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.
Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater deferred when it came to the fundamental belief in civil rights. In the 1964 election, Johnson beat Goldwater by a large margin.
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.
The Republican Presidential nominee in the election of 1964 was Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater.
Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat) against Barry Goldwater (Republican)
Election As PresidentNovember 3, 1964; POPULAR VOTE: Lyndon B. Johnson / Hubert Humphrey (vp) (Democrat) 43,126,506 (61%) Barry Goldwater (Rpublican) 27,176,799 (39%)ELECTORIAL VOTE: Johnson 486 Goldwater 52INAUGURAL ADDRESS: January 20, 1965. (S.Menzel)
President Lyndon B. Johnson (D) and Senator Barry Goldwater (R-Arizona).
In the election of 1964 Barry Goldwater was the Republican who ran against Lyndon Johnson.
Incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Texas) and Senator Barry Goldwater (R-Arizona).
Barry Goldwater ran against Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1964 U.S. presidential election. Goldwater, the Republican nominee, was known for his conservative platform, while Johnson, the Democratic incumbent, campaigned on the success of his Great Society programs. The election resulted in a landslide victory for Johnson.
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