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President Lyndon B. Johnson won Washington, D.C. by an overwhelming margin, receiving over 85% of the vote. This was the first presidential election in which the District of Columbia had the right to vote. The District of Columbia has voted Democratic by overwhelming margins every time since this election.
In the 2000 presidential election, Barbara Lett-Simmons, an elector from the district, left her ballot blank to protest its lack of voting representation in Congress. As a result, Al Gore received only two of the three electoral votes from Washington, D.C. [4] In 2016, 85.7% of the registered voters approved a statehood referendum. [5]
The 1964 election was a major transition point for the South, and an important step in the process by which the Democrats' former "Solid South" became a Republican bastion. Nonetheless, Johnson still managed to eke out a bare popular majority of 51–49% (6.307 to 5.993 million) in the eleven former Confederate states.
Starting in 1974, [14] there have been thirteen elections for mayor and six people have held the office. The Democratic Party has immense political strength in the district. In each of the mayoral elections, the district has solidly voted for the Democratic candidate, with no margin less than 14 percentage points. The mayor serves a four-year ...
1964 United States presidential election in Washington, D.C. Index of articles associated with the same name This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names).
(The Center Square) – Ohio’s 2024 election was nearly perfect, according to Secretary of State Frank LaRose. A post-election audit showed a 99.99% accuracy rate, and all 88 counties reported a ...
"Because this finding reports noncompliance with state law, the Office of Financial Management is required by RCW 43.09.312 (1) to submit the agency’s response and plan for remediation to the ...
New Jersey Election Audit Procedure – General Election 2022, 2023: 9.3 Virginia 2-President & Senator, or others selected by Sec of State [64] risk-limiting: machines in at least random fifth of localities (all in 2020) Primaries: Hand tally: No: After finalize: Any: Analyze: Yes: Code of VA 24.2-671.1: 8.6 Washington