The 1960 United States presidential election in Kansas took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Kansas voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Kansas was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., with 60.45 percent of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 39.10 percent of the popular vote.[3][4]
With 60.45% of the popular vote, Kansas would prove to be Nixon's second strongest state in the 1960 election after Nebraska[5].
Results
Results by county
|
Richard Milhous Nixon Republican |
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Democratic |
Rutherford Decker Prohibition |
Margin |
Total votes cast |
County |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
Allen |
4,947 |
65.89% |
2,540 |
33.83% |
21 |
0.28% |
2,407 |
32.06% |
7,508 |
Anderson |
2,665 |
62.35% |
1,589 |
37.18% |
20 |
0.47% |
1,076 |
25.18% |
4,274 |
Atchison |
4,793 |
52.33% |
4,336 |
47.34% |
31 |
0.34% |
457 |
4.99% |
9,160 |
Barber |
2,703 |
66.48% |
1,347 |
33.13% |
16 |
0.39% |
1,356 |
33.35% |
4,066 |
Barton |
7,599 |
55.61% |
6,036 |
44.17% |
30 |
0.22% |
1,563 |
11.44% |
13,665 |
Bourbon |
5,062 |
63.03% |
2,928 |
36.46% |
41 |
0.51% |
2,134 |
26.57% |
8,031 |
Brown |
4,707 |
72.25% |
1,773 |
27.21% |
35 |
0.54% |
2,934 |
45.03% |
6,515 |
Butler |
10,059 |
58.37% |
7,112 |
41.27% |
61 |
0.35% |
2,947 |
17.10% |
17,232 |
Chase |
1,276 |
64.06% |
708 |
35.54% |
8 |
0.40% |
568 |
28.51% |
1,992 |
Chautauqua |
2,160 |
70.54% |
885 |
28.90% |
17 |
0.56% |
1,275 |
41.64% |
3,062 |
Cherokee |
5,753 |
56.45% |
4,366 |
42.84% |
73 |
0.72% |
1,387 |
13.61% |
10,192 |
Cheyenne |
1,622 |
71.42% |
636 |
28.01% |
13 |
0.57% |
986 |
43.42% |
2,271 |
Clark |
1,286 |
70.27% |
538 |
29.40% |
6 |
0.33% |
748 |
40.87% |
1,830 |
Clay |
3,937 |
75.33% |
1,246 |
23.84% |
43 |
0.82% |
2,691 |
51.49% |
5,226 |
Cloud |
4,045 |
60.58% |
2,607 |
39.04% |
25 |
0.37% |
1,438 |
21.54% |
6,677 |
Coffey |
2,925 |
69.69% |
1,263 |
30.09% |
9 |
0.21% |
1,662 |
39.60% |
4,197 |
Comanche |
1,187 |
71.85% |
460 |
27.85% |
5 |
0.30% |
727 |
44.01% |
1,652 |
Cowley |
10,276 |
61.98% |
6,205 |
37.42% |
99 |
0.60% |
4,071 |
24.55% |
16,580 |
Crawford |
9,383 |
52.78% |
8,325 |
46.83% |
69 |
0.39% |
1,058 |
5.95% |
17,777 |
Decatur |
1,846 |
63.83% |
1,038 |
35.89% |
8 |
0.28% |
808 |
