1960  1964 Presidential Election Returns  1968

Lyndon Johnson, who became President when John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, was running for his own election in 1964. His campaign slogan was "All the Way With LBJ." Johnson had campaigned in support of his predecessor and the policies that preceded him. Republicans nominated Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater to oppose Johnson. The Republican Party did not do much to support Goldwater, whose policies seemed extreme to many Americans. He called for deep cuts to social programs and a large increase in defense spending. Goldwater proposed the privatization of Social Security, which made older people nervous. He also opposed Civil Rights laws. But the worst concern for voters was the concern that he would start a Nuclear War. Johnson was campaigning on a series of popular anti-poverty programs he called "the Great Society." Goldwater drew support from the previously Democratic South and his home state of Arizona. He also made history as he was the first Republican to win Georgia in an election. Johnson soundly defeated Goldwater in the most lopsided popular vote margin in history to that date. UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Johnson/Humphrey* 43,126,506 61 486 Goldwater/Miller 27,176,799 39 52 Unpledged Electors 210,732 0 0 Hass/Blomen 45,189 0 0 DeBerry/Shaw 32,706 0 0 Munn/Shaw 23,267 0 0 Write-Ins 12,818 0 0 All Other Candidates 12,033 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller 479,085 69 10 Unpledged Electors 210,732 31 0 ALASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  22,930 34 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 44,329 66 3 ARIZONA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller 242,535 50 5 Johnson/Humphrey* 237,753 50 0 ARKANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  243,264 43 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 314,197 56 6 CALIFORNIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  2,879,108 41 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 4,171,877 59 40 COLORADO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  296,767 38 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 476,024 61 6 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  390,996 32 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 826,269 68 8 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  78,078 39 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 122,704 61 3 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  28,801 14 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 169,796 86 3 FLORIDA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  905,941 49 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 948,540 51 14 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller 616,584 54 12 Johnson/Humphrey* 522,557 46 0 HAWAII VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  44,022 21 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 163,249 79 4 IDAHO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  143,557 49 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 148,920 51 4 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  1,905,946 41 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 2,796,833 59 26 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  911,118 44 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 1,170,848 56 13 IOWA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  449,148 38 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 733,030 62 9 KANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  386,579 45 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 464,028 54 7 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  372,977 36 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 669,659 64 9 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller 509,225 57 10 Johnson/Humphrey* 387,068 43 0 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  118,701 31 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 262,264 69 4 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  385,495 35 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 730,912 65 10 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  549,727 23 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 1,786,422 76 14 MICHIGAN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  1,060,152 33 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 2,136,615 67 21 MINNESOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  559,624 36 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 991,117 64 10 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller 356,528 87 7 Johnson/Humphrey* 52,618 13 0 MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  653,535 36 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 1,164,344 64 12 MONTANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  113,032 41 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 164,246 59 4 NEBRASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  276,847 47 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 307,307 53 5 NEVADA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  56,094 41 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 79,339 59 3 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  104,029 36 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 184,064 64 4 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  963,843 34 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 1,867,671 66 17 NEW MEXICO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  131,838 40 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 194,017 59 4 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  2,243,559 31 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 4,913,156 69 43 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  624,844 44 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 800,139 56 13 NORTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  108,207 42 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 149,784 58 4 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  1,470,865 37 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 2,498,331 63 26 OKLAHOMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  412,665 44 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 519,834 56 8 OREGON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  282,779 36 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 501,017 64 6 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  1,673,657 35 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 3,130,954 65 29 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  74,615 19 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 315,463 81 4 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller 309,048 59 8 Johnson/Humphrey* 215,700 41 0 SOUTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  130,108 44 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 163,010 56 4 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  508,965 44 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 634,947 56 11 TEXAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  958,566 36 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 1,663,185 63 25 UTAH VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  180,682 45 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 219,628 55 4 VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  54,942 34 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 108,127 66 3 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  481,334 46 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 558,038 54 12 WASHINGTON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  470,366 37 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 779,881 62 9 WEST VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  253,953 32 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 538,087 68 7 WISCONSIN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  638,495 38 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 1,050,424 62 12 WYOMING VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Goldwater/Miller  61,998 43 0 Johnson/Humphrey* 80,718 57 3 SYMBOLS KEY Republican Democratic Other Prohibition Socialist Workers Socialist Labor Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party