1964 Republican Party presidential primaries

Selection of Republican US presidential candidate June 2025 1964 Republican Party presidential primaries United States primary no 1960 Republican Party presidential primaries 1960 1968 Republican Party presidential primaries 1968 February 15 to June 19, 1964 1,308 delegates to the Republican National Convention 655 (majority) Barry-Goldwater 1968.webp Barry Goldwater a59400 Arizona 560 5 2,289,214 38.6% Governor Nelson Rockefeller (cropped2).png Nelson Rockefeller 5d73e5 New York 119 2 1,304,204 22.0% William Scranton (R-PA) (croppedmore).jpg William W. Scranton c67742 Pennsylvania 52 1 245,401 4.1% Henry Cabot Lodge Jr (R-MA) (cropped).jpg Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. 73638c Massachusetts 43 3 386,661 6.5% MargaretChaseSmith.jpg Margaret Chase Smith cc97cc Maine 14 0 227,007 3.8% 350px First place by first-instance vote 350px First place by delegate allocation 350px First place by convention roll call 1 #a59400 Goldwater #5d73e5 Rockefeller #c67742 Scranton#73638c Lodge #cc97cc Chase Smith #800080 VariousFavorite sons received the support of Michigan (George Romney), Minnesota (Walter Judd), Wisconsin (John Byrnes), Delaware (John Williams), Arkansas (Winthrop Rockefeller), Ohio (Jim Rhodes), and Hawaii (Hiram Fong). #808080 Uncommitted 350px Republican nominee Richard Nixon Barry Goldwater From February 15 to June 19, 1964, voters of the Republican Party elected 1,308 delegates to the 1964 Republican National Convention through a series of delegate selection primaries and caucuses, for the purpose of determining the party's nominee for president in the 1964 United States presidential election. United States Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona was selected as the nominee at the 1964 Republican National Convention held from July 13 to July 16, 1964, in San Francisco, California.https://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA397 Guide to U.S. Elections Google Books 2016-02-19 9781483380353 2016-02-19 Kalb Deborah CQ Press Background 1952 nomination 1952 Republican Party presidential primaries In 1952, Senator Robert A. Taft, a leading conservative, lost the nomination to Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower's candidacy was generated by a draft by the so-called "Eastern Establishment," led by Thomas E. Dewey and Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. The nomination was narrowly secured when Dewey and Lodge out-maneuvered Taft in pre-convention fights over delegate credentials. Eisenhower won the general election and was re-elected in 1956. The bitter 1952 convention, the presumption that Taft was too extreme to win the general election, and Eisenhower's re-election meant that conservative Republicans had not occupied the White House since at least 1929 or won the Republican nomination since at least 1936. The memory of 1952, the last contested Republican nomination, remained fresh in the minds of all parties as the 1964 primaries approached. 1960 election 1960 United States presidential election Treaty of Fifth Avenue In 1960, the nomination was easily secured for Vice President Richard Nixon. Nixon, who had made his name as an anti-communist Representative and Senator from California, was acceptable to all branches of the party. His only serious challenge came from Nelson Rockefeller, the free-spending Governor of New York and heir to the Rockefeller family fortune and Dewey's position as leader of the moderate party establishment. Though Rockefeller could not take the nomination himself, he could potentially marshal delegates to deny Nixon the nomination at the convention. On July 22, Nixon met Rockefeller at the latter's Fifth Avenue penthouse. After four hours of negotiations, they reached an agreement for fourteen points in the party platform, generally committing Nixon to greater spending on defense and education, opposition to racial segregation, and a flexible internationalist foreign policy. The so-called Compact of Fifth Avenue was reviled by conservatives,Perlstein 2009 84–85 who unsuccessfully attempted to draft Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona, an occasional Eisenhower critic, as Nixon's running mate; at the convention, however, Goldwater declined to run.Perlstein 2009 94–95 Nixon narrowly lost the election to Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts. Kennedy, the first Roman Catholic elected president and a supporter of federal enforcement of equal civil rights for African Americans, performed relatively poorly in the South. While the region had been a Democratic stronghold since the end of Reconstruction, Kennedy's only convincing majority was in the state of Georgia. He lost Tennessee and Florida to Nixon and only narrowly won North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. In four more states, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, dissident members of his own party fielded independent slates of electors which refused to pledge their votes to Kennedy.The electors in Alabama and Mississippi defeated Kennedy's slate. With the election decided for Kennedy, they safely cast their votes for Harry F. Byrd. Thus, despite Nixon's loss, the Republican Party entered the Kennedy administration with hopes of finding support in the South. Draft Goldwater Committee Draft Goldwater Committee The earliest movements toward the 1964 nomination were made on behalf of Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona, against his express wishes, by a group composed mostly of Young Republicans and led by F. Clifton White, a longtime party activist from upstate New York. At a secret meeting in Chicago on October 8, 1961, White proposed that, partly thanks to the reallocation of delegates toward the conservative South and Midwest, a candidate could secure the nomination without the support of New York or New England. The group agreed to organize throughout the country and began fundraising. In spring 1962, they leased a Manhattan office in the Chanin Building. Their address, Suite 3505, became the informal name of their campaign. Goldwater had a personal audience with White in January 1963 and urged him to drop the draft effort. Instead, the group went public as the "Draft Goldwater Committee." Headquarters were informally opened in critical states by mid-1963, and by the summer he led some opinion polls among Republicans. The New York Times reported on July 7 that a movement was underfoot in the northeast for "favorite sons" to run in state primaries to prevent a Goldwater nomination, since they feared major losses with Goldwater. Nelson Rockefeller marriage Though conservatives organized behind the unwilling Goldwater, the leading candidate for the nomination in early 1963 was Nelson Rockefeller. Rockefeller began to campaign around the country and was well received on a spring tour of the Midwest, though he stopped Goodwin Knight from formally establishing a California campaign office. He led most polling over Goldwater through the spring. However, Rockefeller's popularity plummeted when he remarried on May 4. Rockefeller had been divorced from Mary Todhunter Clark for about one year. His new wife, Margaretta Large "Happy" Filter, was eighteen years his junior, had worked as a member of his office staff, and had been married to Rockefeller's close friend, with four children, just one month prior. They left for a honeymoon in Venezuela and the Virgin Islands.Perlstein 2009 195–97 The marriage was instantly the subject of scrutiny and criticism from the press, fellow Republicans, and even the United Presbyterian Church.The minister who performed the ceremony was censured by his presbytery for violating the Church's one-year waiting period for remarriage, and expressed his "deep regret."Perlstein 2009 195–97Bigart Homer Gov. Rockefeller Marries Mrs. Murphy At Pocantico https://www.nytimes.com/1963/05/05/archives/gov-rockefeller-marries-mrs-murphy-at-pocantico-effect-on-1964-is.html 29 June 2023 The New York Times 5 May 1963 1 The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Marshall L. Smith of the Union Church of Pocantico Hills. Mr. Smith is an ordained clergyman of the United Presbyterian Church. Stevens John W. Pastor at Rockefeller Wedding Is Censored by His Presbytery https://www.nytimes.com/1963/05/25/archives/pastor-at-rockefeller-wedding-is-censored-by-his-presbytery-pastor.html The New York Times 25 May 1963 1, 26 Senator Prescott Bush of Connecticut, speaking at a prep school graduation, asked, "Have we come to the point in our life as a nation where the governor of a great state can desert a good wife, mother of his grown children, divorce