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1960 United States presidential election in Colorado

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1960 United States presidential election in Colorado

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Nominee Richard Nixon John F. Kennedy
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California Massachusetts
Running mate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Lyndon B. Johnson
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 402,242 330,629
Percentage 54.63% 44.91%

County Results

President before election

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

Elected President

John F. Kennedy
Democratic

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

Colorado was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (RCalifornia), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 54.63% of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (DMassachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 44.91% of the popular vote.[3][4]

Results

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1960 United States presidential election in Colorado
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Nixon 402,242 54.63%
Democratic John F. Kennedy 330,629 44.91%
Socialist Labor Eric Hass 2,803 0.38%
Socialist Workers Farrell Dobbs 572 0.08%
Total votes 736,246 100%

Results by county

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County[5] Richard Nixon
Republican
John F. Kennedy
Democratic
Eric Hass
Socialist Labor
Farrell Dobbs
Socialist Workers
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # %
Adams 18,452 46.36% 21,168 53.19% 164 0.41% 14 0.04% -2,716 -6.83% 39,798
Alamosa 2,271 55.58% 1,811 44.32% 3 0.07% 1 0.02% 460 11.26% 4,086
Arapahoe 26,379 60.07% 17,400 39.62% 109 0.25% 28 0.06% 8,979 20.45% 43,916
Archuleta 489 46.26% 567 53.64% 1 0.09% 0 0.00% -78 -7.38% 1,057
Baca 1,815 65.48% 952 34.34% 2 0.07% 3 0.11% 863 31.14% 2,772
Bent 1,671 57.54% 1,228 42.29% 4 0.14% 1 0.03% 443 15.25% 2,904
Boulder 19,791 61.47% 12,276 38.13% 105 0.33% 25 0.08% 7,515 23.34% 32,197
Chaffee 2,094 52.14% 1,918 47.76% 3 0.07% 1 0.02% 176 4.38% 4,016
Cheyenne 806 65.69% 419 34.15% 2 0.16% 0 0.00% 387 31.54% 1,227
Clear Creek 964 58.35% 688 41.65% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 276 16.70% 1,652
Conejos 1,367 38.80% 2,069 58.73% 42 1.19% 45 1.28% -702 -19.93% 3,523
Costilla 637 31.83% 1,351 67.52% 10 0.50% 3 0.15% -714 -35.69% 2,001
Crowley 1,099 60.89% 705 39.06% 1 0.06% 0 0.00% 394 21.83% 1,805
Custer 509 61.85% 314 38.15% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 195 23.70% 823
Delta 4,644 63.24% 2,689 36.62% 6 0.08% 4 0.05% 1,955 26.62% 7,343
Denver 109,446 49.59% 109,637 49.68% 1,429 0.65% 189 0.09% -191 -0.09% 220,701
Dolores 476 55.22% 386 44.78% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 90 10.44% 862
Douglas 1,490 64.42% 823 35.58% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 667 28.84% 2,313
Eagle 989 52.86% 880 47.03% 2 0.11% 0 0.00% 109 5.83% 1,871
El Paso 31,625 64.93% 17,018 34.94% 40 0.08% 21 0.04% 14,607 29.99% 48,704
Elbert 1,240 64.32% 686 35.58% 2 0.10% 0 0.00% 554 28.74% 1,928
Fremont 5,690 60.19% 3,730 39.45% 13 0.14% 21 0.22% 1,960 20.74% 9,454
Garfield 3,215 58.04% 2,313 41.76% 9 0.16% 2 0.04% 902 16.28% 5,539
