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The 1960 presidential election was the closest election since 1916, and this closeness can be explained by a number of factors. [2] Kennedy benefited from the economic recession of 1957–1958, which hurt the standing of the incumbent Republican Party, and he had the advantage of 17 million more registered Democrats than Republicans. [3]
October 14 – U.S. presidential candidate John F. Kennedy first suggests the idea for the Peace Corps. October 21 – Quincy Howe hosts the final debate of the 1960 election. October 26 – Robert F. Kennedy calls Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King Jr., and secures her husband's release from jail on a traffic violation in Atlanta ...
1960 United States vice-presidential candidates (10 P) Pages in category "1960 United States presidential election" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
The 1960 United States elections were held on November 8, and elected the members of the 87th United States Congress. Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy narrowly defeated Republican incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon in the presidential election, and although Republicans made gains in both chambers of Congress, the Democratic Party easily maintained control of Congress.
Pages in category "1960 United States presidential election by state" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Kennedy’s landslide victory in 1960 finally solidified the transformation of Massachusetts into a Democratic stronghold in the modern era. For the first time in American presidential history, in 1960, a Democrat broke 60% of the vote in Massachusetts, and thus Kennedy's 60.22%. Religion was a major dividing factor in shaping the vote in 1960.
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1960 U.S. presidential election: Candidate: Richard Nixon 36th Vice President of the United States (1953–1961) Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (1953–1960) Affiliation: Republican Party: Status: Announced: January 9, 1960 Official nominee: July 28, 1960 Lost election: November 8, 1960: Slogan: Experience Counts ...