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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.
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]
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.
Kennedy was running with Texas Senator, and his strongest opponent in the 1960 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Lyndon B. Johnson for vice president, and Nixon ran with internationally popular former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
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Kennedy’s running mate choice comes at a pivotal point in his campaign as he seeks to secure a place on the ballot nationwide and continue financing his long-shot bid for the White House. In ...
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 ...