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US 1964 Presidential Election
United States presidential election held November 1964. Lyndon B. Johnson won a massive landslide over Barry Goldwater, the largest popular vote margin in modern history.
US 1964 Presidential Election is one of the tracked elections shaping power in United States.
- Year
- 1964
- Country
- United States
- Contested
- President of the United States
- Winner
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Candidates
- 2
Outcome in context
Johnson won the largest popular vote margin in modern U.S. history. Goldwater's campaign, though a landslide loss, laid the intellectual foundation for the conservative movement that later elected Reagan.
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- Country contextOpen United States to connect this election to institutions, leadership, and the broader national sequence.
- Winner profileJump from the result to Lyndon B. Johnson's political profile, offices, and related entities.
- Candidate fieldFollow the 2 linked candidates and compare who contested this race.
Result recorded
Winner
Democratic Party
Johnson won the largest popular vote margin in modern U.S. history. Goldwater's campaign, though a landslide loss, laid the intellectual foundation for the conservative movement that later elected Reagan.
