1964 United States presidential election in Connecticut

The 1964 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose 8 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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1964 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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 8 0 Popular vote 826,269 390,996 Percentage 67.81% 32.09%

County results Johnson   60-70%   70-80%

President before election Lyndon Johnson Democratic Elected President Lyndon Johnson Democratic

Connecticut voted overwhelmingly for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, over the Republican nominee, Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona. Johnson ran with Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota, while Goldwater's running mate was Congressman William E. Miller of New York.

Johnson carried Connecticut by a wide margin of 35.72%. His 67.81% vote share is the largest for a Democrat in Connecticut presidential election history, and the largest for any party since John Quincy Adams in 1828.[1]

Results

1964 United States presidential election in Connecticut[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Lyndon B. Johnson	826,269	67.81%	8
	Republican	Barry Goldwater	390,996	32.09%	0
	Write-ins	Write-ins	1,313	0.11%	0
Totals			1,218,578	100.00%	8

References

1. Thomas, G. Scott; The Pursuit of the White House: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics and History, p. 403 ISBN 0313257957
2. "1964 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2013-02-07.