1964 United States presidential election in Utah

1964 United States presidential election in Utah

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Nominee Lyndon B. Johnson Barry Goldwater
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Texas Arizona
Running mate Hubert Humphrey William E. Miller
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 219,628 180,682
Percentage 54.86% 45.14%

County Results

President before election

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

Elected President

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

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

Utah was won by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (DTexas), with 54.86 percent of the popular vote, against Senator Barry Goldwater (RArizona), with 45.14 percent of the popular vote.[3][4] As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time a Democratic presidential candidate has carried Utah or even exceeded 40% of the state's vote.

As of 2020, it is the last time that Utah County, Weber County, Wasatch County, Duchesne County, Juab County, Morgan County, Beaver County, Wayne County, and Daggett County have voted Democratic.[5]

  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 - Utah". Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1964". Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  5. ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016

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