1960 United States presidential election
The 1960 United States presidential election happened on November 8, 1960. This election was between Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon, of which Kennedy slimly won.
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  Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Kennedy/Johnson, red denotes those won by Nixon/Lodge, orange denotes the electoral votes for Byrd/Thurmond by Alabama and Mississippi unpledged electors, and a vote for Byrd/Goldwater by an Oklahoma faithless elector. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower was not allowed to run again due to serving two terms.
This was the first presidential election in American history in which both candidates debated against each other on television. On television, Kennedy appeared rested and calm while Nixon appeared sick and unconfident. More television viewers thought that Kennedy won the debate, while more radio listeners thought that Nixon won the debate.
This election was the last to not count District of Columbia as an electoral vote until the 1964 election.
Senator John F. Kennedy announced his candidacy for president on January 2, 1960.[2] Vice President Richard Nixon announced his candidacy on January 9, 1960.[3]
This was the last election where Ohio voted for the losing candidate until 2020.
Candidates
Democratic Party
Democratic candidates
- John F. Kennedy, U.S. senator from Massachusetts.
- Lyndon B. Johnson, U.S. Senate Majority Leader from Texas.
- Stuart Symington, U.S. senator from Missouri.
- Adlai Stevenson, former governor of Illinois.
- Hubert Humphrey, U.S. senator from Minnesota.
- Wayne Morse, U.S. senator from Oregon.
- Pat Brown, former governor of California.
Candidates gallery
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Republican Party
Republican candidates
- Richard Nixon, U.S. vice president from California.
- Nelson Rockefeller, Governor of New York.
- Barry Goldwater, U.S. senator from Arizona.
1960 United States Presidential Election Media
Democratic Party (United States)
Photo portrait of John F. Kennedy, President of the United States.
Portrait of Lyndon Baines Johnson, Vice President of the United States.
Kennedy Johnson 1960 campaign logo
1960 Democratic primaries results* John F. Kennedy* Lyndon B. Johnson* Hubert H. Humphrey* Various[a]
Republican Party (United States)
Senate portrait of U.S. Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (July 5, 1902 – February 27, 1985)
Nixon Lodge 1960 campaign logo
Kennedy campaigning in LaGrange, Georgia, October 1960
Full broadcast of the September 26 debate
References
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ↑ "1960 Presidential Election Documents". Retrieved 2012-12-20.
- ↑ "1960 Presidential Election Documents". Retrieved 2012-12-20.
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