nov 3, 1964 - Nixon Re-elected

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Nixon wins a tighter US Presidential election, knocked for the ongoing Cuban occupation, but benefiting from Black support due to Civil Rights movement. ___ Electoral votes and with __% of the popular vote to the Dem's _% and __ EVs.

The Dixiecrats largely split from the party, causing the vote collapse, as they support Wallace's American Heritage Party. They draw their strength largely from Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina.

In Congress, a modest Nixon coattail effect brought the following results:
Senate:
Democrats: 61
Republicans: 38
Heritage: 1

House:
Democrats: 245
Republicans: 185
Heritage: 5

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