1960 United States presidential election in Michigan
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The 1960 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Michigan voters chose twenty[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Michigan was won by Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 50.85% 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 1,687,269 | 50.85% | |
| Republican | Richard Nixon | 1,620,428 | 48.84% | |
| Socialist Workers | Farrell Dobbs | 4,347 | 0.13% | |
| Prohibition | Rutherford Decker | 2,029 | 0.06% | |
| Tax Cut | Lars Daly | 1,767 | 0.05% | |
| Socialist Labor | Eric Hass | 1,718 | 0.05% | |
| Write-in | 539 | 0.02% | ||
| Total votes | 3,318,097 | 100% | ||
References
- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1960 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ^ "1960 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ^ "1960 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
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