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County results
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The1964 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the1964 United States presidential election. State voters chose nine[2] representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Washington was won byincumbent PresidentLyndon B. Johnson (D–Texas), with 61.97% of the popular vote, againstSenatorBarry Goldwater (R–Arizona), with 37.37% of the popular vote.[3][4] As of the2024 presidential election[update], this is the last election in whichYakima County,Benton County,Grant County,Franklin County,Lewis County,Chelan County,Walla Walla County,Stevens County,Douglas County,Columbia County, andGarfield County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[5] This also remains the last time that a presidential nominee has carried the state with more than 60% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lyndon B. Johnson (incumbent) | 779,881 | 61.97% | |
| Republican | Barry Goldwater | 470,366 | 37.37% | |
| Socialist Labor | Eric Hass | 7,772 | 0.62% | |
| Socialist Workers | Clifton DeBerry | 537 | 0.04% | |
| Total votes | 1,258,556 | 100% | ||
| County | Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic | Barry Goldwater Republican | Eric Hass Socialist Labor | Clifton DeBerry Freedom Socialist | Margin | Total votes cast[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 2,027 | 47.44% | 2,241 | 52.45% | 2 | 0.05% | 3 | 0.07% | −214 | −5.01% | 4,273 |
| Asotin | 3,657 | 67.27% | 1,777 | 32.69% | 2 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,880 | 34.58% | 5,436 |
| Benton | 16,650 | 58.68% | 11,708 | 41.27% | 8 | 0.03% | 6 | 0.02% | 4,942 | 17.41% | 28,372 |
| Chelan | 10,295 | 57.77% | 7,406 | 41.56% | 111 | 0.62% | 10 | 0.06% | 2,889 | 16.21% | 17,822 |
| Clallam | 9,265 | 68.86% | 4,175 | 31.03% | 14 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.01% | 5,090 | 37.83% | 13,455 |
| Clark | 29,341 | 70.21% | 12,300 | 29.43% | 140 | 0.34% | 9 | 0.02% | 17,041 | 40.78% | 41,790 |
| Columbia | 1,138 | 52.03% | 1,048 | 47.92% | 1 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 90 | 4.11% | 2,187 |
| Cowlitz | 17,605 | 71.85% | 6,708 | 27.38% | 177 | 0.72% | 11 | 0.04% | 10,897 | 44.47% | 24,501 |
| Douglas | 3,728 | 58.47% | 2,643 | 41.45% | 2 | 0.03% | 3 | 0.05% | 1,085 | 17.02% | 6,376 |
| Ferry | 931 | 63.81% | 526 | 36.05% | 2 | 0.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 405 | 27.76% | 1,459 |
| Franklin | 6,375 | 63.38% | 3,615 | 35.94% | 66 | 0.66% | 2 | 0.02% | 2,760 | 27.44% | 10,058 |
| Garfield | 781 | 50.98% | 751 | 49.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 30 | 1.96% | 1,532 |
| Grant | 8,352 | 57.89% | 6,065 | 42.04% | 8 | 0.06% | 2 | 0.01% | 2,287 | 15.85% | 14,427 |
| Grays Harbor | 17,145 | 74.46% | 5,744 | 24.94% | 132 | 0.57% | 6 | 0.03% | 11,401 | 49.52% | 23,027 |
| Island | 3,946 | 56.38% | 3,044 | 43.49% | 8 | 0.11% | 1 | 0.01% | 902 | 12.89% | 6,999 |
| Jefferson | 3,012 | 67.59% | 1,432 | 32.14% | 8 | 0.18% | 4 | 0.09% | 1,580 | 35.45% | 4,456 |
| King | 268,216 | 59.52% | 177,598 | 39.41% | 4,535 | 1.01% | 291 | 0.06% | 90,618 | 20.11% | 450,640 |
| Kitsap | 26,904 | 71.34% | 10,702 | 28.38% | 105 | 0.28% | 3 | 0.01% | 16,202 | 42.96% | 37,714 |
| Kittitas | 5,383 | 62.65% | 3,200 | 37.24% | 4 | 0.05% | 5 | 0.06% | 2,183 | 25.41% | 8,592 |
| Klickitat | 3,819 | 67.31% | 1,850 | 32.60% | 4 | 0.07% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,969 | 34.71% | 5,674 |
| Lewis | 12,070 | 63.45% | 6,933 | 36.45% | 13 | 0.07% | 6 | 0.03% | 5,137 | 27.00% | 19,022 |
| Lincoln | 2,299 | 44.10% | 2,911 | 55.84% | 3 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | −612 | −11.74% | 5,213 |
| Mason | 5,514 | 68.32% | 2,549 | 31.58% | 5 | 0.06% | 3 | 0.04% | 2,965 | 36.74% | 8,071 |
| Okanogan | 6,554 | 62.45% | 3,931 | 37.46% | 10 | 0.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,623 | 24.99% | 10,495 |
| Pacific | 5,056 | 73.70% | 1,789 | 26.08% | 13 | 0.19% | 2 | 0.03% | 3,267 | 47.62% | 6,860 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,978 | 66.71% | 985 | 33.22% | 1 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.03% | 993 | 33.49% | 2,965 |
| Pierce | 84,566 | 67.13% | 40,164 | 31.88% | 1,190 | 0.94% | 53 | 0.04% | 44,402 | 35.25% | 125,973 |
| San Juan | 906 | 51.77% | 839 | 47.94% | 4 | 0.23% | 1 | 0.06% | 67 | 3.83% | 1,750 |
| Skagit | 14,344 | 63.72% | 8,138 | 36.15% | 24 | 0.11% | 4 | 0.02% | 6,206 | 27.57% | 22,510 |
| Skamania | 1,758 | 72.83% | 653 | 27.05% | 3 | 0.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,105 | 45.78% | 2,414 |
| Snohomish | 55,013 | 67.58% | 25,902 | 31.82% | 467 | 0.57% | 23 | 0.03% | 29,111 | 35.76% | 81,405 |
| Spokane | 62,092 | 55.65% | 49,387 | 44.26% | 69 | 0.06% | 33 | 0.03% | 12,705 | 11.39% | 111,581 |
| Stevens | 4,266 | 56.29% | 3,302 | 43.57% | 9 | 0.12% | 1 | 0.01% | 964 | 12.72% | 7,578 |
| Thurston | 17,578 | 65.05% | 9,351 | 34.61% | 80 | 0.30% | 12 | 0.04% | 8,227 | 30.44% | 27,021 |
| Wahkiakum | 1,175 | 72.35% | 446 | 27.46% | 3 | 0.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 729 | 44.89% | 1,624 |
| Walla Walla | 9,481 | 53.89% | 8,102 | 46.05% | 9 | 0.05% | 2 | 0.01% | 1,379 | 7.84% | 17,594 |
| Whatcom | 20,297 | 64.59% | 10,900 | 34.69% | 207 | 0.66% | 18 | 0.06% | 9,397 | 29.90% | 31,422 |
| Whitman | 6,760 | 49.93% | 6,765 | 49.97% | 7 | 0.05% | 6 | 0.04% | −5 | −0.04% | 13,538 |
| Yakima | 29,604 | 56.14% | 22,786 | 43.21% | 326 | 0.62% | 14 | 0.03% | 6,818 | 12.93% | 52,730 |
| Totals | 779,881 | 61.97% | 470,366 | 37.37% | 7,772 | 0.62% | 537 | 0.04% | 309,515 | 24.60% | 1,258,556 |