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Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 1960. The Democratic ticket of Senator John F. Kennedy and his running mate, Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson, narrowly defeated the Republican ticket of incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon and his running mate, U.N. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
Kentucky was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 53.59 percent of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 46.41 percent of the popular vote.
Electoral results Presidential candidate Party Home state Popular vote Electoral vote Running mate Count Percentage Vice-presidential candidate Home state Electoral vote John F. Kennedy: Democratic: Massachusetts: 34,220,984 (a) 49.72% 303 Lyndon B. Johnson: Texas: 303 Richard Nixon: Republican: California: 34,108,157 49.55% 219 Henry Cabot ...
The margin of victory in a presidential election is the difference between the number of Electoral College votes garnered by the candidate with an absolute majority of electoral votes (since 1964, it has been 270 out of 538) and the number received by the second place candidate (currently in the range of 2 to 538, a margin of one vote is only possible with an odd total number of electors or a ...
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1960 electoral vote John F. Kennedy Loss due to reapportionment 1960 result under the 1964 apportionment Gains Losses 1964 electoral vote Lyndon B. Johnson; 303 9 294 227 35 486 Alaska(3) California (40) Colorado (6) District of Columbia (3) Florida (14) Idaho (4) Indiana (13) Iowa (9) Kansas (7) Kentucky (9) Maine (4) Montana (4) Nebraska (5 ...
As with the popular vote, the total number of Electoral College votes available has increased over time, as additional states have been admitted to the union. For a complete list of electoral votes received in individual elections, see the list of people who received an electoral vote in the United States Electoral College.
The survey showed Kennedy winning 55 to 45% in a then-hypothetical general election race against Nixon. [3] The survey also demonstrated Kennedy to have a strong lead in California among Catholics, who constituted one-fifth of the state's populace. [3] Kennedy, however, remained undecided as to whether or not he would compete in the state's ...