1964 United States elections

1964 United States elections
← 1962 1964 1966 → ; Presidential election year
Election day	November 3
Incumbent president	Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Next Congress	89th
Presidential election
Partisan control	Democratic hold
Popular vote margin	Democratic +22.6%
	Electoral vote
Lyndon B. Johnson (D)	486
Barry Goldwater (R)	52
	1964 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Goldwater, blue denotes states won by Johnson. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate.
Senate elections
Overall control	Democratic hold
Seats contested	35 of 100 seats; (33 Class 2 seats + 3 special elections)
Net seat change	Democratic +2
	1964 Senate results Democratic gain Democratic hold; Republican gain Republican hold
House elections
Overall control	Democratic hold
Seats contested	All 435 voting members
Popular vote margin	Democratic +14.7%
Net seat change	Democratic +37
	1964 House of Representatives results Democratic gain Democratic hold; Republican gain Republican hold
Gubernatorial elections
Seats contested	25
Net seat change	Republican +1
	1964 gubernatorial election results Democratic gain Democratic hold; Republican gain Republican hold

The 1964 United States Elections were held on November 3, and elected the members of the 89th United States Congress, as well as the 45th Presidential Election. The Democratic party retained the presidency and added to their majorities in both chambers of Congress. This was the first presidential election after the ratification of the 23rd Amendment, which granted electoral votes to Washington, D.C.^[2]

Democratic incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (who took office on November 22, 1963, upon the death of his predecessor, John F. Kennedy) won a full term, defeating Republican Senator Barry Goldwater from Arizona.^[3] Johnson won every state except for Arizona and the Deep South. Johnson won 61% of the popular vote, the largest share of the popular vote since 1820. Goldwater won the Republican nomination on the first ballot, defeating Governor William Scranton of Pennsylvania and Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York.

The Democratic Party picked up 37 seats in the House and 2 seats in the Senate, thereby capturing veto-proof supermajorities in both chambers.

In the gubernatorial elections, the Republican Party won a net gain of one seat.

References[]

^ The Class 1 Senate seat in New Mexico held concurrent regular and special elections. That special election is not counted as part of the "seats contested."
^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). U.S. House of Reps, Office of the Clerk. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
^ "1964 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved 26 December 2011.

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[1] The Class 1 Senate seat in New Mexico held concurrent regular and special elections. That special election is not counted as part of the "seats contested."

[2] "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). U.S. House of Reps, Office of the Clerk. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

[3] "1964 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved 26 December 2011.

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v t (1963 ←) 1964 United States elections (→ 1965)
President	1964 United States presidential election Democratic primaries Republican primaries Democratic convention Republican convention
U.S. Senate	Arizona California Connecticut Delaware Florida Hawaii Indiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Jersey New Mexico New Mexico (Special) New York North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma (Special) Pennsylvania Rhode Island Tennessee Tennessee (Special) Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
U.S. House	Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona California 5th sp 6th sp Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana 4th sp Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania 5th sp Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
State governors	Arizona Arkansas Delaware Florida Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Louisiana Massachusetts Michigan Missouri Lt. Gov Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Mexico North Carolina Lt. Gov North Dakota Rhode Island South Dakota Texas Utah Vermont Washington West Virginia Wisconsin
State legislature	Iowa Senate

Presidential election
← 1962 1964 1966 → Presidential election year
Election day	November 3
Incumbent president	Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Next Congress	89th
Partisan control	Democratic hold
Popular vote margin	Democratic +22.6%
Electoral vote
Lyndon B. Johnson (D)	486
Barry Goldwater (R)	52

1964 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Goldwater, blue denotes states won by Johnson. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate.
Senate elections
Overall control	Democratic hold
Seats contested	35 of 100 seats (33 Class 2 seats + 3 special elections)^[1]
Net seat change	Democratic +2

1964 Senate results Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold
House elections
Overall control	Democratic hold
Seats contested	All 435 voting members
Popular vote margin	Democratic +14.7%
Net seat change	Democratic +37

1964 House of Representatives results Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold
Gubernatorial elections
Seats contested	25
Net seat change	Republican +1

1964 gubernatorial election results Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold

1964 United States elections

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