1964 United States presidential election

The 1964 United States presidential election happened on November 3, 1964. It was between Democrat Lyndon Johnson, President of the United States, and his running mate Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, against Republican Barry Goldwater, a Senator from Arizona, and his running mate, Congressman William Miller of New York.

1964 United States presidential election

November 3, 1964

Nominee Lyndon B. Johnson Barry Goldwater Party Democratic Republican Home state Texas Arizona Running mate Hubert Humphrey William E. Miller Electoral vote 486 52 States carried 44 + DC 6 Popular vote 43,127,041 27,175,754 Percentage 61.1% 38.5%

Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Goldwater/Miller, Blue denotes those won by Johnson/Humphrey. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.

President before election Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Elected President Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic

In 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and Johnson (his vice president) became president of the United States.

Lyndon Johnson campaigned to continue many of Kennedy's policies and ideas such as civil rights. He supported a series of programs called the "Great Society" to improve the quality of living for poor people which included programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and environmental programs.

Barry Goldwater had the opposite belief that the government should be smaller and he was against government programs. During his campaign, actor Ronald Reagan made a famous speech called "A Time For Choosing" in support of Goldwater. Goldwater, during the campaign, was portrayed as an extremist who condoned the actions of the KKK and would cause nuclear war. His beliefs were radical at the time, but they would later influence many libertarian and conservative politicians.

Lyndon Johnson won the election by a landslide, and this was the last presidential election where Democrats carried any of 8 particular states.

Candidates

Democratic Party

• Democratic candidates:
  • Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States from Texas
  • George Wallace, governor of Alabama (campaign)
  • Pat Brown, governor of California

Candidates gallery

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  President Lyndon B. Johnson
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  Governor George Wallace of Alabama

Republican Party

• Republican candidates:
  • John W. Byrnes, U.S. representative from Wisconsin
  • Hiram Fong, U.S. senator from Hawaii
  • Barry Goldwater, U.S. senator from Arizona
  • Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., former U.S. senator and 1960 vice-presidential nominee from Massachusetts
  • Richard Nixon, former vice president and 1960 presidential nominee
  • Nelson A. Rockefeller, Governor and candidate for the 1960 nomination from New York
  • Margaret Chase Smith, U.S. senator from Maine
  • William Scranton, governor of Pennsylvania
  • Harold E. Stassen, former Minnesota Governor and candidate for the 1944, 1948 and 1952 nominations, running from Pennsylvania

Candidates gallery

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  Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona
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  Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York
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  Ambassador to South Vietnam and former Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. of Massachusetts
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  Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine
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  Senator Hiram Fong of Hawaii
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  former Governor Harold Stassen of Minnesota
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  Congressman John W. Byrnes of Wisconsin's 8th congressional district
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  Governor William Scranton of Pennsylvania

Other websites

• 1964 Presidential General Election Results