1964 United States presidential election in Nebraska

The 1964 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. Voters chose five[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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1964 United States presidential election in Nebraska

November 3, 1964[1]

Nominee Lyndon B. Johnson Barry Goldwater Party Democratic Republican Home state Texas Arizona Running mate Hubert Humphrey William E. Miller Electoral vote 5 0 Popular vote 307,307 276,847 Percentage 52.61% 47.39%

County Results Johnson   50–60%   60–70% Goldwater   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

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

Nebraska was won by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (D–Texas), with 52.61% of the popular vote, against Senator Barry Goldwater (R–Arizona), with 47.39% of the popular vote.[3][4]

With his win in the state, President Johnson would become the first Democratic presidential candidate since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936 to win the state. The Cornhusker State was Johnson's weakest in the Great Plains region, and one of two where he did not win every congressional district, the other being Oklahoma. Senator Goldwater carried the state's 3rd district which encompassed the western half of the state, while Johnson carried the 1st and 2nd in the eastern half. Johnson carried 38 counties to Goldwater's 55. Nebraska weighed in as 17.36% more Republican than the national average.

As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last time the Democratic candidate won Nebraska at large, as well as Adams County, Sarpy County, Cass County, Washington County, Saunders County, Gage County, Dixon County, Nemaha County, Richardson County, Boone County, Lincoln County, Polk County, Fillmore County, Johnson County, Cedar County, Buffalo County, Seward County, Hall County, Jefferson County, Thayer County, Webster County, Platte County, Nuckolls County, Clay County, Colfax County, Franklin County, Howard County, Nance County, Logan County, and Kearney County. Barack Obama would later win the state's 2nd congressional district in 2008 and received one electoral vote from the state.

Results

1964 United States presidential election in Nebraska

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lyndon B. Johnson (inc.)	307,307	52.61%
	Republican	Barry Goldwater	276,847	47.39%
Total votes			584,154	100%

References

1. "United States Presidential election of 1964 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved May 29, 2017.
2. "1964 Election for the Forty-Fifth Term (1965-69)". Retrieved May 29, 2017.
3. "1964 Presidential General Election Results - Nebraska". Retrieved May 29, 2017.
4. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1964". Retrieved May 29, 2017.