United States presidential election in Michigan, 1960

United States presidential election in Michigan, 1960
November 8, 1960[1]

 
Nominee John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Massachusetts California
Running mate Lyndon B. Johnson Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
Electoral vote 20 0
Popular vote 1,687,269 1,620,428
Percentage 50.9% 48.8%
President before election

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

 Elected President

John F. Kennedy
Democratic

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

Michigan was won by Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 50.85% of the popular vote against incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., with 48.84% of the popular vote.[3][4]

Results

United States presidential election in Michigan, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John F. Kennedy 1,687,269 50.85%
Republican Richard Nixon 1,620,428 48.84%
Socialist Workers Farrell Dobbs 4,347 0.13%
Prohibition Rutherford Decker 2,029 0.06%
Tax Cut Lars Daly 1,767 0.05%
Socialist Labor Eric Hass 1,718 0.05%
Write-in 539 0.02%
Total votes 3,318,097 100%

References

  1. ↑ "United States Presidential election of 1960 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  2. ↑ "1960 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1960 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
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