Claim: In the 1964 Arkansas gubernatorial election Democratic primary, the winner was Orval Faubus, who was governor from 1955 to 1967.
Evidence: Democratic primary results Orval Faubus 239.890 Ervin Odell Dorsey 69,638 Joe Hubbard 39,199 R. D. Burrow 16,310 Orval Eugene Faubus (/ˈfɔːbəs/ FAW-bəs; January 7, 1910 – December 14, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 36th Governor of Arkansas from 1955 to 1967, as a member of the Democratic Party.