27.94% |
2,892 |
Dickinson |
6,956 |
69.18% |
3,054 |
30.37% |
45 |
0.45% |
3,902 |
38.81% |
10,055 |
Doniphan |
2,882 |
67.38% |
1,383 |
32.34% |
12 |
0.28% |
1,499 |
35.05% |
4,277 |
Douglas |
11,337 |
66.43% |
5,690 |
33.34% |
38 |
0.22% |
5,647 |
33.09% |
17,065 |
Edwards |
1,588 |
61.46% |
986 |
38.16% |
10 |
0.39% |
602 |
23.30% |
2,584 |
Elk |
1,830 |
68.46% |
823 |
30.79% |
20 |
0.75% |
1,007 |
37.67% |
2,673 |
Ellis |
3,156 |
35.16% |
5,815 |
64.78% |
6 |
0.07% |
-2,659 |
-29.62% |
8,977 |
Ellsworth |
2,189 |
59.37% |
1,488 |
40.36% |
10 |
0.27% |
701 |
19.01% |
3,687 |
Finney |
3,720 |
59.62% |
2,490 |
39.90% |
30 |
0.48% |
1,230 |
19.71% |
6,240 |
Ford |
5,200 |
57.67% |
3,792 |
42.05% |
25 |
0.28% |
1,408 |
15.61% |
9,017 |
Franklin |
6,158 |
68.20% |
2,824 |
31.28% |
47 |
0.52% |
3,334 |
36.93% |
9,029 |
Geary |
3,789 |
61.28% |
2,365 |
38.25% |
29 |
0.47% |
1,424 |
23.03% |
6,183 |
Gove |
1,065 |
55.85% |
828 |
43.42% |
14 |
0.73% |
237 |
12.43% |
1,907 |
Graham |
1,572 |
62.96% |
918 |
36.76% |
7 |
0.28% |
654 |
26.19% |
2,497 |
Grant |
1,235 |
63.59% |
702 |
36.15% |
5 |
0.26% |
533 |
27.45% |
1,942 |
Gray |
1,150 |
60.56% |
744 |
39.18% |
5 |
0.26% |
406 |
21.38% |
1,899 |
Greeley |
645 |
70.57% |
262 |
28.67% |
7 |
0.77% |
383 |
41.90% |
914 |
Greenwood |
3,758 |
67.46% |
1,804 |
32.38% |
9 |
0.16% |
1,954 |
35.07% |
5,571 |
Hamilton |
885 |
59.76% |
591 |
39.91% |
5 |
0.34% |
294 |
19.85% |
1,481 |
Harper |
3,158 |
68.33% |
1,439 |
31.13% |
25 |
0.54% |
1,719 |
37.19% |
4,622 |
Harvey |
7,798 |
68.38% |
3,537 |
31.02% |
69 |
0.61% |
4,261 |
37.36% |
11,404 |
Haskell |
853 |
64.23% |
471 |
35.47% |
4 |
0.30% |
382 |
28.77% |
1,328 |
Hodgeman |
926 |
61.45% |
570 |
37.82% |
11 |
0.73% |
356 |
23.62% |
1,507 |
Jackson |
3,279 |
67.46% |
1,567 |
32.24% |
15 |
0.31% |
1,712 |
35.22% |
4,861 |
Jefferson |
3,353 |
65.73% |
1,739 |
34.09% |
9 |
0.18% |
1,614 |
31.64% |
5,101 |
Jewell |
2,914 |
72.25% |
1,095 |
27.15% |
24 |
0.60% |
1,819 |
45.10% |
4,033 |
Johnson |
43,026 |
66.16% |
21,914 |
33.70% |
93 |
0.14% |
21,112 |
32.46% |
65,033 |
Kearny |
846 |
62.11% |
513 |
37.67% |
3 |
0.22% |
333 |
24.45% |
1,362 |
Kingman |
2,904 |
62.29% |
1,735 |
37.22% |
23 |
0.49% |
1,169 |
25.08% |
4,662 |
Kiowa |
1,662 |
74.56% |
555 |
24.90% |
12 |
0.54% |
1,107 |
49.66% |
2,229 |
