The 1964 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the
1964 United States presidential election
The 1964 United States presidential election was the 45th quadrennial United States presidential election, presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic President of the Un ...
. State voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
Washington was won by
incumbent President
Lyndon B. Johnson (
D–
Texas), with 61.97% of the popular vote, against
Senator
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
Barry Goldwater
Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and United States Air Force officer who was a five-term U.S. Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the Republican Party nominee for presiden ...
(
R–
Arizona), with 37.37% of the popular vote.
, this is the last election in which
Yakima County,
Benton County,
Grant County,
Franklin County,
Lewis County,
Chelan County,
Walla Walla County
Walla Walla County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, its population was 62,584. The county seat and largest city is Walla Walla. The county was formed on April 25, 1854 and is named after the Walla Wall ...
,
Stevens County,
Douglas County,
Columbia County, and
Garfield County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.
[Sullivan, Robert David]
‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’
''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016
Results
Results by county
See also
*
United States presidential elections in Washington (state)
References
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Washington
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
1964 Washington (state) elections