United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1960
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Turnout |
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County Results
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The 1960 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 8, 1960, in Minnesota as part of the 1960 United States presidential election.
The Democratic Party candidate U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts won the state over incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon by a margin of 22,018 votes, or 1.42%. Kennedy went on to win the election nationally, but by the closest margin since Woodrow Wilson's re-election in 1916. This was the last presidential election held in Minnesota before the elimination of the 9th congressional district in 1963.
Results
United States presidential election in Minnesota, 1960[2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 779,933 | 50.58% | 11 | |
Republican | Richard Nixon | 757,915 | 49.16% | 0 | |
Socialist Workers | Farrell Dobbs | 3,077 | 0.20% | 0 | |
Socialist Labor | Eric Hass | 962 | 0.06% | 0 | |
Totals | 1,541,887 | 100.00% | 11 | ||
Voter turnout | 79% | — |
References
- ↑ "Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State". www.sos.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
- ↑ "1960 Presidential Election Results, 1960". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
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