The 1964 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 3, 1964. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the

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. Virginia voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the

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and

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of the United States.

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was won by incumbent

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with 53.54% of the vote, who was running against U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater of

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. Johnson also won the national election in a landslide with 61.05% of the vote. However, the state would not vote for another Democratic candidate until

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won the state in

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. , this remains the last occasion when Amherst County, Bland County,

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, Frederick County, Rockingham County, Washington County and York County have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. It is also the only time since 1948 Waynesboro City has voted for a Democrat for president, while

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and Winchester City would not vote Democratic again until 2008.

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, Virginia's most populous county, would not vote Democratic again until 2004, having last voted Democratic in 1940 before this election.Menendez, Albert J.; ''The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004'', pp. 326-331 The independent city of

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would not vote Democratic again until

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. This also remains the last time that Virginia and neighboring

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would simultaneously vote Democratic in a presidential election.

Results

Results by county

References

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1964 Virginia elections