Labette |
7,491 |
58.49% |
5,248 |
40.98% |
68 |
0.53% |
2,243 |
17.51% |
12,807 |
Lane |
902 |
65.41% |
462 |
33.50% |
15 |
1.09% |
440 |
31.91% |
1,379 |
Leavenworth |
7,870 |
53.06% |
6,926 |
46.70% |
36 |
0.24% |
944 |
6.36% |
14,832 |
Lincoln |
2,052 |
71.15% |
822 |
28.50% |
10 |
0.35% |
1,230 |
42.65% |
2,884 |
Linn |
2,824 |
70.18% |
1,176 |
29.22% |
24 |
0.60% |
1,648 |
40.95% |
4,024 |
Logan |
1,243 |
65.22% |
651 |
34.16% |
12 |
0.63% |
592 |
31.06% |
1,906 |
Lyon |
7,470 |
60.90% |
4,755 |
38.77% |
41 |
0.33% |
2,715 |
22.13% |
12,266 |
McPherson |
7,920 |
73.61% |
2,774 |
25.78% |
65 |
0.60% |
5,146 |
47.83% |
10,759 |
Marion |
5,250 |
73.20% |
1,904 |
26.55% |
18 |
0.25% |
3,346 |
46.65% |
7,172 |
Marshall |
4,932 |
62.50% |
2,931 |
37.14% |
28 |
0.35% |
2,001 |
25.36% |
7,891 |
Meade |
1,826 |
70.47% |
754 |
29.10% |
11 |
0.42% |
1,072 |
41.37% |
2,591 |
Miami |
4,857 |
57.85% |
3,505 |
41.75% |
34 |
0.40% |
1,352 |
16.10% |
8,396 |
Mitchell |
2,779 |
61.80% |
1,692 |
37.63% |
26 |
0.58% |
1,087 |
24.17% |
4,497 |
Montgomery |
12,536 |
60.74% |
7,938 |
38.46% |
164 |
0.79% |
4,598 |
22.28% |
20,638 |
Morris |
2,413 |
67.40% |
1,148 |
32.07% |
19 |
0.53% |
1,265 |
35.34% |
3,580 |
Morton |
918 |
60.67% |
586 |
38.73% |
9 |
0.59% |
332 |
21.94% |
1,513 |
Nemaha |
3,360 |
53.61% |
2,884 |
46.02% |
23 |
0.37% |
476 |
7.60% |
6,267 |
Neosho |
5,877 |
62.71% |
3,451 |
36.83% |
43 |
0.46% |
2,426 |
25.89% |
9,371 |
Ness |
1,683 |
63.39% |
960 |
36.16% |
12 |
0.45% |
723 |
27.23% |
2,655 |
Norton |
2,781 |
68.01% |
1,300 |
31.79% |
8 |
0.20% |
1,481 |
36.22% |
4,089 |
Osage |
3,880 |
64.02% |
2,150 |
35.47% |
31 |
0.51% |
1,730 |
28.54% |
6,061 |
Osborne |
2,731 |
69.97% |
1,152 |
29.52% |
20 |
0.51% |
1,579 |
40.46% |
3,903 |
Ottawa |
2,190 |
66.81% |
1,072 |
32.70% |
16 |
0.49% |
1,118 |
34.11% |
3,278 |
Pawnee |
2,618 |
58.32% |
1,853 |
41.28% |
18 |
0.40% |
765 |
17.04% |
4,489 |
Phillips |
3,123 |
75.34% |
1,004 |
24.22% |
18 |
0.43% |
2,119 |
51.12% |
4,145 |
Pottawatomie |
3,666 |
63.16% |
2,125 |
36.61% |
13 |
0.22% |
1,541 |
26.55% |
5,804 |
Pratt |
3,501 |
63.59% |
1,968 |
35.74% |
37 |
0.67% |
1,533 |
27.84% |
5,506 |
Rawlins |
1,560 |
61.73% |
951 |
37.63% |
16 |
0.63% |
609 |
24.10% |
2,527 |
Reno |
14,655 |
60.21% |
9,557 |
39.27% |
127 |
0.52% |
5,098 |
20.95% |
24,339 |
