United States presidential election in Kentucky, 1960
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County Results
Nixon—>90%
Nixon—80-90%
Nixon—70-80%
Nixon—60-70%
Nixon—50-60%
Kennedy—50-60%
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The 1960 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose ten[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Kentucky was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., with 53.59% of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 46.41% of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard Nixon | 602,607 | 53.59% | |
Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 521,855 | 46.41% | |
Total votes | 1,124,462 | 100% |
References
- ↑ "United States Presidential election of 1960 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ↑ "1960 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ↑ "1960 Presidential General Election Results - Kentucky". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ↑ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
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