there was a considerable conservative electoral base in the U.S.
The Republican Presidential nominee in the election of 1964 was Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater.
Lyndon B.Johnson/Hubert Humphrey Barry Goldwater/William Miller
Lyndon Johnson won the 1964 presidential election defeating Barry Goldwater. In the 1964 presidential election Lyndon B. Johnson received 486 electoral votes and Barry Goldwater received 52 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Johnson 43,129,566 and Goldwater 27,178,188.
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Lyndon Johnson won the 1964 presidential election defeating Barry Goldwater. In the 1964 presidential election Lyndon B. Johnson received 486 electoral votes and Barry Goldwater received 52 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Johnson 43,129,566 and Goldwater 27,178,188.
Ronald Reagan won the 1980 presidential election defeating incumbent President Jimmy Carter. In the 1980 presidential election Ronald Reagan received 489 electoral votes and Jimmy Carter received 49 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Reagan 43,904,153 and Carter 35,483,883.
Incumbent President Dwight Eisenhower won reelection in the 1956 presidential election defeating Adlai Stevenson. John F. Kennedy won the 1960 presidential election defeating Richard Nixon. Lyndon Johnson won the 1964 presidential election defeating Barry Goldwater.
27,175,754. He got 38.5% of popular votes.
President Lyndon B. Johnson (D) and Senator Barry Goldwater (R-Arizona).
when he gave a speech in support of presidential candidate barry goldwater
Dwight Eisenhower won the 1952 presidential election defeating Adlai Stevenson. Incumbent President Dwight Eisenhower won reelection in the 1956 presidential election defeating Adlai Stevenson. John F. Kennedy won the 1960 presidential election defeating Richard Nixon. Lyndon Johnson won the 1964 presidential election defeating Barry Goldwater. Richard Nixon won the 1968 presidential election defeating Hubert Humphrey. Incumbent President Richard Nixon won reelection in the 1972 presidential election defeating George McGovern.
Barry Goldwater, the Republican candidate, lost the 1964 presidential election in a landslide to Lyndon B. Johnson, the Democratic candidate. Goldwater's conservative views, particularly on issues such as civil rights and nuclear weapons, were seen as too extreme by many voters, contributing to his overwhelming defeat.