,174 56.9% | 6,199 43.1% | 14,373 | D+13.7 | |
| Halifax | 10,759 79.6% | 2,763 20.4% | 13,522 | D+59.1 | |
| Harnett | 7,891 58.9% | 5,499 41.1% | 13,390 | D+17.9 | |
| Columbus | 9,496 71.7% | 3,750 28.3% | 13,246 | D+43.4 | |
| Lenoir | 9,371 71.2% | 3,784 28.8% | 13,155 | D+42.5 | |
| Lincoln | 6,991 53.3% | 6,122 46.7% | 13,113 | D+6.6 | |
| Wilson | 7,808 64.9% | 4,215 35.1% | 12,023 | D+29.9 | |
| Craven | 6,593 55.4% | 5,317 44.6% | 11,910 | D+10.7 | |
| Moore | 5,964 51.5% | 5,610 48.5% | 11,574 | D+3.1 | |
| Union | 7,685 68.0% | 3,622 32.0% | 11,307 | D+35.9 | |
| Edgecombe | 8,222 73.3% | 2,994 26.7% | 11,216 | D+46.6 | |
| Richmond | 8,354 76.2% | 2,616 23.8% | 10,970 | D+52.3 | |
| Duplin | 7,246 67.4% | 3,503 32.6% | 10,749 | D+34.8 | |
| McDowell | 5,972 56.8% | 4,537 43.2% | 10,509 | D+13.7 | |
| Carteret | 5,936 56.6% | 4,546 43.4% | 10,482 | D+13.3 | |
| Stokes | 5,140 53.0% | 4,566 47.0% | 9,706 | D+5.9 | |
| Onslow | 6,081 63.4% | 3,503 36.6% | 9,584 | D+26.9 | |
| Yadkin | 3,483 36.3% | 6,101 63.7% | 9,584 | R+27.3 | |
| Beaufort | 6,760 71.0% | 2,761 29.0% | 9,521 | D+42.0 | |
| Chatham | 5,067 54.0% | 4,309 46.0% | 9,376 | D+8.1 | |
| Ashe | 4,727 51.0% | 4,548 49.0% | 9,275 | D+1.9 | |
| Vance | 6,073 71.4% | 2,430 28.6% | 8,503 | D+42.8 | |
| Transylvania | 5,007 60.4% | 3,277 39.6% | 8,284 | D+20.9 | |
| Jackson | 5,375 65.2% | 2,875 34.8% | 8,250 | D+30.3 | |
| Watauga | 3,797 47.3% | 4,225 52.7% | 8,022 | R+5.3 | |
| Brunswick | 4,197 52.7% | 3,769 47.3% | 7,966 | D+5.4 | |
| Davie | 2,903 38.1% | 4,714 61.9% | 7,617 | R+23.8 | |
| Alexander | 3,721 49.1% | 3,851 50.9% | 7,572 | R+1.7 | |
| Madison | 3,622 49.3% | 3,722 50.7% | 7,344 | R+1.4 | |
| Montgomery | 3,812 52.2% | 3,492 47.8% | 7,304 | D+4.4 | |
| Cherokee | 4,020 56.2% | 3,130 43.8% | 7,150 | D+12.4 | |
| Lee | 3,585 50.9% | 3,454 49.1% | 7,039 | D+1.9 | |
| Granville | 5,166 74.7% | 1,746 25.3% | 6,912 | D+49.5 | |
| Macon | 4,169 61.4% | 2,617 38.6% | 6,786 | D+22.9 | |
| Person | 5,085 75.1% | 1,690 24.9% | 6,775 | D+50.1 | |
| Pasquotank | 5,030 76.0% | 1,591 24.0% | 6,621 | D+51.9 | |
| Franklin | 5,000 76.7% | 1,517 23.3% | 6,517 | D+53.4 | |
| Bladen | 4,568 72.1% | 1,769 27.9% | 6,337 | D+44.2 | |
| Martin | 5,029 80.7% | 1,204 19.3% | 6,233 | D+61.4 | |
| Northampton | 5,486 89.4% | 651 10.6% | 6,137 | D+78.8 | |
| Yancey | 3,732 64.3% | 2,074 35.7% | 5,806 | D+28.6 | |
| Anson | 4,409 76.1% | 1,388 23.9% | 5,797 | D+52.1 | |
| Polk | 3,203 56.5% | 2,471 43.5% | 5,674 | D+12.9 | |
| Pender | 3,215 63.6% | 1,841 36.4% | 5,056 | D+27.2 | |
| Mitchell | 1,716 34.2% | 3,305 65.8% | 5,021 | R+31.6 | |
| Scotland | 4,093 82.0% | 897 18.0% | 4,990 | D+64.0 | |
| Hertford | 4,196 85.9% | 689 14.1% | 4,885 | D+71.8 | |
| Warren | 3,715 78.4% | 1,023 21.6% | 4,738 | D+56.8 | |
| Avery | 1,521 35.9% | 2,714 64.1% | 4,235 | R+28.2 | |