her, then persuade a mother of youngsters to abandon her husband and their four children and marry the governor?"Perlstein 2009 195–97 When the newlyweds attended the convention of the National Federation of Republican Women convention later that year (by then a loyal Goldwater organization), they were received with silence, and several women staged a walk-out.Perlstein 2009 195–97 Others publicly criticizing the marriage included Reinhold Niebuhr and Nikita Khrushchev.Perlstein 2009 195–97 In Gallup polling, Rockefeller lost a seventeen-point lead in polling and trailed Goldwater by five points.Perlstein 2009 195–97 Any conservative support was gone, as was much of his moderate base. The Republican Citizens Committee, a caucus of moderate Republicans, decided by July 16 not to support Rockefeller. Rockefeller plowed ahead with a New Hampshire campaign; on September 16, he announced that former Governor Hugh Gregg would lead his campaign. Rockefeller began campaigning in New Hampshire in October 1963 and formally entered the race on November 7. Kennedy assassination On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. The Kennedy assassination rocked the Republican primary. Rockefeller, the only candidate actively in the race, paused his campaign for a month of mourning. Those candidates not already running declined to openly seek the nomination, either out of principle or fear of a career-ending loss. Newly inaugurated President Lyndon B. Johnson enjoyed a major groundswell of sympathy and support, leading all contenders by a large margin. On December 7, Dwight Eisenhower called on Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. to enter the race as a compromise candidate. Goldwater formally entered the race on January 3. Schedule and results Date(daily totals)ContestTotalpledged delegatesDelegates won and popular voteThis should not be taken as a finalized list of results. While a significant amount of research was done, there were a number of delegates who were not bound by the instruction, or "pledged" to a candidate, though an attempt has been made to display their initial preferences. Some states also held primaries for the delegate positions, and these on occasion were where slates or candidates pledge to a certain candidate might be elected; however, as these elections allowed for a single person to vote for multiple candidates, as many as the number of positions being filled, it is difficult to determine how many people actually voted in these primaries. For this reason, while the results of some are in the table, they are not included in the popular vote summaries at the bottom of the table.Barry GoldwaterNelson RockefellerHenry C. LodgeWilliam ScrantonRichard NixonMargaret C. SmithFavoriteSonsHarold StassenOthersUncommitted February 15North Carolina February 17, 1964 BARRY CLAIMS FOUR OF SIX DELEGATES https://www.newspapers.com/image/939413333 English The Greensboro Record Greensboro, North Carolina April 11, 2024 North Carolina's 2nd, 6th and 9th congressional districts.district conventions6 (of 26)4 — — — — — — — —2February 19North Carolina's 7th district February 20, 1964 GOP DELEGATES BACK GOLDWATER https://www.newspapers.com/image/939414082 English The Greensboro Record Greensboro, North Carolina April 11, 2024 convention2 (of 26)2 — — — — — — — — —February 22North Carolina February 24, 1964 14 OF N.C.'S DELEGATES BACK BARRY https://www.newspapers.com/image/620038429 English The Charlotte Observer Charlotte, North Carolina April 11, 2024 North Carolina's 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 10th, and 11th congressional districts.district conventions16 (of 26)8 — — — — — — — —8Two in this group from the 3rd might have been pledged to Goldwater; they weren't polled, but reportedly the District Convention in the 3rd was strongly in favor of Goldwater. February 29North Carolina March 1, 1964 BARRY DOMINATES GOP CONVENTION https://www.newspapers.com/image/1026938652 English The Salisbury Post Salisbury, North Carolina April 11, 2024 convention4 (of 26) — — — — — — — — —4While not Committed, they were in favor of Barry Goldwater.Oklahoma convention March 1, 1964 STATE BECOMES FIRST GOING FOR GOLDWATER FOR GOP NOMINATION https://www.newspapers.com/image/451527290 English The Daily Oklahoman Oklahoma City, Oklahoma April 11, 2024 2222 — — — — — — — — — March 7Kansas's 4th district March 8, 1964 BARRY CLAIMS FOUR OF SIX DELEGATES https://www.newspapers.com/image/718544599 English The Wichita Eagle Wichita, Kansas November 10, 2024 convention3 (of 20)2 — — — — — — — — 1 March 10New Hampshire March 11, 1964 LODGE SWEEPS PRIMARY ELECTION https://www.newspapers.com/image/74904846 English Nashua Telegraph Nashua, New Hampshire April 7, 2024 92,8531420,692 (22.29%)19,504 (21.01%)1433,007 (35.55%)105 (0.11%)15,587 (16.79%)2,120 (2.28%) —1,373 (1.48%)465 (0.50%) — March 14Kansas's 1st district March 15, 1964 1st District Republicans Pick Delegates Favorable To Barry https://www.newspapers.com/image/51711303 English The Wichita Eagle Wichita, Kansas November 10, 2024 convention3 (of 20) — — — — — — — — —3 March 21Georgia March 22, 1964 9 DISTRICTS GIVE DELEGATES TO BARRY https://www.newspapers.com/image/970586821 English The Atlanta Journal Atlanta, Georgia April 11, 2024 district conventions20 (of 24)18 — — — — — — — —2Kansas's 3rd district March 22, 1964 BARRY CLAIMS FOUR OF SIX DELEGATES https://www.newspapers.com/image/51712475 English Great Bend Tribune Great Bend, Kansas November 10, 2024 convention3 (of 20) — — — — — — — — —3South Carolina March 22, 1964 S.C. GOP PLEDGES VOTES TO GOLDWATER https://www.newspapers.com/image/749662475/ English The State Columbia, South Carolina April 11, 2024 convention1616 — — — — — — — — —Tennessee's 5th district March 9, 1964 FIFTH DISTRICT REPUBLICANS TO BACK GOLDWATER https://www.newspapers.com/image/591637887 English Kingsport Times Kingsport, Tennessee April 11, 2024 convention2 (of 28)2 — — — — — — — — — March 28Kansas's 5th district March 29, 1964 District GOP's Elect Three https://www.newspapers.com/image/12085867 English The Manhattan Mercury Manhattan, Kansas November 10, 2024 convention3 (of 20) — — — — — — — — —3 April 4Kansas's 2nd district April 5, 1964 State GOPs Uncommitted https://www.newspapers.com/image/15089904 English The Manhattan Mercury Manhattan, Kansas November 10, 2024 convention3 (of 20) — — — — — — — — —3Louisiana's 4th district April 5, 1964 TOM STAGG, MRS. BELCHIE ELECTED GOP DELEGATES https://www.newspapers.com/image/217176188 English The Times Shreveport, Louisiana April 11, 2024 convention2 (of 20)2 — — — — — — — — — April 6Louisiana April 7, 1964 DISTRICT REPUBLICANS NAME STATE, NATIONAL DELEGATES https://www.newspapers.com/image/213337922 English The Town Talk Alexandria, Louisiana April 11, 2024 April 7, 1964 DISTRICT GOP FOR GOLDWATER https://www.newspapers.com/image/89116747 English The News-Star Monroe, Louisiana April 11, 2024 April 7, 1964 AREA REPUBLICANS BACK GOLDWATER https://www.newspapers.com/image/695643 English Lake Charles American-Press Lake Charles, Louisiana April 11, 2024 Louisiana's 5th, 7th, and 8th congressional districts.district conventions6 (of 20)6 — — — — — — — — — April 7Louisiana April 8, 1964 GOLDWATER GETS 16 STATE DELEGATES https://www.newspapers.com/image/217223585 English The Town Talk Alexandria, Louisiana April 11, 2024 Louisiana's 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 6th congressional districtsdistrict conventions8 (of 20)8 — — — — — — — — —Minnesota's 5th district April 8, 1964 5TH DISTRICT REPUBLICANS ELECT JUDD DELEGATES https://www.newspapers.com/image/1026009331 English Kingsport Times Kingsport, Tennessee April 11, 2024 convention2 (of 26) — — — — — —2Committed to Congressman Walter Judd of Minnesota. — — —Wisconsin April 7, 1968 BYRNES NOT ALL THE WAY https://www.newspapers.com/image/611465247 English Portage Daily Register Portage, Wisconsin April 7, 2024 300,42830 — — — — — —30Committed to Congressman John Byrnes of Wisconsin.299,612 (99.73%) — —816Peter Reiss ran as an uncommitted delegate in the 6th Congressional District; otherwise, there was no opposition. (0.27%) April 8North Dakota April 9, 1964 MOST GOP DELEGATES UNCOMMITTED https://www.newspapers.com/image/888158385 English Morning Pioneer Mandan, North Dakota April 11, 2024 convention144 — — — — — — — —10 April 11Kentucky April 12, 1964 GOP TO SEND UNINSTRUCTED DELEGATES TO SAN FRANCISCO https://www.newspapers.com/image/429415609 English The Paducah Sun Paducah, Kentucky April 11, 2024 April 12, 1964 MORTON DECLINES GOP BID https://www.newspapers.com/image/107473103 English The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky April 11, 