1964 Texas gubernatorial election
American election
The 1964 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor John Connally was reelected to a second term, winning 74% of the vote to Republican Jack Crichton's 26%.
Connally swept all 254 counties in his massive landslide reelection victory and was sworn in for his second term on January 26, 1965.
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