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1964 United States presidential election 1964 United States presidential election in Washington (state) Washington Flag of Washington (1923–1967).svg presidential no 1960 United States presidential election in Washington (state) 1960 1968 United States presidential election in Washington (state) 1968 November 3, 1964https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1964 United States Presidential election of 1964 - Encyclopædia Britannica May 29, 2017 x200px 37 Lyndon Johnson 3x4 (cropped).jpg Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Texas Hubert Humphrey 9 779,881 61.97% File:Barry-Goldwater 1968.webp Barry Goldwater Republican Party (United States) Arizona William E. Miller 0 470,366 37.37% 350px 350px County results
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#e27f90 50–60% President Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Party (United States)
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 ninehttps://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1965_1969.html#1964 1964 Election for the Forty-Fifth Term (1965-69) May 29, 2017 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Washington was won by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (D–Texas), with 61.97% of the popular vote, against Senator Barry Goldwater (R–Arizona), with 37.37% of the popular vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=53&year=1964 1964 Presidential General Election Results – Washington May 29, 2017http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1964 The American Presidency Project – Election of 1964 May 29, 2017 2024 11 As of the 2024 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.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016. This also remains the last time that a presidential nominee has carried the state with more than 60% of the vote.
Results
1964 United States presidential election in WashingtonAbstract of Votes Presidential and State General Election Held on November 3, 1964 Presidential Candidates Washington Secretary of State Olympia, Washington 2 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.c047129914&seq=212
Lyndon B. Johnson (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 779,881 61.97%
Barry Goldwater Republican Party (United States) 470,366 37.37%
Eric Hass Socialist Labor Party of America 7,772 0.62%
Clifton DeBerry Socialist Workers Party (United States) 537 0.04%
1,258,556 100%
Results by county
County Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic Barry GoldwaterRepublican Eric HassSocialist Labor Clifton DeBerryFreedom Socialist Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % Adams 2,027 47.44% 2,241 52.45% 2 0.05%30.07% −214 −5.01% 4,273 Asotin 3,657 67.27% 1,777 32.69% 2 0.04%00.00% 1,880 34.58% 5,436 Benton 16,650 58.68% 11,708 41.27% 8 0.03%60.02% 4,942 17.41% 28,372 Chelan 10,295 57.77% 7,406 41.56% 111 0.62%100.06% 2,889 16.21% 17,822 Clallam 9,265 68.86% 4,175 31.03% 14 0.10%10.01% 5,090 37.83% 13,455 Clark 29,341 70.21% 12,300 29.43% 140 0.34%90.02% 17,041 40.78% 41,790 Columbia 1,138 52.03% 1,048 47.92% 1 0.05%00.00% 90 4.11% 2,187 Cowlitz 17,605 71.85% 6,708 27.38% 177 0.72%110.04% 10,897 44.47% 24,501 Douglas 3,728 58.47% 2,643 41.45% 2 0.03%30.05% 1,085 17.02% 6,376 Ferry 931 63.81% 526 36.05% 2 0.14%00.00% 405 27.76% 1,459 Franklin 6,375 63.38% 3,615 35.94% 66 0.66%20.02% 2,760 27.44% 10,058 Garfield 781 50.98% 751 49.02% 0 0.00%00.00% 30 1.96% 1,532 Grant 8,352 57.89% 6,065 42.04% 8 0.06%20.01% 2,287 15.85% 14,427 Grays Harbor 17,145 74.46% 5,744 24.94% 132 0.57%60.03% 11,401 49.52% 23,027 Island 3,946 56.38% 3,044 43.49% 8 0.11%10.01% 902 12.89% 6,999 Jefferson 3,012 67.59% 1,432 32.14% 8 0.18%40.09% 1,580 35.45% 4,456 King 268,216 59.52% 177,598 39.41% 4,535 1.01%2910.06% 90,618 20.11% 450,640 Kitsap 26,904 71.34% 10,702 28.38% 105 0.28%30.01% 16,202 42.96% 37,714 Kittitas 5,383 62.65% 3,200 37.24% 4 0.05%50.06% 2,183 25.41% 8,592 Klickitat 3,819 67.31% 1,850 32.60% 4 0.07%10.02% 1,969 34.71% 5,674 Lewis 12,070 63.45% 6,933 36.45% 13 0.07%60.03% 5,137 27.00% 19,022 Lincoln 2,299 44.10% 2,911 55.84% 3 0.06%00.00% −612 −11.74% 5,213 Mason 5,514 68.32% 2,549 31.58% 5 0.06%30.04% 2,965 36.74% 8,071 Okanogan 6,554 62.45% 3,931 37.46% 10 0.10%00.00% 2,623 24.99% 10,495 Pacific 5,056 73.70% 1,789 26.08% 13 0.19%20.03% 3,267 47.62% 6,860 Pend Oreille 1,978 66.71% 985 33.22% 1 0.03%10.03% 993 33.49% 2,965 Pierce 84,566 67.13% 40,164 31.88% 1,190 0.94%530.04% 44,402 35.25% 125,973 San Juan 906 51.77% 839 47.94% 4 0.23%10.06% 67 3.83% 1,750 Skagit 14,344 63.72% 8,138 36.15% 24 0.11%40.02% 6,206 27.57% 22,510 Skamania 1,758 72.83% 653 27.05% 3 0.12%00.00% 1,105 45.78% 2,414 Snohomish 55,013 67.58% 25,902 31.82% 467 0.57%230.03% 29,111 35.76% 81,405 Spokane 62,092 55.65% 49,387 44.26% 69 0.06%330.03% 12,705 11.39% 111,581 Stevens 4,266 56.29% 3,302 43.57% 9 0.12%10.01% 964 12.72% 7,578 Thurston 17,578 65.05% 9,351 34.61% 80 0.30%120.04% 8,227 30.44% 27,021 Wahkiakum 1,175 72.35% 446 27.46% 3 0.18%00.00% 729 44.89% 1,624 Walla Walla 9,481 53.89% 8,102 46.05% 9 0.05%20.01% 1,379 7.84% 17,594 Whatcom 20,297 64.59% 10,900 34.69% 207 0.66%180.06% 9,397 29.90% 31,422 Whitman 6,760 49.93% 6,765 49.97% 7 0.05%60.04% −5 −0.04% 13,538 Yakima 29,604 56.14% 22,786 43.21% 326 0.62%140.03% 6,818 12.93% 52,730Totals779,88161.97%470,36637.37%7,7720.62%5370.04%309,51524.60%1,258,556
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Benton
Chelan
Columbia
Cowlitz
Douglas
Garfield
Grant
Island
King
Kittitas
Klickitat
Lewis
San Juan
Skagit
Spokane
Stevens
Thurston
Walla Walla
Whatcom
Yakima
See also
United States presidential elections in Washington (state)
References
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