2024 convention24 — — — — — —0An attempt was made to nominate Senator Thruston Morton as a favorite-son candidate, but Morton declined. — —24Minnesota April 12, 1964 STATE GOP ELECTS SIX DELEGATES https://www.newspapers.com/image/184820059 English Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota April 11, 2024 Minnesota's 1st, 4th, and 6th congressional districtsdistrict conventions6 (of 26)2 — — — — —2Committed to Congressman Walter Judd of Minnesota. — —2Tennessee's 9th district April 12, 1964 BUD SHEFFEY PICKED FOR CONVENTION https://www.newspapers.com/image/961821489 English Bristol Herald Courier Bristol, Tennessee April 11, 2024 convention2 (of 28) — — — — — — — — —2Virginia April 12, 1964 Virginia's GOP Not Committed https://www.newspapers.com/image/647998148 English Springfield Leader and Press Springfield, Missouri November 10, 2024 Virginia's 7th and 9th congressional districtsdistrict conventions4 (of 30) — — — — — — — — —4 April 14Illinois April 19, 1968 29 STATE GOP DELEGATES TO SUPPORT BARRY https://www.newspapers.com/image/374739238 English Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois April 7, 2024 There were two primaries in this state: a non-binding preference primary in which eligible voters cast ballots directly for a candidate and a delegate primary in which delegates to the National Convention were elected. prefprimary827,79148 (of 58)30512,840 (61.95%)12,048 (0.25%)68,122 (8.23%)1,842 (0.22%)230,313 (3.66%)209,521 (25.31%) — —3,105Includes 2,203 write-in votes for George Wallace, and 465 write-in votes for George Romney. (0.38%) 15Includes five delegates whose preferences were not known. April 17Minnesota's 3rd district April 12, 1964 3RD DISTRICT DELEGATES ARE UNCOMMITTED https://www.newspapers.com/image/184679316/ English Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota April 11, 2024 convention2 (of 26) — — — — — — — — —2 April 18Arizona April 19, 1964 STATE GOP DELEGATES FOR BARRY https://www.newspapers.com/image/116783570 English Arizona Republic Phoenix, Arizona April 11, 2024 convention1616 — — — — — — — — —Kansas April 19, 1964 Anderson Loses Bid to Be a Kansas Delegate https://www.newspapers.com/image/17857562 English The Leavenworth Times Leavenworth, Kansas November 10, 2024 convention5 (of 20) — — — — — — — — —5Louisiana April 19, 1964 LYONS BACKED FOR NO. 2 SPOT https://www.newspapers.com/image/217174320/ English The Times Shreveport, Louisiana April 11, 2024 convention4 (of 20)4 — — — — — — — — —Minnesota April 19, 1964 2ND DISTRICT GOP ENDORSES GOLDWATER https://www.newspapers.com/image/184681124 English Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota April 11, 2024 April 19, 1964 7TH DISTRICT GOP SPLITS ON CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION https://www.newspapers.com/image/184681124 English Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota April 11, 2024 Minnesota's 2nd and 7th congressional districtsdistrict conventions4 (of 26)2 — — — — — — — —2Tennessee April 20, 1964 UNINSTRUCTED GOP SLATE SELECTED IN FIRST DISTRICT https://www.newspapers.com/image/588088036/ English The Knoxville Journal Knoxville, Tennessee April 11, 2024 April 20, 1964 KUYKENDALL IS ENDORSED https://www.newspapers.com/image/591645796 English Kingsport Times Kingsport, Tennessee April 11, 2024 April 23, 1964 BARRY, NIXON EACH GET ONE MORE VOTE https://www.newspapers.com/image/585759248 English Rogersville Review Rogersville, Tennessee April 11, 2024 Tennessee's 1st and 6th congressional districtsdistrict conventions4 (of 28) — — — — — — — — —4 April 21New Jersey April 22, 1968 BARRY BLOC SHUT OUT; LODGE TOPS WRITE-INS https://www.newspapers.com/image/221825479 English The Courier-News Bridgewater, New Jersey April 9, 2024 There were two primaries in this state: a non-binding preference primary in which eligible voters cast ballots directly for a candidate and a delegate primary in which delegates to the National Convention were elected. prefprimary18,933405,309 (28.04%)612 (3.23%)7,896 (41.71%)633 (3.34%)4,179 (22.07%) — — —304Includes 220 write-in votes for George Wallace, and 84 write-in votes for Lyndon Johnson. (1.61%)40 April 22Iowa April 23, 1964 5 FOR BARRY, 19 UNPLEDGED https://www.newspapers.com/image/338925780 English The Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa April 11, 2024 convention245 — — — — — — — —19Tennessee's 7th district April 24, 1964 GOPS SELECT DELEGATES https://www.newspapers.com/image/588088742 English The Knoxville Journal Knoxville, Tennessee April 11, 2024 convention2 (of 28) — — — — — — — — —2 April 24Alaska convention April 25, 1964 STORMY SESSION ENDS WITH BARRY A LOSER https://www.newspapers.com/image/10335919 English Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Fairbanks, Alaska April 12, 2024 12 — — — — — — — — —12At the time of their election, 6 Delegates were essentially committed to Rockefeller, with another committed to Lodge. April 25Minnesota's 8th district April 26, 1964 8TH DISTRICT ENDORSES GOLDWATER https://www.newspapers.com/image/184690679/ English Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota April 11, 2024 convention2 (of 26)2 — — — — — — — — —Nevada April 26, 1964 STATE GOP FOR BARRY; NAMES CONGRESS SLATE https://www.newspapers.com/image/1010623151 English Nevada State Journal Reno, Nevada April 11, 2024 convention66 — — — — — — — — —Virginia's 1st district April 26, 1964 Barry Adds Delegates https://www.newspapers.com/image/647998148 English The Kansas City Star Kansas City, Missouri November 10, 2024 convention2 (of 30) — — — — — — — — —2 April 28Massachusetts May 1, 1968 VOTERS PEN VICTORY THRILLER WITH ROCKY IN DAZZLING ROLE https://www.newspapers.com/image/434476376 English The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts April 2, 2024 April 30, 1968 SCRANTON CONTROLS ALL BUT 2 OF 64 STATE GOP DELEGATES https://www.newspapers.com/image/180630163 April 7, 2024 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania English 92,1343459,338 (10.14%)2,454 (2.66%)2970,809 (76.85%)1,709 (1.86%)5,460 (5.93%)426 (0.40%) — —1,938Includes 600 write-in votes (0.65%) for Lyndon Johnson, 365 write-in votes (0.40%) for George Cabot Lodge, and 262 write-in votes (0.28%) for George Romney.(2.10%) —Missouri's 5th district April 29, 1964 Barry-Supporter State Delegate https://www.newspapers.com/image/299305958 English Springfield Leader and Press Springfield, Missouri November 10, 2024 convention2 (of 24)1 — — — — — — — —1Pennsylvania April 24, 1968 PLEDGED TO SHAFER https://www.newspapers.com/image/182103779 English The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 2, 2024 There were two primaries in this state: a non-binding preference primary in which eligible voters cast ballots directly for a candidate and a delegate primary in which delegates to the National Convention were elected. prefprimary452,86854 (of 64)238,669 (8.54%)9,123 (2.01%)92,712 (20.47%)52235,222 (51.94%)44,396 (9.80%) — — —32,746Includes 22,372 write-in votes for Lyndon Johnson and 5,105 write-in votes for George Wallace. (7.23%) —Tennessee's 2nd district April 29, 1964 GOP SELECTED TWO DELEGATES TO CONVENTION https://www.newspapers.com/image/367686805 English The Daily News-Journal Murtreesboro, Tennessee April 11, 2024 convention2 (of 28) — — — — — — — — —2 April 30Tennessee May 2, 1964 STATE REPUBLICANS TO NAME DELEGATES https://www.newspapers.com/image/353490941 English The Leaf-Chronicle Clarksville, Tennessee April 11, 2024 April 30, 1964 STATE DELEGATES TO GOP MEET STILL UNDECIDED https://www.newspapers.com/image/68725017 English Kingsport News Kingsport, Tennessee April 11, 2024 Tennessee's 3rd, 4th, and 8th congressional districts. This is an assumption; a source from infers that the three districts listed had not yet had their conventions by April 29, yet another source infers that by May 1 the selections had been completed in all the districts. However, it is known that these delegates were uncommitted, as only four committed delegates were elected in Tennessee, and those are accounted for.district conventions6 (of 28) — — — — — — — — —6 May 2Georgia May 3, 1964 4 MORE DELEGATES VOW SUPPORT TO GOLDWATER https://www.newspapers.com/image/970588398 English The Atlanta Journal Atlanta, Georgia April 11, 2024 convention4 (of 24)4 — — — — — — — — —Maine May 3, 1964 MAINE GOP PLEDGES SUPPORT TO SEN. SMITH https://www.newspapers.com/image/661760813 English The Bangor Daily News Bangor, Maine April 10, 2024 convention14 — — — — —14 — — — —Missouri's 4th district May 3, 1964 Barry Forces Win In Fourth https://www.newspapers.com/image/648135405 English The Kansas City Star Kansas City, Missouri November 10, 2024 convention2 (of 24)2 — — — — — — — — —Tennessee May 3, 1964 STATE GOP BACKS GOLDWATER IN BITTER FIGHT https://www.newspapers.com/image/773499466 English The Knoxville News-Sentinel Knoxville, Tennessee April 11, 2024 convention10 (of 28) — — — — — — — — —10While a resolution endorsing Goldwater was adopted at the convention, the delegates remained Uncommitted.Texas May 1, 1968 GOLDWATER SUPPORT EXPECTED https://www.newspapers.com/image/756315882 English Corpus Christi Caller-Times Corpus Christi, Texas April 9, 2024 139,3230 (of 56)104,137 (74.75%)6,207 (4.46%)12,324 (8.85%)803 (0.58%)5,390 (3.87%)4,816 (3.46%) —5,273 (3.79%)373 (0.27%) —May 4Missouri's 10th district May 5, 1964 10th District GOP Delegates Named https://www.newspapers.com/image/142125935 English St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri November 10, 2024 convention2 (of 24) — — — — — — — — —2 May 5Delaware May 6, 1964 STATE GOP DELEGATION UNINSTRUCTED https://www.newspapers.com/image/155744500 English The Morning News Wilmington, Delaware April 11, 2024 June 5, 1964 GOLDWATER LEADS GOP UNIT POLL https://www.newspapers.com/image/155772485 English The Morning News Wilmington, Delaware April 11, 2024 convention12 — — — — — —12Initially Uncommitted; later Committed to Senator John Williams of Delaware. — — —Indiana May 6, 1968 WALLACE DRAWS 27 PER CENT OF DEMOCRAT VOTE https://www.newspapers.com/image/105283279/ English The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis, Indiana April 9, 2024 399,6803232267,935 (67.04%) — — — — — —107,157 (26.81%)24,588 (6.15%) —Ohio May 6, 1968 TWO SMITH DELEGATES DEFEATED https://www.newspapers.com/image/1024067602 English The Ironton Tribune Ironton, Ohio April 9, 2024 There were two primaries in this state: a non-binding preference primary in which eligible voters cast ballots directly for a candidate and a delegate primary in which delegates to the National Convention were elected. prefprimary615,75458 — — — — — —58All votes and delegates for Governor James Rhodes of Ohio.615,754 (100.00%) — — —Washington, D.C. May 7, 1964 Goldwater Now Has 243 Votes https://www.newspapers.com/image/589396571 English Fort Collins Coloradoan Fort Collins, Colorado November 10, 2024 924 — — — — — — —3 May 9Michigan May 10, 1964 JULY CONVENTION DELEGATES NAMED; ARE UNCOMMITTED https://www.newspapers.com/image/203833182 English Battle Creek Enquirer Battle Creek, Michigan April 11, 2024 convention48 — — — — — —48Committed to Governor George Romney of Michigan. — — —Missouri May 10, 1964 Second District Won't Instruct GOP Delegates https://www.newspapers.com/image/142135435 English St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri November 10, 2024 May 10, 1964 Eight State GOP Delegates Apparently Favor Goldwater https://www.newspapers.com/image/34870376 English St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri November 10, 2024 Missouri's 2nd, 7th, and 9th congressional districtsdistrict conventions6 (of 24)5 — — — — — — — — 1Virginia May 10, 1964 GOP Delays 3rd District Nomination https://www.newspapers.com/image/915243419 English The Roanoke Times Roanoke, Virginia November 10, 2024 Virginia's 2nd, 3rd and 8th congressional districtsdistrict conventions6 (of 30)6 — — — — — — — — —Wyoming May 12, 1964 SOME REPUBLICANS SURPRISED WITH GOLDWATER DRIVE https://www.newspapers.com/image/348121311 English Casper Morning Star Casper, Wyoming April 11, 2024 convention1414 — — — — — — — — —May 11Missouri's 6th district May 11, 1964 Barry Has An Edge On Missouri GOP https://www.newspapers.com/image/648132738 English The Kansas City Star Kansas City, Missouri November 10, 2024 convention2 (of 24) — — — — — — — — —2 May 12Nebraska May 15, 1968 5 GOLDWATER BACKERS WIN AS DELEGATES https://www.newspapers.com/image/669747730 English The Alliance Times-Herald Alliance, Nebraska April 9, 2024 There were two primaries in this state: a non-binding preference primary in which eligible voters cast ballots directly for a candidate and a delegate primary in which delegates to the National Convention were elected. prefprimary138,5226 (of 16)568,050 (49.1%)2,333 (1.7%)22,622 (16.3%)578 (0.4%)43,613 (31.5%)243 (0.2%) — —373Includes 316 write-in votes for Lyndon Johnson, 293 write-in votes for George Wallace, and 132 write-in votes for George Romney. (0.8%) 1Missouri May 13, 1964 Barry-Supporter State Delegate https://www.newspapers.com/image/935723398 English Columbia Daily Tribune Columbia, Missouri November 10, 2024 Missouri's 1st, 3rd and 8th congressional districtsdistrict conventions6 (of 24)4 — — — — — — — — 2Rhode Island May 13, 1964 R. I. DELEGATION UNCOMMITTED, UNINSTRUCTED https://www.newspapers.com/image/839072186 English Transcript-Telegram Holyoke, Massachusetts April 10, 2024 convention14 — — — — — — — — —14West Virginia May 23, 1968 DELEGATES FOR NIXON https://www.newspapers.com/image/47859617 English The Raleigh Register Beckley, West Virginia April 9, 2024 There were two primaries in this state: a non-binding preference primary in which eligible voters cast ballots directly for a candidate and a delegate primary in which delegates to the National Convention were elected. prefprimary115,68014 32115,680 (100.00%) — — — — — — — 9May 15Oregon May 29, 1968 ROCKY SCORES UPSET VICTORY https://www.newspapers.com/image/191787456 English Statesman Journal Salem, Oregon April 10, 2024 286,9191850,105(17.46%)1894,190 (32.83%)79,169 (27.59%)4,509 (1.57%)48,274 (16.83%)8,087 (2.82%) — —2,585Includes 2,448 write-in votes for Robert Kennedy and 137 write-in votes for Hubert Humphrey. (0.90%) —May 16Vermont May 18, 1964 MODERATES LEAD VT. REPUBLICANS https://www.newspapers.com/image/199172755 English The Burlington Free Press Burlington, Vermont April 10, 2024 convention123 — — — — — — — —9May 19Maryland May 22, 1964 GOLDWATER LAYS CLAIM TO FOUR MARYLAND VOTES https://www.newspapers.com/image/20815405 English The Morning Herald Hagerstown, Maryland April 10, 2024 97,99820422,135Technically, the votes were for John Steffey, who represented Barry Goldwater in the primary. (22.59%) — — — — — — —18,859All votes were for Robert E. Ennis. (19.24%)1657,004 (58.17%) May 21Arkansas May 22, 1964 DELEGATES TOLD TO VOTE ROCKEFELLER https://www.newspapers.com/image/1978014 English Hope Star Hope, Arkansas April 11, 2024 convention12 — — — — — —12Instructed, though not Committed, to Winthrop Rockefeller of Arkansas. — — —Virginia's 10th district May 22, 1964 Petersburg Republican Hold First Mass Meeting in Memory https://www.newspapers.com/image/1010649792 English The Daily Advance Lynchburg, Virginia November 10, 2024 convention2 (of 30)2 — — — — — — — — — May 23Colorado's 1st district May 24, 1964 First Convention Delegates Named By State Republicans https://www.newspapers.com/image/537195290 English The Daily Sentinel Grand Junction, Colorado November 10, 2024 convention2 (of 18) — — — — — — — — —2Illinois May 24, 1964 ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS SELECT TEN DELEGATES, SIX FOR GOLDWATER https://www.newspapers.com/image/32301018 English The Jacksonville Daily Journal Jacksonville, Illinois April 11, 2024 convention10 (of 58)6 — — — — — — — —4May 26Florida May 29, 1968 STATE GOP TO DECIDE PARTY CONTROL https://www.newspapers.com/image/264113272 English Pensacola News Journal Pensacola, Florida April 10, 2024 100,7042042,525 (42.23%) — — — — — — — —34While uncommitted, the vast majority of the delegates elected were supportive of Goldwater's candidacy.58,179 (57.77%)May 30Mississippi May 31, 1964 STATE GOP PLEDGES TO GOLDWATER https://www.newspapers.com/image/33948309 English The Delta Democrat-Times Greenville, Mississippi April 11, 2024 convention1313 — — — — — — — — —June 1Nebraska June 2, 1964 GOLDWATER FORCES ADD 10 DELEGATES https://www.newspapers.com/image/986444450 English Star-Herald Scottsbluff, Nebraska April 11, 2024 convention10 (of 16)10 — — — — — — — — — June 2California June 3, 1964 GOLDWATER TAKES BIG STEP TOWARDS GOP NOMINATION https://www.newspapers.com/image/624712543/ English Progress-Bulletin Pomona, California April 10, 2024 2,172,45686861,120,403 (51.57%)1,052,053 (48.43%) — — — — — — — —New York June 4, 1964 GOLDWATER GAINS 2ND N.Y. VOTE https://www.newspapers.com/image/21674509 English The Daily Messenger Canandaigua, New York April 10, 2024 June 4, 1964 GOLDWATER LOSES IN NEW YORK RACE https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1964/06/03/106975557.html?pageNumber=31 English The New York Times New York, New York April 11, 2024 9228610 Delegates were appointed earlier by the Republican State Committee. — — — — — — —4South Dakota June 3, 1964 UNPLEDGED DELEGATION BIG WINNER https://www.newspapers.com/image/229397326 English Argus-Leader