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1964 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

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1964 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

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Nominee Lyndon B. Johnson Barry Goldwater
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Texas Arizona
Running mate Hubert Humphrey William E. Miller
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 779,881 470,366
Percentage 61.97% 37.37%

County results

President before election

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

Elected President

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

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

Washington was won by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (DTexas), with 61.97% of the popular vote, against Senator Barry Goldwater (RArizona), with 37.37% of the popular vote.[3][4] As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Yakima County, Benton County, Grant County, Franklin County, Lewis County, Chelan County, Walla Walla County, Stevens County, Douglas County, Columbia County, and Garfield County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[5] This also remains the last time that a presidential nominee has carried the state with more than 60% of the vote.

Results

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1964 United States presidential election in Washington[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lyndon B. Johnson (incumbent) 779,881 61.97%
Republican Barry Goldwater 470,366 37.37%
Socialist Labor Eric Hass 7,772 0.62%
Socialist Workers Clifton DeBerry 537 0.04%
Total votes 1,258,556 100%

Results by county

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County Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic
Barry Goldwater
Republican
Eric Hass
Socialist Labor
Clifton DeBerry
Freedom Socialist
Margin Total votes cast[6]
# % # % # % # % # %
Adams 2,027 47.44% 2,241 52.45% 2 0.05% 3 0.07% −214 −5.01% 4,273
Asotin 3,657 67.27% 1,777 32.69% 2 0.04% 0 0.00% 1,880 34.58% 5,436
Benton 16,650 58.68% 11,708 41.27% 8 0.03% 6 0.02% 4,942 17.41% 28,372
Chelan 10,295 57.77% 7,406 41.56% 111 0.62% 10 0.06% 2,889 16.21% 17,822
Clallam 9,265 68.86% 4,175 31.03% 14 0.10% 1 0.01% 5,090 37.83% 13,455
Clark 29,341 70.21% 12,300 29.43% 140 0.34% 9 0.02% 17,041 40.78% 41,790
Columbia 1,138 52.03% 1,048 47.92% 1 0.05% 0 0.00% 90 4.11% 2,187
Cowlitz 17,605 71.85% 6,708 27.38% 177 0.72% 11 0.04% 10,897 44.47% 24,501
Douglas 3,728 58.47% 2,643 41.45% 2 0.03% 3 0.05% 1,085 17.02% 6,376
Ferry 931 63.81% 526 36.05% 2 0.14% 0 0.00% 405 27.76% 1,459
Franklin 6,375 63.38% 3,615 35.94% 66 0.66% 2 0.02% 2,760 27.44% 10,058
Garfield 781 50.98% 751 49.02% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 30 1.96% 1,532
Grant 8,352 57.89% 6,065 42.04% 8 0.06% 2 0.01% 2,287 15.85% 14,427
Grays Harbor 17,145 74.46% 5,744 24.94% 132 0.57% 6 0.03% 11,401 49.52% 23,027
Island 3,946 56.38% 3,044 43.49% 8 0.11% 1 0.01% 902 12.89% 6,999
Jefferson 3,012 67.59% 1,432 32.14% 8 0.18% 4 0.09% 1,580 35.45% 4,456
King 268,216 59.52% 177,598 39.41% 4,535 1.01% 291 0.06% 90,618 20.11% 450,640
Kitsap 26,904 71.34% 10,702 28.38% 105 0.28% 3 0.01% 16,202 42.96% 37,714
Kittitas 5,383 62.65% 3,200 37.24% 4 0.05% 5 0.06% 2,183 25.41% 8,592
Klickitat 3,819 67.31% 1,850 32.60% 4 0.07% 1 0.02% 1,969 34.71% 5,674
Lewis 12,070 63.45% 6,933 36.45% 13 0.07% 6 0.03% 5,137 27.00% 19,022
Lincoln 2,299 44.10% 2,911 55.84% 3 0.06% 0 0.00% −612 −11.74% 5,213
Mason 5,514 68.32% 2,549 31.58% 5 0.06% 3 0.04% 2,965 36.74% 8,071
Okanogan 6,554 62.45% 3,931 37.46% 10 0.10% 0 0.00% 2,623 24.99% 10,495
Pacific 5,056 73.70% 1,789 26.08% 13 0.19% 2 0.03% 3,267 47.62% 6,860
Pend Oreille 1,978 66.71% 985 33.22% 1 0.03% 1 0.03% 993 33.49% 2,965
Pierce 84,566 67.13% 40,164 31.88% 1,190 0.94% 53 0.04% 44,402 35.25% 125,973
San Juan 906 51.77% 839 47.94% 4 0.23% 1 0.06% 67 3.83% 1,750
Skagit 14,344 63.72% 8,138 36.15% 24 0.11% 4 0.02% 6,206 27.57% 22,510
Skamania 1,758 72.83% 653 27.05% 3 0.12% 0 0.00% 1,105 45.78% 2,414
Snohomish 55,013 67.58% 25,902 31.82% 467 0.57% 23 0.03% 29,111 35.76% 81,405
Spokane 62,092 55.65% 49,387 44.26% 69 0.06% 33 0.03% 12,705 11.39% 111,581
Stevens 4,266 56.29% 3,302 43.57% 9 0.12% 1 0.01% 964 12.72% 7,578
Thurston 17,578 65.05% 9,351 34.61% 80 0.30% 12 0.04% 8,227 30.44% 27,021
Wahkiakum 1,175 72.35% 446 27.46% 3 0.18% 0 0.00% 729 44.89% 1,624
Walla Walla 9,481 53.89% 8,102 46.05% 9 0.05% 2 0.01% 1,379 7.84% 17,594
Whatcom 20,297 64.59% 10,900 34.69% 207 0.66% 18 0.06% 9,397 29.90% 31,422
Whitman 6,760 49.93% 6,765 49.97% 7 0.05% 6 0.04% −5 −0.04% 13,538
Yakima 29,604 56.14% 22,786 43.21% 326 0.62% 14 0.03% 6,818 12.93% 52,730
Totals 779,881 61.97% 470,366 37.37% 7,772 0.62% 537 0.04% 309,515 24.60% 1,258,556

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1964 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "1964 Election for the Forty-Fifth Term (1965-69)". Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "1964 Presidential General Election Results – Washington". Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1964". Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  5. ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016.
  6. ^ a b Washington Secretary of State. "Presidential Candidates". Abstract of Votes Presidential and State General Election Held on November 3, 1964. Olympia, Washington. p. 2.