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Kennedy's vote was overcounted in 38% of Chicago's precincts while Nixon's vote was overcounted in 40%. Nixon's total was increased by 926 votes. [18] Republicans accused the election commission of manipulating the recount and Adamowski successfully sued for another recount in 1961, although only his election was recounted.
Republican candidate Richard Nixon won the state of Illinois by a narrow margin of 2.93%. [14] The winning of Illinois was the moment that sealed a close and turbulent election for Nixon, [15] [16] who in the last counting did much better in massively populated Cook County than Goldwater or Nixon himself in 1960. [15]
A member of Kennedy's civil rights team and King's friend, Harris Wofford, and other Kennedy campaign members passed out a pamphlet to black churchgoers the Sunday before the presidential election that said, ""No Comment" Nixon versus a Candidate with a Heart, Senator Kennedy." [80] On election day, Kennedy won the black vote in most areas by ...
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Illinois, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1818, Illinois has participated in every U.S. presidential election. From 1896 to 1996, Illinois was a bellwether state, voting for the winner of the presidential election 24 of 26 times, the exceptions being 1916 and 1976.
All 25 Illinois seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 1960. No seats switched parties, leaving Illinois' House delegation to consist of 14 Democrats and 11 Republicans.
*Nixon was a write-in candidate in some states' presidential primaries and received 316 votes. 1956 Republican National Convention (Vice Presidential tally) : [ 4 ] Richard Nixon (inc.) - 1,323 (100.00%)
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This was the last time until 1988 that the state of Washington voted Democratic and until 1992 that Connecticut, Maine, and Michigan voted Democratic in the general election. Nixon was also the last Republican candidate to win a presidential election without carrying Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.