United States presidential election in Idaho, 1964

United States presidential election in Idaho, 1964

1960 ← November 3, 1964 (1964-11-03) → 1968

Nominee Lyndon B. Johnson Barry Goldwater Party Democratic Republican Home state Texas Arizona Running mate Hubert Humphrey William E. Miller Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 148,920 143,577 Percentage 50.92% 49.08%

President before election Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic President-elect Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic

The 1964 presidential election was the last election in which the state of Idaho voted for the Democratic Party nominee. It was the only election since 1948 in which this happened. President Lyndon B. Johnson, despite his nationwide landslide victory, defeated the Republican nominee, Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona by only 1.84%, or 5,363 votes. Idaho was the second-closest state in the 1964 election (Arizona was the first).

Results

Presidential candidate	Party	Home state	Popular vote		Electoral vote	Running mate
			Count	Pct		Vice-presidential candidate	Home state	Elect. vote
Lyndon B. Johnson	Democratic	Texas	148,920	50.92%	4	Hubert Humphrey	Minnesota	4
Barry Goldwater	Republican	Arizona	143,557	49.08%	0	William E. Miller	New York	0
Total			292,477	100%	4			4
Needed to win					270			270

References

• OurCampaigns - ID US President Race, Nov 3, 1964