1964 United States presidential election in Louisiana

1964 United States presidential election in Louisiana

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Nominee Barry Goldwater Lyndon B. Johnson
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Arizona Texas
Running mate William E. Miller Hubert Humphrey
Electoral vote 10 0
Popular vote 509,225 387,068
Percentage 56.81% 43.19%

Parish Results

President before election

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

Elected President

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

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[1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Louisiana was won by the Republican ticket of U.S Senator Barry Goldwater, running with U.S. Representative William E. Miller, with 56.81% of the popular vote against the Democratic ticket of President Lyndon B. Johnson, running with U.S Senator Hubert Humphrey.[2][3] Louisana was one of five states that swung more Republican in 1964, alongside Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and South Carolina.

  1. ^ "1964 Election for the Forty-Fifth Term (1965-69)". Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "1964 Presidential General Election Results — Louisiana". Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "The American Presidency Project — Election of 1964". Retrieved June 1, 2017.