Sioux Falls, South Dakota April 10, 2024 84,7291427,076 (31.96%) — — — — — — — —14While uncommitted, at least six were leaning towards Goldwater; two more leaned towards Nixon.57,653 (68.04%)June 4Virgin Islands June 5, 1964 VIRGIN ISLANDS FOR ROCKEFELLER https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1964/06/05/106976543.html?pageNumber=14 English The New York Times New York, New York April 11, 2024 convention3 —3 — — — — — — — — June 5Colorado June 6, 1964 Brotzman Gets Unanimous Nomination For Congress https://www.newspapers.com/image/25022264 English Greeley Daily Tribune Greeley, Colorado November 10, 2024 June 6, 1964 Two Thirds Delegates Claimed For Goldwater https://www.newspapers.com/image/66229227 English Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph Colorado Springs, Colorado November 10, 2024 Colorado's 2nd, 3rd, and 4th congressional districtsdistrict conventions6 (of 18)4 — — — — — — — —2Washington June 6, 1964 21 DELEGATES PLEDGE HIM THEIR VOTES https://www.newspapers.com/image/734677376 English The News Tribune Tacoma, Washington April 11, 2024 convention2421 — — — — — — — —3 June 6Alabama June 7, 1964 STATE GOP FOR BARRY; NAMES CONGRESS SLATE https://www.newspapers.com/image/979502636 English The Dothan Eagle Dothan, Alabama April 11, 2024 convention2020 — — — — — — — — —Colorado June 7, 1964 State Goldwater Forces Top Delegate Selections https://www.newspapers.com/image/537196630 English The Daily Sentinel Grand Junction, Colorado November 10, 2024 convention10 (of 18)10 — — — — — — — — —Hawaii June 7, 1964 Isle GOP Avoids Factional Split https://www.newspapers.com/image/260533473 English The Honolulu Advertiser Honolulu, Hawaii April 12, 2024 convention8 — — — — — — — — —8Technically there was a split, 4–4, between those who supported Goldwater and Moderates.Virginia June 6, 1964 4th District GOP Elects Vaughn https://www.newspapers.com/image/829022997 English Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond, Virginia November 10, 2024 June 6, 1964 Poff Nominated Again By GOP https://www.newspapers.com/image/1071481368 English Martinsville Bulletin Martinsville, Virginia November 10, 2024 Virginia's 4th and 6th congressional districtsdistrict conventions4 (of 30)4 — — — — — — — — —June 7Puerto Rico June 6, 1964 PUERTO RICO FOR ROCKEFELLER https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1964/06/06/118661442.html?pageNumber=9 English The New York Times New York, New York April 11, 2024 convention5 —5 — — — — — — — — June 12Missouri June 13, 1964 23 Of The 24 Missouri Delegates To Republican Convention Favor Barry https://www.newspapers.com/image/1025553607 English Fulton Daily Sun-Gazette Fulton, Missouri November 10, 2024 convention4 (of 24)4 — — — — — — — — —Virginia's 5th district June 13, 1964 4th District GOP Elects Vaughn https://www.newspapers.com/image/963466086 English The Bee Danville, Virginia November 10, 2024 convention2 (of 30)2 — — — — — — — — — June 13Connecticut June 14, 1964 STATE GOP PLANS TO GIVE 12 DELEGATES TO SCRANTON https://www.newspapers.com/image/60265433 English The Burlington Free Press Burlington, Vermont April 10, 2024 convention164 — — — — — — — —12There was an expectation that these delegates would be won over by Scranton, but at the time they were still Uncommitted.Idaho June 14, 1964 IDAHO GOP ORDERS; 'GO FOR GOLDWATER'; DEMOS HARMONIZE https://www.newspapers.com/image/724398393/ English The Idaho Statesman Boise, Idaho April 11, 2024 convention1414 — — — — — — — — —Minnesota June 14, 1964 STATE GOP PARLEY ENDS WITH SPIRITED DISPLAY OF UNITY https://www.newspapers.com/image/181110880/ English Star Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota April 11, 2024 convention10 (of 26) — — — — — — — — —10New Mexico June 14, 1964 BARRY GETS 14 NM VOTES https://www.newspapers.com/image/583131388 English The Santa Fe New Mexican Santa Fe, New Mexico April 11, 2024 convention1414 — — — — — — — — —Utah June 14, 1964 UTAH REPUBLICAN DELEGATES SHOW FAVOR TO GOLDWATER https://www.newspapers.com/image/687241170 English The Herald-Journal Logan, Utah April 11, 2024 convention1411 — — — — — — — —3Virginia June 17, 1964 Goldwater Gets Virtual Sweep Of 30 Va. Ballots At 'Frisco https://www.newspapers.com/image/232841692 English Daily Press Newport News, Virginia November 10, 2024 convention10 (of 30)10 — — — — — — — — —June 16Texas June 17, 1964 GOLDWATER TAKES 1ST BALLOT MARGIN https://www.newspapers.com/image/756325329 English Corpus Christi Caller-Times Corpus Christi, Texas April 10, 2024 convention5656 — — — — — — — — —June 19Montana June 20, 1964 STATE GOP PLEDGES 14 VOTES TO BARRY FOR THREE BALLOTS https://www.newspapers.com/image/240241732 English Great Falls Tribune Great Falls, Montana April 11, 2024 convention1414 — — — — — — — — — 1,308 delegates5,936,062 votes 5602,289,214 (38.57%) 1191,304,204 (21.97%) 43386,661 (6.51%) 52245,401 (4.13%) 2197,212 (3.32%) 14225,213 (3.79%) 164915,366 (15.42%) 0113,803 (1.92%) 085,336 (1.44%) 348173,652 (2.93%)Suspected delegate countJuly 13, 1964 July 14, 1964 Barry's Lead Increasing As Session Opens https://www.newspapers.com/image/374788161 English Chicago Tribune Chicago, Illinois November 10, 2024 772 (59.02%) 106 (8.10%) —!style="background: lightgrey;"| 165 (12.61%)''' !style="background: lightgrey;"| —!style="background: lightgrey;"| 20 (1.53%)!style="background: lightgrey;"| 105 (8.03%)!style="background: lightgrey;"| —''' !style="background: lightgrey;"| — 95 (7.26%) Candidates The following political leaders were candidates for the 1964 Republican presidential nomination: Nominee CandidateMost recent officeHome stateCampaign Withdrawal datePopular voteContests won Running mateBarry Goldwaterframeless|127x127pxU.S. Senatorfrom Arizona(1953–1965, 1969–1987)100x100px Arizonaframeless|174x174px(Campaign)Secured nomination: July 16, 19642,267,079(38.3%)7 William E. Millerframeless|107x107px Other major candidates These candidates participated in multiple state primaries or were included in multiple major national polls. CandidateMost recent officeHome stateCampaign Withdrawal dateWilliam Scrantonalt=|125x125pxGovernor of Pennsylvania(1963–1967)alt=|96x96px Pennsylvaniaalt=|152x152px(Campaign)Withdrew: April 10, 1964Re-entered race: June 12, 1964Withdrew at convention: July 16, 1964Margaret Chase Smithalt=|frameless|125x125pxU.S. Senatorfrom Maine(1949–1973)99x99px Mainealt=|152x152px(Campaign)Announced campaign: January 27, 1964Withdrew at convention: July 16, 1964Nelson Rockefelleralt=|125x125pxGovernor of New York(1959–1973)alt=|84x84px|New York (state) New Yorkalt=|152x152px(Campaign)Announced campaign: November 7, 1963Withdrew: June 14, 1964(endorsed Scranton)Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.alt=|125x125pxAmbassador of the United States to South Vietnam(1963–1964)112x112px Massachusetts125x125px(Campaign)Renounced draft: January 4, 1964Withdrew before convention(endorsed Rockefeller, then Scranton)Harold Stassen125x125pxGovernorof Minnesota(1939–1943)94x94px Minnesota(Campaign)Announced campaign: January 20, 1964 Favorite sons The following candidates ran only in their state's own primary, for the purpose of controlling the delegate slate at the 1964 Convention: Representative John W. Byrnes of WisconsinForan Christopher Our Back Pages: At 1964 political conventions, Wisconsin 'candidates' played a role https://www.jsonline.com/story/life/green-sheet/2016/07/12/our-back-pages-at-1964-political-conventions-wisconsin-candidates-played-a-role/87021220/ jsonline.com Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 12 August 2019 Senator Hiram Fong of Hawaii Governor Jim Rhodes of Ohio Declined to run Former Military Governor of the U.S. Occupation Zone in Germany Lucius D. Clay of New York Governor Mark Hatfield of Oregon Aviator Charles Lindbergh of Connecticut Former Vice President Richard Nixon of California Governor George Romney of Michigan General Edwin Walker of Texas Polling National polling Opinion polling for the 1964 Republican Party presidential primaries.chart Opinion polling for the 1964 Republican Party presidential primaries.tab 450px yes Graph of opinion polls conducted Poll sourcePublication1 Barry Goldwater1 Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.1 Richard Nixon1 Nelson Rockefeller1 William Scranton IIGalluphttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=55203&ShowAllMUPoll=Y US President - R Primaries (Polling) 2 Jan 2012 OurCampaigns.com 12 Apr 2020Feb. 196213%–46%17%–GallupApr. 196223%––33%–GallupMay 196223%–42%32%–GallupJune 196221%–45%31%–GallupNov. 196211%–21%41%3%GallupDec. 196226%1%1%46%5%GallupFeb. 196317%––49%8%GallupMar. 196321%––44%9%GallupApr. 