1960 United States presidential election in North Carolina

The 1960 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. North Carolina voters chose 14[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1960

November 8, 1960[1]
All 14 North Carolina 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 14 0 Popular vote 713,136 655,420 Percentage 52.1% 47.9%
County Results Kennedy   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90% Nixon   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%
President before election Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Elected President John F. Kennedy Democratic

Elections in North Carolina
Federal government U.S. President 1792 1796 1800 1804 1808 1812 1816 1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 Dem Rep 2012 2016 Dem 2020 Dem Rep U.S. Senators 1789 1792 1795 1798 1799 1800 1804 1805 (sp) 1806 1810 1812 1814 (sp) 1815 (sp) 1816 1816 (sp) 1818 1822 1825 1846 (sp) 1828 1828 (sp) 1829 1829 (sp) 1830 1835 1836 1836 (sp) 1840 (sp) 1841 1843 1847 1849 1854 (sp) 1855 1858 (sp) 1861 1868 1872 1872 (sp) 1876 1879 1883 1884 1889 1890 1894 1894 (sp) 1897 1901 1903 1907 1909 1913 1914 1918 1920 1924 1926 1930 1932 1932 (sp) 1936 1938 1942 1944 1948 1948 (sp) 1950 1950 (sp) 1954 1954 (sp) 1956 1958 (sp) 1960 1968 1972 1974 1978 1980 1984 1986 1986 (sp) 1990 1992 1996 1998 2002 2004 2008 2010 2014 2016 2020 U.S. House of Representatives 1790 1791 1793 1795 1795 (sp 4th) 1796 1796 (sp 4th) 1798 1798 (sp 10th) 1800 1801 (sp 8th) 1802 (sp 8th) 1803 1804 1805 (sp 5th) 1806 1806 (sp 10th) 1808 1808 (sp 7th) 1810 1813 1813 (sp 3rd) 1815 1816 (sp 6th) 1816 (sp 8th) 1817 1818 (sp 7th) 1818 (sp 11th) 1819 1821 1821 (sp 4th) 1823 1825 (sp 2nd) 1825 1826 (sp 8th) 1827 1829 1829 (sp 5th) 1829 (sp 10th) 1831 1833 1835 1837 1839 1841 1843 1845 1847 1849 1851 1853 1855 1857 1858 (sp 8th) 1859 1865 1868 1870 1872 1874 1876 1878 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1928 1930 1934 1938 1940 1942 1946 1948 1950 1952 1956 1958 1960 1960 (sp 12th) 1968 1972 1980 1984 1986 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 (sp 1st) 2006 2008 2010 2010 (7th) 2012 2014 (sp 12th) 2016 2018 2018 (9th) 2019 (sp 3rd) 2019 (sp 9th) 2020
State executive Gubernatorial elections 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Lieutenant Governor elections 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Attorney General elections 2008 2012 2016 2020 Council of State elections 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Secretary of State elections 1940 1944
State legislature General Assembly elections 2002 2004 2006 2008 State Senate elections 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 State House elections 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
State judiciary Judicial elections 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
Ballot measures 2012 Amendment 1
Mayoral elections Charlotte mayoral elections 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 Cary mayoral elections 2011 2015 2019 Durham mayoral elections 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 Fayetteville mayoral elections 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 Greensboro mayoral elections 2013 2015 2017 Raleigh mayoral elections 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 Winston-Salem mayoral elections 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2016 2020

North Carolina was won by Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 52.11% 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 47.89% of the popular vote.[3][4]