Republic |
3,358 |
65.62% |
1,724 |
33.69% |
35 |
0.68% |
1,634 |
31.93% |
5,117 |
Rice |
4,329 |
64.81% |
2,328 |
34.85% |
23 |
0.34% |
2,001 |
29.96% |
6,680 |
Riley |
9,068 |
71.97% |
3,482 |
27.63% |
50 |
0.40% |
5,586 |
44.33% |
12,600 |
Rooks |
2,840 |
63.25% |
1,639 |
36.50% |
11 |
0.24% |
1,201 |
26.75% |
4,490 |
Rush |
1,668 |
53.86% |
1,418 |
45.79% |
11 |
0.36% |
250 |
8.07% |
3,097 |
Russell |
3,607 |
65.57% |
1,870 |
33.99% |
24 |
0.44% |
1,737 |
31.58% |
5,501 |
Saline |
11,023 |
62.74% |
6,495 |
36.97% |
50 |
0.28% |
4,528 |
25.77% |
17,568 |
Scott |
1,514 |
71.28% |
598 |
28.15% |
12 |
0.56% |
916 |
43.13% |
2,124 |
Sedgwick |
73,501 |
55.23% |
58,887 |
44.25% |
696 |
0.52% |
14,614 |
10.98% |
133,084 |
Seward |
3,974 |
70.44% |
1,654 |
29.32% |
14 |
0.25% |
2,320 |
41.12% |
5,642 |
Shawnee |
33,803 |
60.63% |
21,799 |
39.10% |
147 |
0.26% |
12,004 |
21.53% |
55,749 |
Sheridan |
1,047 |
51.93% |
954 |
47.32% |
15 |
0.74% |
93 |
4.61% |
2,016 |
Sherman |
2,030 |
65.08% |
1,074 |
34.43% |
15 |
0.48% |
956 |
30.65% |
3,119 |
Smith |
3,013 |
71.88% |
1,157 |
27.60% |
22 |
0.52% |
1,856 |
44.27% |
4,192 |
Stafford |
2,531 |
65.54% |
1,305 |
33.79% |
26 |
0.67% |
1,226 |
31.75% |
3,862 |
Stanton |
627 |
65.72% |
323 |
33.86% |
4 |
0.42% |
304 |
31.87% |
954 |
Stevens |
1,405 |
68.74% |
630 |
30.82% |
9 |
0.44% |
775 |
37.92% |
2,044 |
Sumner |
7,219 |
61.51% |
4,462 |
38.02% |
55 |
0.47% |
2,757 |
23.49% |
11,736 |
Thomas |
2,081 |
61.50% |
1,285 |
37.97% |
18 |
0.53% |
796 |
23.52% |
3,384 |
Trego |
1,426 |
61.76% |
875 |
37.90% |
8 |
0.35% |
551 |
23.86% |
2,309 |
Wabaunsee |
2,351 |
70.58% |
969 |
29.09% |
11 |
0.33% |
1,382 |
41.49% |
3,331 |
Wallace |
727 |
68.20% |
339 |
31.80% |
0 |
0.00% |
388 |
36.40% |
1,066 |
Washington |
3,707 |
68.09% |
1,706 |
31.34% |
31 |
0.57% |
2,001 |
36.76% |
5,444 |
Wichita |
702 |
55.63% |
554 |
43.90% |
6 |
0.48% |
148 |
11.73% |
1,262 |
Wilson |
4,333 |
67.77% |
2,034 |
31.81% |
27 |
0.42% |
2,299 |
35.96% |
6,394 |
Woodson |
1,853 |
67.36% |
888 |
32.28% |
10 |
0.36% |
965 |
35.08% |
2,751 |
Wyandotte |
34,764 |
45.27% |
41,433 |
53.95% |
604 |
0.79% |
-6,669 |
-8.68% |
76,801 |
Totals | 561,474 | 60.45% | 363,213 | 39.10% | 4,138 | 0.45% | 198,261 | 21.35% | 928,825 |
References
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