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After winning the presidential nomination on the first ballot of the 1960 Democratic National Convention, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy turned his attention to picking a running mate. Kennedy chose Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson, who had finished second on the presidential ballot, as his running mate. [1]
Kennedy was nominated by the Democratic Party at the national convention on July 15, 1960, and he named Senator Lyndon B. Johnson as his vice-presidential running mate. On November 8, 1960, they defeated incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon and United Nations Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. in the general election.
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.
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The ex-president tends to think aloud and let us in on his deliberations. But his choice of a vice presidential running mate remains a mystery, like Kennedy's path to victory.
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 Lodge Jr. Massachusetts: 219 Harry F. Byrd: Southern Democratic: Virginia — (b) — (b ...
WASHINGTON – Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign is considering ending its independent bid for the White House to back former President Donald Trump, Kennedy’s running mate Nicole ...
John F. Kennedy† Richard Nixon: Harry F. Byrd [p] 1964: Lyndon B. Johnson† Barry Goldwater: 1968: Hubert Humphrey: Richard Nixon† George Wallace (American Independent) 1972: George McGovern: Richard Nixon† John G. Schmitz (American Independent) Linda Jenness (Socialist Workers) Benjamin Spock (People's Party) 1976: Jimmy Carter ...