Terry Sanford Democratic Dan K. Moore Democratic The 1964 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1964.

Democratic nominee Dan K. Moore defeated Republican nominee Robert L. Gavin with 56.59% of the vote.

Primary elections were held on May 30, 1964.

[1] 28.7% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.

[3] 2.3% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.