Albert Rosellini Democratic Daniel J. Evans Republican The 1964 Washington gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1964, between incumbent Democratic governor Albert Rosellini and Republican nominee Daniel J. Evans.

[1] Evans was a member of the state house of representatives and became the minority leader for the Republicans.

Despite the state's favoring of Democrats in national elections in 1964, Evans won by a large margin using a "Blueprint for Progress" as a cornerstone of his campaign.

Evans was the first Republican gubernatorial candidate to carry Cowlitz County since 1924.

Pacific County did not back a Republican gubernatorial candidate again until 2016.