1963 United States gubernatorial elections

1963 United States gubernatorial elections

November 5, 1963
2 governorships
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 34 16 Seats after 34 16 Seat change Seats up 3 0 Seats won 3 0
Democratic hold

United States gubernatorial elections were held in November 1963, in two states. Kentucky and Mississippi hold their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year.

Results

State	Incumbent	Party	Status	Opposing candidates
Kentucky	Bert Combs	Democratic	Term-limited, Democratic victory	Ned Breathitt (Democratic) 50.74% Louie Nunn (Republican) 49.26% [1]
Mississippi	Ross Barnett	Democratic	Term-limited, Democratic victory	Paul B. Johnson Jr. (Democratic) 61.94% Rubel Phillips (Republican) 38.06% [2]

References

1. "KY Governor, 1963". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
2. "MS Governor, 1963". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 28 February 2018.