196326%––43%7%GallupMay 196335%––30%–GallupMay 196338%––28%–GallupJune 196339%––27%–GallupJuly 196339%––22%4%GallupAug. 196338%––29%4%GallupSep. 196342%––26%4%GallupOct. 196345%––23%5%GallupNov. 196323%19%29%12%4%GallupDec. 196327%16%29%13%2%GallupFeb. 196420%12%31%16%7%GallupMar. 196414%42%26%6%4%GallupApr. 196414%37%28%9%4%GallupApr. 196415%36%27%7%5%GallupJune 196421%26%25%10%9%GallupJune 196422%21%22%6%20% Campaign March 10: New Hampshire primary and Draft Lodge movement The first test for the candidates came in New Hampshire, where any candidate's name could be submitted to the ballot without their affirmative consent. With the support of the influential Manchester Union-Leader and Senator Norris Cotton, the Goldwater campaign was confident they would carry New Hampshire. However, after a disastrous, gaffe-filled appearance on Meet the Press and a trip to the state in January, in which he countered President Johnson's claim that Kennedy was "a victim of hate" and challenged the Pentagon to disclose the details of its long-range missile program, his momentum stalled.Perlstein 2009 270–74 In total, Goldwater would spend twenty-one days campaign continuously in New Hampshire before leaving on March 7, confidently predicting, "I've got it made." Many sought an alternative to Goldwater and Rockefeller. Despite lobbying from liberal Republicans, William Scranton and George Romney both legally moved to remove themselves from consideration. Senator Margaret Chase Smith of neighboring Maine, the first woman to campaign for a major party nomination, visited only briefly, did not purchase television advertisements, and gained little traction in the state.Perlstein 2009 298 Another obvious option, Richard Nixon, held himself out as an elder statesman and potential candidate for a draft, but few steps were made on his behalf.Perlstein 2009 288–290 Instead, moderates and liberals rallied behind Eisenhower's choice for the nomination, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Lodge was serving as United States Ambassador to South Vietnam, and through his son George C. Lodge had communicated a policy of non-interference with his campaign managers in New Hampshire.Perlstein 2009 290–98 Building off momentum from Eisenhower's rumored endorsement and working with the Robert Mullen Company, the leanly staffed Draft Lodge movement operated through an effective use of the press and advertising. The Draft Lodge men ran a commercial from the 1960 campaign, edited to imply that Eisenhower had publicly endorsed Lodge. When Goldwater pled with the former president to refute the ad, Eisenhower declined.Perlstein 2009 290–98 Draft Lodge gained new momentum in February when Goldwater declared that Lodge had "kind of balled up" Vietnam.Perlstein 2009 290–98 Although the Lodge campaign expected that this would open the door for Rockefeller to seize momentum by defending Lodge's name, Rockefeller instead joined the attack with a statement on the "mess" in Vietnam before quickly reversing and publicly apologizing to Lodge. Thus, Lodge remained above the fray and a symbol of patriotic diplomacy, while Goldwater appeared unpatriotic and Rockefeller appeared to be both a bully and a wimp.Perlstein 2009 290–98 As the primary approached and Lodge appeared to be a viable candidate, his son and Robert Mullen personally visited the state.Perlstein 2009 290–98 The primary itself was held under a foot of snow.Perlstein 2009 290–98 Lodge delegates swept, and he received 35 percent of the vote. He was followed by Goldwater with 23 percent, Rockefeller with 21 percent, Nixon with 17 percent, and Margaret Chase Smith with 3 percent. A handful of voters wrote in Bill Scranton, despite his refusal to stand as a candidate.Perlstein 2009 298 Despite the victory, Lodge announced, "I do not plan to go to the United States. I do not plan to leave Saigon. I do not intend to resign."Perlstein 2009 298 Regardless, the primary was a major victory for liberals and moderates over the conservative Goldwater campaign. Scotty Reston predicted Scranton, Nixon, or Lodge would be nominated, and Nixon told reporters, "I feel that there is no man in this country who can make a case against Mr. Johnson more effectively than I can" before departing for a tour of Asia.Perlstein 2009 298 Goldwater admitted that he had "goofed up somewhere," but his campaign remained optimistic; Denison Kitchel said he was pleased that "a candidate from the Far West... could do so well in the New England state of New Hampshire,"Perlstein 2009 298 Northeast primaries In the four-week lull after New Hampshire, Goldwater and Rockefeller both worked on trying to win endorsements in various states. Both worked on a Republican volunteer organization in California, where the two were scheduled to appear on the ballot in the primary on June 2. The Field Research Associates released a poll showing Lodge in the lead in the state with 31% to 25% for Goldwater, 21% for Nixon, and just 12% for Rockefeller. Upon hearing the poll results, Goldwater said that Lodge would not do what was needed to win the nomination, and if chosen he would not work hard enough to win the election. Soon thereafter, both Gallup and Harris released polls showing Lodge as the front-runner with Nixon second and Goldwater a poor third. Scranton stated on April 10 that he was not a candidate, thus reducing the field. Illinois Illinois held its primary on April 14. With the state Republican leadership almost solidly behind Goldwater, only Margaret C. Smith chose to file for the primary against Goldwater. During the campaign, Nixon and Lodge asked followers not to mount a campaign there. Goldwater defeated Smith 62-25%, which was far and away Smith's best primary performance. Lodge placed third on write-ins and Nixon fourth. The delegate count: Goldwater 159, Rockefeller 90, Lodge 14. New Jersey New Jersey voted on April 21. No candidates filed, so all votes were write-ins. Lodge again placed first with 42% to Goldwater 28%, Nixon 22%, and only 8% for all others. Massachusetts and Pennsylvania voted on April 28. No candidate appeared on the ballot in either. On the day before the two primaries, Rockefeller took the controversial stand of calling for US air strikes into Laos and Cambodia to help the government of South Vietnam. Lodge won Massachusetts with 77% of the vote to 10% for Goldwater and only 6% for Nixon. Scranton won his home state with 52% to Lodge 21%, Nixon 10%, and Goldwater 9%. It was clear that the Republican voters were not lining up behind either Goldwater or Rockefeller, who at this point had won together just 35% of the primary vote. In fact, if Illinois is taken out of the numbers, Lodge had received three write-in votes for every Goldwater vote at this stage of the campaign, with Nixon's write-ins very close behind Goldwater. Texas to Florida Another large chunk of delegates was chosen in the month following the Pennsylvania primary. During this time, eight states held primaries. Rockefeller recognized that the stakes were higher than ever; he was only mounting a serious campaign in two. He attacked Goldwater as irresponsible and extreme, a candidate who would ruin the Republican Party. Rockefeller also publicly chastised the supporters of Lodge. Since moderate Republicans were dividing their primary votes among Rockefeller, Lodge, and Scranton, they were allowing Goldwater to win many delegates he otherwise would not win. Campaigning in West Virginia, Rockefeller said that Lodge was "a person who isn't there, who says nothing on any issues". Goldwater spent the early part of the month in the South. He won 75% of the vote in the first Republican presidential primary in Texas. That same day, his supporters pushed the small cadre of black voters out of the Georgia Republican Party, taking 22 out of the 24 national delegates. Goldwater supporters the following day forced through Tennessee's first all-white delegation to the Republican National Convention in half a century. With these delegate appointments, the AP estimated that Goldwater had 209 delegates; uncommitted was second with 143 to Scranton 63, Lodge 43, and 55 for others. Rockefeller had not won a single delegate at the time. Four states held mostly uncontested primaries in the following two weeks; Goldwater won Indiana and Nebraska, Rockefeller won West Virginia, and Governor Rhodes won his home state of Ohio. The Oregon primary was held on May 15. As one of the most important primaries of the year, all candidates spent time trying to win the state. Lodge took the lead in Oregon opinion polls soon after the New Hampshire primary, but Rockefeller pressed on Lodge's supporters to abandon him for not taking