Gilpin 315 58.55% 223 41.45% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 92 17.10% 538
Grand 1,104 62.62% 657 37.27% 1 0.06% 1 0.06% 447 25.35% 1,763
Gunnison 1,296 55.31% 1,044 44.56% 1 0.04% 2 0.09% 252 10.75% 2,343
Hinsdale 138 62.73% 82 37.27% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 56 25.46% 220
Huerfano 1,367 33.73% 2,673 65.95% 8 0.20% 5 0.12% -1,306 -32.22% 4,053
Jackson 504 58.27% 360 41.62% 1 0.12% 0 0.00% 144 16.65% 865
Jefferson 34,105 59.62% 22,962 40.14% 107 0.19% 30 0.05% 11,143 19.48% 57,204
Kiowa 865 63.42% 498 36.51% 1 0.07% 0 0.00% 367 26.91% 1,364
Kit Carson 2,248 66.88% 1,103 32.82% 2 0.06% 8 0.24% 1,145 34.06% 3,361
La Plata 4,772 58.83% 3,329 41.04% 6 0.07% 4 0.05% 1,443 17.79% 8,111
Lake 954 34.03% 1,842 65.72% 2 0.07% 5 0.18% -888 -31.69% 2,803
Larimer 15,671 67.39% 7,550 32.47% 23 0.10% 11 0.05% 8,121 34.92% 23,255
Las Animas 2,989 30.74% 6,704 68.96% 15 0.15% 14 0.14% -3,715 -38.22% 9,722
Lincoln 1,498 58.93% 1,041 40.95% 3 0.12% 0 0.00% 457 17.98% 2,542
Logan 5,002 59.97% 3,334 39.97% 1 0.01% 4 0.05% 1,668 20.00% 8,341
Mesa 13,015 58.81% 9,072 40.99% 32 0.14% 13 0.06% 3,943 17.82% 22,132
Mineral 146 47.87% 158 51.80% 1 0.33% 0 0.00% -12 -3.93% 305
Moffat 1,754 59.32% 1,200 40.58% 2 0.07% 1 0.03% 554 18.74% 2,343
Montezuma 2,778 56.69% 2,115 43.16% 5 0.10% 2 0.04% 663 13.53% 4,900
Montrose 4,040 58.34% 2,861 41.31% 17 0.25% 7 0.10% 1,179 17.03% 6,925
Morgan 5,092 61.65% 3,151 38.15% 11 0.13% 5 0.06% 1,941 23.50% 8,259
Otero 6,015 58.80% 4,199 41.05% 7 0.07% 8 0.08% 1,816 17.75% 10,229
Ouray 508 54.04% 432 45.96% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 76 8.08% 940
Park 642 59.33% 438 40.48% 2 0.18% 0 0.00% 204 18.85% 1,082
Phillips 1,455 62.77% 862 37.19% 1 0.04% 0 0.00% 593 25.58% 2,318
Pitkin 679 58.18% 488 41.82% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 191 16.36% 1,167
Prowers 3,567 59.15% 2,457 40.75% 3 0.05% 3 0.05% 1,110 18.40% 6,030
Pueblo 20,579 42.36% 27,421 56.44% 541 1.11% 41 0.08% -6,842 -14.08% 48,582
Rio Blanco 1,391 63.57% 794 36.29% 2 0.09% 1 0.05% 597 27.28% 2,188
Rio Grande 2,524 58.53% 1,782 41.33% 5 0.12% 1 0.02% 742 17.20% 4,312
Routt 1,651 53.83% 1,414 46.10% 1 0.03% 1 0.03% 237 7.73% 3,067
Saguache 956 49.05% 984 50.49% 6 0.31% 3 0.15% -28 -1.44% 1,949
San Juan 218 45.23% 261 54.15% 3 0.62% 0 0.00% -43 -8.92% 482
San Miguel 525 46.09% 612 53.73% 2 0.18% 0 0.00% -87 -7.64% 1,139
Sedgwick 1,230 61.41% 769 38.39% 3 0.15% 1 0.05% 461 23.02% 2,003
Summit 424 51.27% 400 48.37% 3 0.36% 0 0.00% 24 2.90% 827
Teller 723 53.60% 622 46.11% 3 0.22% 1 0.07% 101 7.49% 1,349
Washington 1,979 65.49% 1,039 34.38% 3 0.01% 1 0.03% 940 31.11% 3,022
Weld 17,558 60.99% 11,179 38.83% 30 0.10% 23 0.08% 6,379 22.16% 28,790
Yuma 2,806 65.18% 1,489 34.59% 5 0.12% 5 0.12% 1,317 30.59% 4,305
Total 402,242 54.63% 330,629 44.91% 2,803 0.38% 572 0.08% 71,613 9.72% 736,246

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

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  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1960 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "1960 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "1960 Presidential General Election Results - Colorado". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  4. ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  5. ^ Our Campaigns; CO US President, November 08, 1960