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Barry Goldwater

Barry Goldwater ran for president in 1964. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

1964 Lost

Republican
Electoral votes
52of 538
Popular vote
27,178,18838.50%
States carried
6
Running mate
William E. Miller

Opponents: Lyndon B. Johnson (486 EV).

Alabama: wonAlaska: lostArizona: wonArkansas: lostCalifornia: lostColorado: lostConnecticut: lostDelaware: lostDistrict of Columbia: lostFlorida: lostGeorgia: wonHawaii: lostIdaho: lostIllinois: lostIndiana: lostIowa: lostKansas: lostKentucky: lostLouisiana: wonMaine: lostMaryland: lostMassachusetts: lostMichigan: lostMinnesota: lostMississippi: wonMissouri: lostMontana: lostNebraska: lostNevada: lostNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: lostNew Mexico: lostNew York: lostNorth Carolina: lostNorth Dakota: lostOhio: lostOklahoma: lostOregon: lostPennsylvania: lostRhode Island: lostSouth Carolina: wonSouth Dakota: lostTennessee: lostTexas: lostUtah: lostVermont: lostVirginia: lostWashington: lostWest Virginia: lostWisconsin: lostWyoming: lostVermont: lostNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: lostRhode Island: lostConnecticut: lostNew Jersey: lostDelaware: lostMaryland: lostDistrict of Columbia: lost
States carried in 1964 (coloured), shaded by margin.

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Questions and answers

How many times did Barry Goldwater run for president?

1 time (1964), without winning.

How many electoral votes did Barry Goldwater win?

1964: 52.

What share of the popular vote did Barry Goldwater get?

1964: 38.5% (27,178,188 votes).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data