| Bertie | 3,560 84.7% | 644 15.3% | 4,204 | D+69.4 | |
| Caswell | 2,932 71.7% | 1,157 28.3% | 4,089 | D+43.4 | |
| Alleghany | 2,463 61.0% | 1,573 39.0% | 4,036 | D+22.1 | |
| Swain | 2,352 61.4% | 1,481 38.6% | 3,833 | D+22.7 | |
| Greene | 2,852 79.8% | 724 20.2% | 3,576 | D+59.5 | |
| Washington | 2,463 69.7% | 1,073 30.3% | 3,536 | D+39.3 | |
| Graham | 1,787 55.3% | 1,447 44.7% | 3,234 | D+10.5 | |
| Hoke | 2,379 78.9% | 636 21.1% | 3,015 | D+57.8 | |
| Jones | 2,293 79.6% | 586 20.4% | 2,879 | D+59.3 | |
| Pamlico | 1,849 64.5% | 1,017 35.5% | 2,866 | D+29.0 | |
| Clay | 1,484 53.3% | 1,298 46.7% | 2,782 | D+6.7 | |
| Chowan | 1,920 78.5% | 525 21.5% | 2,445 | D+57.1 | |
| Perquimans | 1,883 79.1% | 498 20.9% | 2,381 | D+58.2 | |
| Dare | 1,665 72.2% | 641 27.8% | 2,306 | D+44.4 | |
| Currituck | 1,819 83.2% | 366 16.8% | 2,185 | D+66.5 | |
| Gates | 1,829 83.7% | 355 16.3% | 2,184 | D+67.5 | |
| Hyde | 1,179 74.0% | 414 26.0% | 1,593 | D+48.0 | |
| Tyrrell | 1,093 80.4% | 266 19.6% | 1,359 | D+60.9 | |
| Camden | 1,067 79.4% | 276 20.6% | 1,343 | D+58.9 |
Counties as they stood in 1964; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
North Carolina governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Josh Stein (D) | D+14.8 |
| 2020 | Roy Cooper (D) | D+4.5 |
| 2016 | Roy Cooper (D) | D+0.2 |
| 2012 | Pat McCrory (R) | R+11.4 |
| 2008 | Bev Perdue (D) | D+3.4 |
| 2004 | Mike Easley (D) | D+12.7 |
| 2000 | Mike Easley (D) | D+5.8 |
| 1996 | Jim Hunt (D) | D+13.2 |
| 1992 | Jim Hunt (D) | D+9.5 |
| 1988 | James G. Martin (R) | R+12.1 |
| 1984 | James G. Martin (R) | R+8.8 |
| 1980 | Jim Hunt (D) | D+24.5 |
| 1976 | Jim Hunt (D) | D+31.1 |
| 1972 | James Holshouser (R) | R+2.5 |
| 1968 | Robert W. Scott (D) | D+5.4 |
| 1964 | Dan K. Moore (D) | D+13.2 |
| 1960 | Terry Sanford (D) | D+9.0 |
| 1956 | Luther H. Hodges (D) | D+33.9 |
| 1952 | William B. Umstead (D) | D+35.0 |
| 1948 | W. Kerr Scott (D) | D+47.0 |
| 1944 | R. Gregg Cherry (D) | D+39.2 |
| 1940 | J. Melville Broughton (D) | D+51.4 |
| 1936 | Clyde R. Hoey (D) | D+33.8 |
| 1932 | J. C.B. Ehringhaus (D) | D+40.1 |
| 1928 | O. Max Gardner (D) | D+11.1 |
| 1924 | Angus Wilton McLean (D) | D+22.7 |
| 1920 | Cameron Morrison (D) | D+14.5 |
| 1916 | Thomas W. Bickett (D) | D+16.6 |
| 1912 | Locke Craig (D) | D+43.5 |
| 1908 | William W. Kitchin (D) | D+14.7 |
| 1904 | Robert B. Glenn (D) | D+23.6 |
| 1900 | Charles B. Aycock (D) | D+19.3 |
| 1896 | Daniel L. Russell (R) | R+2.6 |
| 1892 | Elias Carr (D) | D+14.5 |
| 1888 | Daniel G. Fowle (D) | D+5.0 |
| 1884 | Alfred M. Scales (D) | D+7.7 |
| 1880 | Thomas J. Jarvis (D) | D+2.6 |
| 1876 | Zebulon B. Vance (D) | D+5.7 |
| 1872 | Tod R. Caldwell (R) | R+1.0 |
| 1868 | William W. Holden (R) | R+55.5 |
| 1866 | Jonathan Worth (other) | |
| 1865 | Jonathan Worth (other) |