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(Tuesday, November 3, 1964, during the 1964 presidential campaign) — Democratic U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas was elected to a full term today, easily defeating Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona.

Johnson and his running mate, Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, received 61.05% of the national popular vote, the largest share of the popular vote for the Democratic Party in history. Goldwater and his running mate, Rep. William E. Miller of New York, received 38.47%.

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The Democratic ticket was officially elected on Dec. 14, 1964, when the nation’s presidential electors met and cast 486 Electoral votes for Johnson-Humphrey and 62 votes for Goldwater-Miller.

The electors’ votes would be tabulated and certified on Jan 6. 1965, during a joint session of Congress.

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Johnson was the fourth and most recent vice president to succeed the presidency following the death of his predecessor (John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated Nov. 22, 1963) and win a full term in his own right.

Johnson and Humphrey would be inaugurated on January 20, 1965 (the beginning of Johnson’s second term as president and Humphrey’s first term as VP).