United States presidential election in Virginia, 1964

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United States presidential election in Virginia, 1964

November 3, 1964

Nominee Lyndon B. Johnson Barry Goldwater Party Democratic Republican Home state Texas Arizona Running mate Hubert Humphrey William E. Miller Electoral vote 12 0 Popular vote 558,038 481,334 Percentage 53.54% 46.18%

President before election Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Elected President Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic

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 1964 United States presidential election. Virginia voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the President and Vice President of the United States.

Virginia was won by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas with 53.54% of the vote, who was running against U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona. 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 2008.

Results

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Lyndon B. Johnson (inc.)	558,038	53.54%	12
	Republican	Barry Goldwater	481,334	46.18%	0
	Socialist Labor	Eric Hass	2,895	0.28%	0
Totals			1,042,267	100.00%	12