# Canonical recap data for U.S. Presidential Election of 1964 (1964)
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slug: 1964-us-presidential-election
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1964/1964-us-presidential-election"
title: U.S. Presidential Election of 1964
subtitle: Lyndon B. Johnson's landslide victory over Barry Goldwater cemented Cold War liberalism while expanding the Vietnam commitment in secret.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1964-11-03
datePrecision: day
year: 1964
decade: 1960
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3, 1964, less than a year after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, who won the previous presidential election. The Democratic ticket of incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson and Senator Hubert Humphrey defeated the Republican ticket of Senator Barry G
summaryLong: Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3, 1964, less than a year after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, who won the previous presidential election. The Democratic ticket of incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson and Senator Hubert Humphrey defeated the Republican ticket of Senator Barry Goldwater and Congressman William E. Miller in a landslide victory. Johnson won 61.1% of the popular vote which, to date, remains the highest popular vote percentage of any American presidential candidate in history.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "1964 United States presidential election"
importance: 81
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: ""
  title: U.S. presidential election of 1964
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3, 1964, less than a year after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, who won the previous pre
wikidataQid: Q699646
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  capturedAt: 2026-06-21
  label: U.S. presidential election of 1964
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election"
