Lyndon B. Johnson
★ President
- Born
- August 27, 1908
- Died
- January 22, 1973
- Age at death
- 64
- Home state
- Texas
- Party
- Democratic
- In office
- 1963–1969
- On the ballot
- 1940–1964
8-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Johnson80.2M
Opponents62.9M
Total Electoral Votes
Johnson789
Opponents271
9
Elections run
As a running mate, Johnson is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.
Between 1940 and 1964, Lyndon B. Johnson ran in 9 elections across 3 offices (U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and President), winning 8 and losing 1. Johnson's biggest single-election total was 43,129,040 votes, in the 1964 U.S. presidential election. Johnson's closest win came in the 1944 U.S. House election in Texas's District 10, decided by 41,179 votes.
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How many votes has Lyndon B. Johnson received?
Lyndon B. Johnson has received 80,184,265 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–1, plus 789 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Presidentwith Hubert Humphrey | Won | 43,129,040 (61.1%)486 EV | Barry Goldwater |
| 1960 | Vice Presidentwith John F. Kennedy | Won | 34,227,096 (49.7%)303 EV | Richard Nixon |
| 1960 | U.S. SenateTexas | Won | 1,306,60557.97% | John G. Tower Bard A. Logan |
| 1954 | U.S. SenateTexas | Won | 538,41784.59% | Carlos G. Watson Fred T. Spangler |
| 1948 | U.S. SenateTexas | Won | 702,98566.22% | Jack Porter Sam Morris |
| 1944 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 44,60292.87% | A H Baitelt |
| 1942 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 12,79999.97% | — |
| 1941 | U.S. SenateTexas · Special | Lost | 174,27930.27% | W. Lee O'Daniel |
| 1940 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 48,44299.98% | — |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (J000160) and Wikidata (Q9640). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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