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Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson ran for president in 1964 and won once. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

1964 Won

Democratic
Electoral votes
486of 538
Popular vote
43,129,56661.10%
States carried
45
Running mate
Hubert H. Humphrey

Opponents: Barry Goldwater (52 EV).

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States carried in 1964 (coloured), shaded by margin.

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Questions and answers

How many times did Lyndon B. Johnson run for president?

1 time (1964), winning in 1964.

How many electoral votes did Lyndon B. Johnson win?

1964: 486.

What share of the popular vote did Lyndon B. Johnson get?

1964: 61.1% (43,129,566 votes).

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