a stand against Goldwater. The primary was widely seen as a precursor to the California primary, which Goldwater needed to win in order to have a majority of convention delegates. Two days before Oregon voted, a California poll showed Goldwater leading Rockefeller there by 43-27%. The poll precipitated a critical Rockefeller win in the Oregon primary. Rockefeller placed first with 33%, followed by Lodge with 28%, Goldwater with 18%, and Nixon with 17%. In the latter half of the month, Goldwater continued to move towards the nomination. The only contested primary was in Florida, where a slate of uncommitted delegates unexpectedly defeated a Goldwater slate. However, AP estimated on May 24 that Goldwater led with 304 delegates. Scranton was second with 70, followed by Rhodes with 58. Lodge had 44, and Rockefeller had 39; the uncommitted total was 224. The estimate was published the same day that Goldwater supporters were easily defeated in Alaska. California and South Dakota Senator Goldwater's overall strategy was to lock up the delegate votes from the South and the West. If he could win California, he would be able to win the presidential nomination on the first ballot. His support in California public opinion polls remained a steady 43% throughout the spring, not deterred by his under-performance in primary after primary. Even when Lodge's supporters agreed to join Rockefeller in California in a "stop Goldwater" move, the polls only showed a minimal gain for Rocky. With both candidates campaigning full-time, both drawing large crowds of interested Republicans, the division in the party was quite apparent. Another thing became clear: the California voters finally began shifting to Rocky, who took the lead in opinion polls in the week preceding the primary. As often happens in politics, a mostly unrelated event took place that changed everything. On May 30, Margaretta Rockefeller had a baby son. Newspaper coverage included the information that Margaretta had worked on Rockefeller's staff before the two of them divorced their long-time spouses to marry each other. This was not new information, but it had been mostly forgotten by the voters. Just over two million people voted in California's Republican primary, approximately one third of all nationwide votes in the Republican primaries of 1964. CBS used computers to sample the data collected from various polling places to announce at 7:22 p.m. Pacific time that Goldwater would win the race. Other news organizations were slower to make that prediction, and at one point Rockefeller took the lead temporarily. In the end, Goldwater won the California primary by 3%. Goldwater addressed supporters as the networks showed him in the lead; he said "This is a victory not for Barry Goldwater, but for the mainstream of Republican thinking". By gaining the 86 delegates from California, he was just 30 delegates short of a majority. South Dakota chose 14 delegates on the same day as California, but an uncommitted slate easily defeated a Goldwater slate by a 2:1 margin. Endorsements background:#cff List of Nelson Rockefeller endorsements border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; Senators John Sherman Cooper (R-KY)https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1963/2/13/sen-cooper-seeks-cuba-blockade-if/ Sen. Cooper Seeks Cuba Blockade If Talks Fail to Remove Russians February 13, 1963 Jacob Javits (R-NY)https://www.nytimes.com/1964/03/15/archives/goldwater-calls-rival-extremist-asserts-he-not-rockefeller-is-in.html GOLDWATER CALLS RIVAL 'EXTREMIST'; Asserts He, Not Rockefeller, Is in G.O.P. Mainstream The New York Times March 15, 1964 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125035621/https://www.nytimes.com/1964/03/15/archives/goldwater-calls-rival-extremist-asserts-he-not-rockefeller-is-in.html 2024-01-25 Kenneth Keating (R-NY) Thomas Kuchel (R-CA) Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R-MA) Representatives Mark Andrews (R-ND)Mark Andrews, North Dakota Farmer-Politician, Dies at 94 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/07/obituaries/mark-andrews-north-dakota-farmer-politician-dies-at-94.html 5 May 2024 McFadden Robert D. Paul Findley (R-IL)Interview with Paul Findley https://presidentlincoln.illinois.gov/Resources/67b9bb9b-fd73-483e-8bf6-c0d2582d309f/Findley_Pau_4FNL.pdf 15 January 2020 Paul Fino (R-NY) Seymour Halpern (R-NY) Frank Horton (R-NY) John Lindsay (R-NY) Ogden Reid (R-NY) Stanley Tupper (R-ME) background:#cff List of William Scranton endorsements border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; Senators Clifford Case (R-NJ)https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/30/archives/goldwater-calls-scrantons-bid-for-chicago-debate-ridiculous.html Goldwater Calls Scranton's Bid For Chicago Debate Ridiculous The New York Times June 30, 1964 James Pearson (R-KS)https://www.kshs.org/publicat/history/2011winter_seaton.pdf man in tHe middle: The Career of Senator James B. Pearson Hugh Scott (R-PA)https://www.nytimes.com/1964/04/10/archives/scranton-insists-hes-no-candidate-but-open-to-draft-declares-he.html SCRANTON INSISTS HE'S NO CANDIDATE BUT OPEN TO DRAFT; Declares He Will Answer Genuine Convention Call—Supporters Encouraged The New York Times April 10, 1964 Representatives James G. Fulton (R-PA) Charles Mathias (R-MD) Richard Schweiker (R-PA) Governors Elmer L. Andersen John Chafee (R-RI)https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/05/archives/chafee-backs-scranton.html Chafee Backs Scranton The New York Times June 5, 1964 John A. Love (R-CO) Nelson Rockefeller (R-NY)https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/politics/camp/640714convention-gop-ra.html Scranton Beaten on Rights Move as Republican Convention Opens; Extremists Scored by Keynoter July 14, 1964 Committeemen Robert R. Snodgrass (R-GA)https://www.newspapers.com/article/ledger-enquirer-snodgrass-supporting-dem/150221509/ Snodgrass Supporting Democrat Over Pickett Ledger-Enquirer October 21, 1964 State legislators Robert Cloer (R-GA)https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-scranton-hoping/150220167/ Scranton Hoping For 40 from Dixie (cont.) The Atlanta Constitution June 13, 1964 background:#cff List of Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. endorsements border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; Prescott Bush (R-CT)http://www.ereader.com/product/book/excerpt/16982 The Faith of George W. Bush 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234407/http://www.ereader.com/product/book/excerpt/16982 2007-09-26 background:#cff List of Margaret Chase Smith endorsements border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white; George Aiken (R-VT)https://www.nytimes.com/1964/07/26/archives/goldwater-gains-in-moderate-wing-some-middleroad-gop-congressmen.html GOLDWATER GAINS IN MODERATE WING; Some Middle-Road G.O.P. Congressmen Now Give Him Nominal Support The New York Times July 26, 1964 National Convention 1964 Republican National Convention Post-primary maneuvering Moderate Republicans moved into action as it appeared more and more likely that Goldwater was headed for a first ballot victory. Senator Hugh Scott started a movement to draft Governor Scranton on June 6, hoping that Scranton could pull together all the liberal and moderate Republicans. The following day, Scranton stopped to visit former President Eisenhower while on his way to the National Governors Conference in Cleveland; Ike encouraged Scranton to officially enter the race. Scranton finally joined the race on June 12. Rockefeller dropped out on June 15 and endorsed Scranton. In the background, local Republicans continued to choose their national convention delegates. In the week between June 7 and June 13, 13 states chose 225 delegates. The many uncommitted delegates began to slowly announce their intentions; on June 9, 16 from Florida announced for Goldwater. Scranton made a swing throughout the nation to speak with as many delegates as possible. Scranton gradually worked the moderate delegates who preferred Goldwater to Rockefeller and won endorsements in Ohio and Maryland. Michigan's Governor Romney announced that the state's delegation would meet separately with Goldwater and Scranton before deciding how to vote. Romney hoped the delegation would remain uncommitted. A staunch supporter of the Civil Rights Bill, Romney claimed that Goldwater's nomination would lead to the "suicidal destruction of the Republican Party". On occasion, Goldwater returned to the Senate for votes. He gave a speech on June 18 in which he stated that he would vote against the Civil Rights bill. Senator Keating said that Goldwater's position