United States presidential election, 1964

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United States presidential election political event

The United States presidential election of 1964 was a landslide victory in which incumbent Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson defeated Republican Barry Goldwater, marking a pivotal moment in the realignment of American party politics during the Fifth Party System.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
1964 United States presidential election	10
1964 Barry Goldwater presidential campaign	1
United States presidential election, 1964 canonical	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States presidential election, 1964
Context triple: [Fifth Party System in United States politics, notableElection, United States presidential election, 1964]

A. 1960 United States presidential election
The 1960 United States presidential election was a closely contested race between Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard Nixon that marked a turning point in modern American politics, notably featuring the first televised presidential debates.
B. 1968 United States presidential election
The 1968 United States presidential election was a tumultuous contest marked by the Vietnam War, civil unrest, and the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, ultimately resulting in Republican Richard Nixon’s victory over Democrat Hubert Humphrey and independent George Wallace.
C. 1948 United States presidential election
The 1948 United States presidential election was a closely watched contest in which incumbent President Harry S. Truman won an upset victory over Republican Thomas E. Dewey amid a fractured Democratic Party and significant third-party challenges.
D. 1976 United States presidential election
The 1976 United States presidential election was the contest in which Democrat Jimmy Carter defeated incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford, ending eight years of Republican control of the White House.
E. 1928 United States presidential election
The 1928 United States presidential election was a contest in which Republican Herbert Hoover defeated Democrat Al Smith, reflecting the prosperity and cultural tensions of the late 1920s.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States presidential election, 1964
Target entity description: The United States presidential election of 1964 was a landslide victory in which incumbent Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson defeated Republican Barry Goldwater, marking a pivotal moment in the realignment of American party politics during the Fifth Party System.

A. 1960 United States presidential election
The 1960 United States presidential election was a closely contested race between Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard Nixon that marked a turning point in modern American politics, notably featuring the first televised presidential debates.
B. 1968 United States presidential election
The 1968 United States presidential election was a tumultuous contest marked by the Vietnam War, civil unrest, and the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, ultimately resulting in Republican Richard Nixon’s victory over Democrat Hubert Humphrey and independent George Wallace.
C. 1948 United States presidential election
The 1948 United States presidential election was a closely watched contest in which incumbent President Harry S. Truman won an upset victory over Republican Thomas E. Dewey amid a fractured Democratic Party and significant third-party challenges.
D. 1976 United States presidential election
The 1976 United States presidential election was the contest in which Democrat Jimmy Carter defeated incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford, ending eight years of Republican control of the White House.
E. 1928 United States presidential election
The 1928 United States presidential election was a contest in which Republican Herbert Hoover defeated Democrat Al Smith, reflecting the prosperity and cultural tensions of the late 1920s.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States presidential election ⓘ political event ⓘ
campaignIssue	Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ Great Society domestic program ⓘ linked to: Great Society Vietnam War escalation ⓘ nuclear weapons policy ⓘ
carriedMostSouthernStatesBy	Barry Goldwater ⓘ
challengerParty	Republican Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Republican Party
context	held after assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
date	1964-11-03 ⓘ
DemocraticNationalConventionLocation	Atlantic City, New Jersey ⓘ linked to: Atlantic City
DemocraticNominee	Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
electoralVoteLoser	Barry Goldwater ⓘ
electoralVotesLoser	52 ⓘ
electoralVotesWinner	486 ⓘ
electoralVoteWinner	Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
incumbentParty	Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Democratic Party
incumbentPresident	Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
loser	Barry Goldwater ⓘ
loserParty	Republican Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Republican Party
loserRunningMate	William E. Miller ⓘ
markedTrend	shift of many white Southern voters toward the Republican Party ⓘ
nextElection	United States presidential election, 1968 ⓘ linked to: 1968 United States presidential election
notableAdvertisement	Daisy ad ⓘ
officeContested	President of the United States ⓘ Vice President of the United States ⓘ
partOf	Fifth Party System ⓘ linked to: Fifth Party System in United States politics
popularVoteLoser	Barry Goldwater ⓘ
popularVoteMargin	about 15.9 percentage points ⓘ
popularVoteShareLoser	about 38.5 percent ⓘ
popularVoteShareWinner	about 61.1 percent ⓘ
popularVoteWinner	Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
previousElection	United States presidential election, 1960 ⓘ
primaryOpponentOfLyndonBJohnson	none (effectively unopposed for Democratic nomination) ⓘ
RepublicanNationalConventionLocation	San Francisco, California ⓘ linked to: San Francisco, California, United States of America
RepublicanNominationContenders	George Romney ⓘ linked to: George W. Romney Nelson Rockefeller ⓘ William Scranton ⓘ
RepublicanNominee	Barry Goldwater ⓘ
resultedIn	continuation of Democratic control of the presidency ⓘ strengthening of liberal Democratic majority in Congress ⓘ
significance	landslide victory for Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ major defeat for conservative wing of Republican Party at the national level ⓘ pivotal moment in realignment of American party politics during the Fifth Party System ⓘ
voterTurnout	about 61.9 percent ⓘ
winner	Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
winnerParty	Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Democratic Party
winnerRunningMate	Hubert Humphrey ⓘ linked to: Hubert H. Humphrey

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