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1960 United States presidential election in Delaware

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1960 United States presidential election in Delaware

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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 99,590 96,373
Percentage 50.63% 49.00%

County Results

President before election

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

Elected President

John F. Kennedy
Democratic

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

Delaware was won by Senator John F. Kennedy (DMassachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 50.63% of the popular vote against incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (RCalifornia), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 49.00% of the popular vote.[3][4]

Results

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1960 United States presidential election in Delaware
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John F. Kennedy 99,590 50.63%
Republican Richard Nixon 96,373 49.00%
Write-in 720 0.37%
Total votes 196,683 100.00%

Results by county

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County John F. Kennedy
Democratic
Richard Nixon
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Kent 10,754 49.75% 10,697 49.49% 165 0.76% 57 0.26% 21,616
New Castle 73,364 51.31% 69,284 48.46% 326 0.23% 4,080 2.85% 142,974
Sussex 15,472 48.21% 16,392 51.08% 229 0.71% -920 -2.87% 32,093
Totals 99,590 50.63% 96,373 49.00% 720 0.37% 3,217 1.63% 196,683

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1960 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "1960 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "1960 Presidential General Election Results - Delaware". Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960". Retrieved June 7, 2017.