1964 United States presidential election in North Dakota
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The 1964 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. Voters chose four[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
North Dakota was won by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (D–Texas), with 57.97% of the popular vote, against Senator Barry Goldwater (R–Arizona), with 41.88% of the popular vote.[3][4]
As of the 2016 presidential election[update], this is the last occasion when the state of North Dakota voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[5] It is also the last time the following counties backed a Democrat for President: Burleigh, Ward, Stark, Williams, Stutsman, Richland, Barnes, Pembina, Bottineau, McKenzie, McHenry, Dickey, Wells, LaMoure, Bowman, Hettinger, Burke, Oliver, Billings, and Slope.[5]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lyndon B. Johnson (inc.) | 149,784 | 57.97% | |
Republican | Barry Goldwater | 108,207 | 41.88% | |
Independent | Clifton DeBerry | 224 | 0.09% | |
Independent | E. Harold Munn | 174 | 0.07% | |
Total votes | 258,389 | 100% |
References
- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1964 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ "1964 Election for the Forty-Fifth Term (1965-69)". Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ "1964 Presidential General Election Results – North Dakota". Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1964". Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ a b Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016