United States presidential election in Louisiana, 1964

United States presidential election in Louisiana, 1964

November 3, 1964[1]

 
Nominee Barry Goldwater Lyndon B. Johnson
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Arizona Texas
Running mate William E. Miller Hubert Humphrey
Electoral vote 10 0
Popular vote 509,225 387,068
Percentage 56.8% 43.2%

Parish Results
  Johnson—70-80%
  Johnson—60-70%
  Johnson—50-60%
  Goldwater—50-60%
  Goldwater—60-70%
  Goldwater—70-80%
  Goldwater—80-90%

President before election

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

Elected President

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

The 1964 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. Louisiana voters chose ten[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Louisiana was won by Senator Barry Goldwater (RArizona), with 56.81 percent of the popular vote, against incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (DTexas), with 43.19 percent of the popular vote.[3][4] As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last election in which Lafayette Parish voted for the Democratic candidate.


Results

United States presidential election in Louisiana, 1964
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barry Goldwater 509,225 56.81%
Democratic Lyndon B. Johnson (inc.) 387,068 43.19%
Total votes 896,293 100%


References

  1. "United States Presidential election of 1964 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  2. "1964 Election for the Forty-Fifth Term (1965-69)". Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  3. "1964 Presidential General Election Results - Louisiana". Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  4. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1964". Retrieved June 1, 2017.
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