1960 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Nixon, blue denotes states won by Kennedy, and light blue denotes the electoral votes for Harry F. Byrd. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate.
1960 gubernatorial election results Democratic gain Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold No election
In the presidential election, Democratic SenatorJohn F. Kennedy from Massachusetts defeated sitting Republican Vice President Richard Nixon. Kennedy carried a mix of Southern, Midwestern, and Northeastern states, while Nixon dominated the West and won a majority of states. Fourteen unpledged electors from Alabama and Mississippi voted for Democratic Senator Harry F. Byrd from Virginia, as many Southern Democrats opposed the national party's stance on civil rights. Kennedy's popular vote margin of victory was the closest in any presidential election in the 20th century, with Kennedy garnering 0.17% more of the popular vote than his opponent.[2][3] Nixon, the first sitting vice president to win either party's nomination since John C. Breckinridge in 1860, easily won his party's nomination. Sitting Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first president in American history to be legally ineligible for re-election, due to the 1951 ratification of the 22nd Amendment. Kennedy won the Democratic nomination on the first ballot, defeating Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson. Kennedy's general election victory made him the firstCatholic president.
This was the second consecutive presidential election where the winning candidate did not have coattails in either house of Congress.[4][5]
^The Class 2 Senate seat in Oregon held concurrent regular and special elections. That special election is not counted as part of the overall total of seats contested.
^. Southeast Missouri State University. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
^"1960 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
^"Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960" (PDF). U.S. House of Reps, Office of the Clerk. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
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1960, united, states, elections, held, november, elected, members, 87th, united, states, congress, democratic, senator, john, kennedy, narrowly, defeated, republican, incumbent, vice, president, richard, nixon, presidential, election, although, republicans, ma. The 1960 United States elections was 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 1960 United States elections 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 Presidential election yearElection dayNovember 8Incumbent presidentDwight D Eisenhower Republican Next Congress87thPresidential electionPartisan controlDemocratic gainPopular vote marginDemocratic 0 2 Electoral voteJohn F Kennedy D 303Richard Nixon R 2191960 presidential election results Red denotes states won by Nixon blue denotes states won by Kennedy and light blue denotes the electoral votes for Harry F Byrd Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate Senate electionsOverall controlDemocratic holdSeats contested35 of 100 seats 33 Class 2 seats 3 special elections 1 Net seat changeRepublican 21960 Senate results Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold No electionHouse electionsOverall controlDemocratic holdSeats contestedAll 437 voting membersPopular vote marginDemocratic 10 Net seat changeRepublican 221960 House of Representatives results Democratic gain Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold No electionGubernatorial electionsSeats contested27Net seat changeDemocratic 11960 gubernatorial election results Democratic gain Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold No electionIn the presidential election Democratic Senator John F Kennedy from Massachusetts defeated sitting Republican Vice President Richard Nixon Kennedy carried a mix of Southern Midwestern and Northeastern states while Nixon dominated the West and won a majority of states Fourteen unpledged electors from Alabama and Mississippi voted for Democratic Senator Harry F Byrd from Virginia as many Southern Democrats opposed the national party s stance on civil rights Kennedy s popular vote margin of victory was the closest in any presidential election in the 20th century with Kennedy garnering 0 17 more of the popular vote than his opponent 2 3 Nixon the first sitting vice president to win either party s nomination since John C Breckinridge in 1860 easily won his party s nomination Sitting Republican President Dwight D Eisenhower was the first president in American history to be legally ineligible for re election due to the 1951 ratification of the 22nd Amendment Kennedy won the Democratic nomination on the first ballot defeating Texas Senator Lyndon B Johnson Kennedy s general election victory made him the first Catholic president This was the second consecutive presidential election where the winning candidate did not have coattails in either house of Congress 4 5 See also edit1960 United States presidential election 1960 United States House of Representatives elections 1960 United States Senate elections 1960 United States gubernatorial electionsReferences edit The Class 2 Senate seat in Oregon held concurrent regular and special elections That special election is not counted as part of the overall total of seats contested The 1960 Kennedy v Nixon Election Southeast Missouri State University Archived from the original on April 25 2012 Retrieved 9 October 2011 Kennedy Wins 1960 Presidential Election United Press International Retrieved 9 October 2011 1960 Presidential Election The American Presidency Project Retrieved 9 April 2017 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8 1960 PDF U S House of Reps Office of the Clerk Retrieved 9 April 2017 nbsp nbsp This American elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1960 United States elections amp oldid 1174778442, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,