1964 Nebraska gubernatorial election

1964 Nebraska gubernatorial election
← 1962 November 3, 1964 1966 →
	County results; Morrison: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Burney: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Frank B. Morrison; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Frank B. Morrison; Democratic

The 1964 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964, and featured incumbent Governor Frank B. Morrison, a Democrat, defeating Republican nominee, Lieutenant Governor Dwight W. Burney, to win a third and final two-year term in office.

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Eight years earlier, Frank B. Morrison faced Dwight W. Burney in the 1956 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, though in that election, Burney had defeated Morrison to become Nebraska Lieutenant Governor.

	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Frank B. Morrison (incumbent)	83,362	88.77
Democratic	Charles A. Bates	6,543	6.97
Democratic	Tony Mangiamelli	3,886	4.14
Democratic	Write-in	113	0.12

	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Dwight W. Burney	82,256	58.78
Republican	Jack Romans	44,102	31.52
Republican	Albert E. Hahn	4,485	3.21
Republican	Roland L. Ehlers	4,464	3.19
Republican	Leo N. Bartunek	4,084	2.92
Democratic	Frank B. Morrison (write-in)	351	0.25
Republican	Fred A. Seaton (write-in)	56	0.04
Republican	Write-in	132	0.09

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank B. Morrison (incumbent)	347,026	60.03%
	Republican	Dwight W. Burney	231,029	39.96%
	Write-in	Others	35	0.01%
Total votes			578,090	100.0%
	Democratic hold

Democratic primary