1964 United States presidential election in Louisiana
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The 1964 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. Louisiana voters chose 10[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Louisiana was won by Senator Barry Goldwater (R–Arizona), with 56.81% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (D–Texas), with 43.19% of the popular vote.[3][4] As of the 2016 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which Lafayette Parish voted for the Democratic candidate.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Barry Goldwater | 509,225 | 56.81% | |
Democratic | Lyndon B. Johnson (inc.) | 387,068 | 43.19% | |
Total votes | 896,293 | 100% |
References
- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1964 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ^ "1964 Election for the Forty-Fifth Term (1965-69)". Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ^ "1964 Presidential General Election Results - Louisiana". Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1964". Retrieved June 1, 2017.