United States presidential election in Iowa, 1960

United States presidential election in Iowa, 1960

November 8, 1960[1]

Nominee Richard Nixon John F. Kennedy Party Republican Democratic Home state California Massachusetts Running mate Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Lyndon B. Johnson Electoral vote 10 0 Popular vote 722,381 550,565 Percentage 56.7% 43.2%

President before election Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Elected President John F. Kennedy Democratic

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The 1960 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Iowa voters chose ten^[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Iowa was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., with 56.71% of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 43.22% of the popular vote.^[3][4] As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last election in which Johnson County voted for the Republican candidate.

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