1964 Republican National Convention
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The 1964 Republican National Convention took place in the Cow Palace, Daly City, California, from July 13 to July 16, 1964. Before 1964, there had been only one national Republican convention on the West Coast, the 1956 Republican National Convention, which also took place in the Cow Palace. Many believed that a convention at San Francisco indicated the rising power of the Republican Party in the west.[1]
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1964 presidential election | |
Convention | |
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Date(s) | July 13–16, 1964 |
City | Daly City, California |
Venue | Cow Palace |
Chair | Thruston Ballard Morton |
Notable speakers | Richard M. Nixon Nelson Rockefeller |
Candidates | |
Presidential nominee | Barry Goldwater of Arizona |
Vice presidential nominee | William E. Miller of New York |
Other candidates | Nelson Rockefeller William Scranton |
Voting | |
Total delegates | 1,308 |
Votes needed for nomination | 655 |
Results (president) | Goldwater (AZ): 883 (67.50%) Scranton (PA): 214 (16.36%) Rockefeller (NY): 114 (8.72%) |
Results (vice president) | Miller (NY): 100% (Roll call) |
Ballots | 1 |
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