1964 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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1964 United States presidential election in Connecticut

November 3, 1964

x200px x200px 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%

250px County results Johnson   Johnson—60-70%   Johnson—70-80%

President before election Lyndon Johnson Democratic Elected President Lyndon Johnson Democratic

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 fifty states and D.C. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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 percent. His 67.81 percent 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.

Results

1964 United States presidential election in Connecticut
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