Candidates:Democratic Party: Lyndon Johnson (Texas) and Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota)Republican Party: Barry Goldwater (Arizona) and William Miller (New York) Election Results: Johnson/Humphrey: 486 electoral votes, 43.12 million popular votes Goldwater/Miller: 52 electoral votes, 27.17 million popular votes Summary: The 1964 presidential election centered around the widening divide in America between liberal and conservative ideologies. President Lyndon … Continue reading 1964: Lyndon Johnson, the Great Society, and the Liberal/Conservative Showdown