1964 United States presidential election in Louisiana
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File:Img.LA pre 1964.png Parish Results
Johnson—70-80%
Johnson—60-70%
Johnson—50-60%
Goldwater—50-60%
Goldwater—60-70%
Goldwater—70-80%
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Elections 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 ten[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 percent of the popular vote, against incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (D–Texas), with 43.19 percent 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.