President lyndon b. johnson decided not to run in the 1964 election. won the 1964 election by a narrow margin. won the 1964 election by a wide margin. lost the 1964 election by a narrow margin.

Lyndon B. Johnson won the election of 1964 by a landslide. Johnson defeated Republican contender Barry Goldwater by more than 15 million votes. Along with this, Johnson won 486 of the electoral votes out of a possible 538. In order to win the presidency, a candidate only needs 270 electoral votes. Johnson also won 44 out of the 50 states in this election, showing his complete domination.

Won the election of 1964