was a repudiation of Abraham Lincoln and founding principles of the Republican Party. Governor Scranton held large rallies in eastern states while visiting with the delegates; he decried Goldwater's position on civil rights and challenged Goldwater to a debate, which Goldwater dismissed as "ridiculous". With time slipping away, and with Scranton failing to gain ground, he purchased a 30-minute time segment on NBC that aired on July 7 (replacing an episode of "Moment of Fear," a program starring Ronald Reagan). When the program aired, Scranton was unable to set forth his policy differences with Goldwater and spent too much time discussing smears from the Goldwater forces. The Cow Palace The 28th Republican National Convention was held in the Cow Palace, Daly City CA, from July 13 to July 16. The Cow Palace had been constructed in 1941, and the 1956 Republican National Convention had been held there. Following a $3 million improvement project in 1963, the Cow Palace applied to host the national convention and was chosen by Republican leaders over Chicago, Miami Beach, and four other cities. As the convention opened, the delegates ignored the turmoil among Republican ranks elsewhere in the nation. AP polled all delegates and found that Goldwater had a comfortable majority of them, even as a Gallup poll showed Scranton leading Goldwater among nationwide Republicans by a 60-34% margin. Goldwater rejected a last offer by Scranton to debate, and Senator Margaret C. Smith arrived at the convention still campaigning for delegate support. The convention was organized at the first session. RNC Chairman William E. Miller called the convention to order at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on 7/13. The delegates were greeted by various party officials with short speeches. Delegate Newton I. Steers of Maryland introduced a resolution that would ban any delegate or alternate chosen with racially discriminatory procedures, but it was voted down. The evening session was devoted to speeches. RNC Chairman Miller prophesied that Republicans would have a "fair" convention and would win the fall election. Senator Everett Dirksen read a letter from former President Hoover, who was in failing health. Two actors read patriotic statements from earlier politicians while "America the Beautiful" played in the background. Oregon Governor Mark Hatfield then delivered the keynote address. He set forth the party's case for defeating LBJ and spoke out against extremism and the "bigots in this nation who spew forth their venom of hate." The second day was consumed with speeches and the platform vote. The convention was formally organized in the morning, with Senator Morton giving a speech "laying" the "dirty linen" of the Johnson administration on the line. President Eisenhower encouraged stronger local government and discouraged extremism. That evening, the entire platform was read during prime time. When finished, Senator Hugh Scott offered the first amendment at 10:00 p.m., condemning the Ku Klux Klan, the Communist Party, and the John Birch Society. Governor Rockefeller sought to address the convention on this amendment, and this is when the Goldwater delegates issued their loud "boos" to drown him out. The convention took a standing vote to defeat the measure. Scott then offered a stronger civil rights plank, which was defeated 897–409. Goldwater supporters voted down several other minor amendments, and at 12:36 a.m., the proposed platform was approved. The presidential nomination On the third day of the convention, the presidential nominations and balloting took place. Senator Dirksen placed Goldwater in nomination. Goldwater delegates held a 30-minute demonstration at the end of his speech. Senator Kenneth B. Keating nominated Gov. Rockefeller, and a state senator nominated Senator Hiram Fong. Senator George D. Aiken placed Margaret C. Smith in nomination, saying that she was "the best qualified person you ever voted for" as he made history by being the first person to place the name of a woman into the presidential nomination by a major party. Ike's brother Milton Eisenhower placed Governor Scranton in nomination, hoping that "these perilous days" would not grant the Republican Party the same fate as the Whig Party of the preceding century. Representative Gerald R. Ford placed Governor Romney in nomination, calling him "Michigan's leading citizen." Judd and Lodge were then placed in nomination, though Morton read a letter from Lodge, who wished for his name to be withdrawn. The roll call followed. Goldwater took the lead with Alabama and never lost it. When South Carolina was called, the chairman realized that his state would put Goldwater over the top. The chairman said "we are humbly grateful that we can do this for America." At the end of the ballot, Goldwater had 883 votes to just 214 for Scranton, 114 for Rockefeller, and 97 for all others. Most delegates switched their votes to Goldwater. Then Governor Scranton took the stage. He called for the nomination to be made unanimous, calling on his supporters "not to desert our party but to strengthen it." The presidential tally was as follows: Presidential balloting, RNC 1964Ballot 1st before shifts 1st after shiftsBarry Goldwater 883 1,220William Scranton 214 50Nelson Rockefeller 114 6George Romney 41 1Margaret Chase Smith 27 22Walter Judd 22 1Hiram Fong 5 5Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. 2 3 Vice presidential nomination and close Nominee The last day of the convention wrapped up the business. First was the vice presidential ballot. Charles H. Percy, candidate for governor of Illinois, placed RNC Chairman William E. Miller into nomination for vice president. Miller was well known for his debating skills in the U.S. House, where he had been one of LBJ's harshest critics. He also came from New York State, an attempt by Goldwater to show support for his policies in the northeast. Miller was nominated with 1,305 votes to three abstentions from Tennessee from delegates who believed that the convention should have had the ability to nominate whomever they wanted. Miller gave a short speech accepting "the greatest challenge of my lifetime." Richard Nixon then introduced Goldwater for his acceptance speech. He said "Before this convention, we were Goldwater Republicans, Rockefeller Republicans, Scranton Republicans, Lodge Republicans, but now that this convention has met and made its decision, we are Republicans, period, working for Barry Goldwater for President of the United States." In his acceptance speech, Goldwater set forth the "cause of Republicanism." His most famous passage was "Today ... the task of preserving and enlarging freedom at home and of safeguarding it from the forces of tyranny abroad is great enough to challenge all our resources and to re-fire all our strength. Anyone who wants to join us in all sincerity, we welcome. Those who do not care for our cause, we don't expect to enter our ranks in any case. And let our Republicanism, so focused and so dedicated, not be made fuzzy and futile by un-thinking and stupid labels. I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." For many GOP moderates, Goldwater's speech was seen as a deliberate insult, and many of these moderates would defect to the Democrats in the fall election. See also 1964 Democratic Party presidential primaries References Bibliography Perlstein Rick Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus 2009 Nation Books New York 978-1-56858-412-6 https://archive.org/details/beforestormbarry0000perl_k0s0/ registration Further reading Annunziata, Frank. "The Revolt Against the Welfare State: Goldwater Conservatism and the Election of 1964." Presidential Studies Quarterly 10.2 (1980): 254–265. online Gary Donaldson Liberalism's last hurrah: the presidential campaign of 1964 2003 M.E. Sharpe 978-0765611192 registration https://archive.org/details/liberalismslasth0000dona Karl Hess Karl Hess In A Cause That Will Triumph: The Goldwater Campaign and the Future of Conservatism 1967 memoir 639505 by Goldwater's speechwriter Jeffrey J Matthews To Defeat a Maverick: The Goldwater Candidacy Revisited, 1963–1964 Presidential Studies Quarterly 27 1 1997 662– Shadegg, Stephen. What Happened to Goldwater? The Inside Story of the 1964 Republican Campaign (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1965). White, F. Clifton. Suite 3505: The Story of the Draft Goldwater Movement (Arlington House, 1967). White Theodore The Making of the President: 1964 1965 HarperCollins 978-0061900617 https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780224609999 registration Category:Barry Goldwater Category:Nelson Rockefeller