United States presidential election in Nevada, 1960

United States presidential election in Nevada, 1960
November 8, 1960[1]
All 3 Nevada votes to the Electoral College

 
Nominee John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Massachusetts California
Running mate Lyndon B. Johnson Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 54,880 52,387
Percentage 51.16% 48.84%
County results
President before election

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

 Elected President

John F. Kennedy
Democratic

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

Nevada was won by Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 51.16% 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 Nevada, 1960
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John F. Kennedy 54,880 51.16%
Republican Richard Nixon 52,387 48.84%
Total votes 107,267 100%

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 - Nevada". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
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