Election 1960 | US Presidential Elections | Results by State
1960 U.S. Presidential Election Results: John F. Kennedy Won ✓
John F. Kennedy, the Democratic Senator from Massachusetts, narrowly defeated Republican Vice President Richard Nixon on November 8, 1960, winning 303 electoral votes to Nixon’s 219 and securing approximately 49.72 percent of the popular vote to Nixon’s 49.55 percent. Additionally, in the 1960 U.S. presidential election, a slate of unpledged Democratic electors from Mississippi refused to support national Democratic nominee John F. Kennedy. Instead, all eight Mississippi electors cast their votes for Harry F. Byrd.
303
John F. Kennedy
Percent: 49.72%
Votes: 34,220,984
219
Richard Nixon
Percent: 49.55%
Votes: 34,108,157
269 needed to win
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The 1960 U.S. presidential election, held on November 8, 1960, John F. Kennedy, the Democratic Senator from Massachusetts, narrowly defeated Republican Vice President Richard Nixon.
Results by State
Alabama
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 56.83%
Votes: 324,050
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 41.73%
Votes: 237,981
California
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 49.55%
Votes: 3,224,099
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 50.10%
Votes: 3,259,722
Florida
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 48.49%
Votes: 748,700
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 51.51%
Votes: 795,476
Illinois
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 49.98%
Votes: 2,377,846
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 49.80%
Votes: 2,368,988
Kentucky
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 46.41%
Votes: 521,855
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 53.59%
Votes: 602,607
Massachusetts
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 60.22%
Votes: 1,487,174
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 39.55%
Votes: 976,750
Missouri
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 50.26%
Votes: 972,201
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 49.74%
Votes: 962,221
New Hampshire
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 46.58%
Votes: 137,772
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 53.42%
Votes: 157,989
North Carolina
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 52.11%
Votes: 713,136
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 47.89%
Votes: 655,420
Oregon
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 47.32%
Votes: 367,402
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 52.56%
Votes: 408,060
South Dakota
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 41.79%
Votes: 128,070
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 58.21%
Votes: 178,417
Vermont
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 41.35%
Votes: 69,186
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 58.65%
Votes: 98,131
Wisconsin
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 48.05%
Votes: 830,805
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 51.77%
Votes: 895,175
Alaska
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 49.06%
Votes: 29,809
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 50.94%
Votes: 30,953
Colorado
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 44.91%
Votes: 330,629
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 54.63%
Votes: 402,242
Georgia
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 62.54%
Votes: 458,638
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 37.43%
Votes: 274,472
Indiana
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 44.60%
Votes: 952,358
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 55.03%
Votes: 1,175,120
Louisiana
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 50.42%
Votes: 407,339
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 28.59%
Votes: 230,980
Michigan
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 50.85%
Votes: 1,687,269
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 48.84%
Votes: 1,620,428
Montana
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 48.60%
Votes: 134,891
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 51.10%
Votes: 141,841
New Jersey
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 49.96%
Votes: 1,385,415
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 49.16%
Votes: 1,363,324
North Dakota
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 44.52%
Votes: 123,963
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 55.42%
Votes: 154,310
Pennsylvania
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 51.06%
Votes: 2,556,282
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 48.74%
Votes: 2,439,956
Tennessee
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 45.77%
Votes: 481,453
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 52.92%
Votes: 556,577
Virginia
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 46.97%
Votes: 362,327
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 52.44%
Votes: 404,521
Wyoming
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 44.99%
Votes: 63,331
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 55.01%
Votes: 77,451
Arizona
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 44.36%
Votes: 176,781
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 55.52%
Votes: 221,241
Connecticut
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 53.73%
Votes: 657,055
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 46.27%
Votes: 565,813
Hawaii
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 50.03%
Votes: 92,410
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 49.97%
Votes: 92,295
Iowa
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 43.22%
Votes: 550,565
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 56.71%
Votes: 722,381
Maine
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 42.95%
Votes: 181,159
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 57.05%
Votes: 240,608
Minnesota
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 50.58%
Votes: 779,933
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 49.16%
Votes: 757,915
Nebraska
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 37.93%
Votes: 232,542
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 62.07%
Votes: 380,553
New Mexico
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 50.15%
Votes: 156,027
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 49.41%
Votes: 153,733
Ohio
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 46.72%
Votes: 1,944,248
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 53.28%
Votes: 2,217,611
Rhode Island
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 63.63%
Votes: 258,032
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 36.37%
Votes: 147,502
Texas
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 50.52%
Votes: 1,167,567
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 48.52%
Votes: 1,121,310
Washington
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 48.27%
Votes: 599,298
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 50.68%
Votes: 629,273
Arkansas
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 50.19%
Votes: 215,049
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 43.06%
Votes: 184,508
Delaware
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 50.63%
Votes: 99,590
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 49.00%
Votes: 96,373
Idaho
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 46.22%
Votes: 138,853
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 53.78%
Votes: 161,597
Kansas
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 39.10%
Votes: 363,213
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 60.45%
Votes: 561,474
Maryland
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 53.61%
Votes: 565,808
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 46.39%
Votes: 489,538
Mississippi
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 36.34%
Votes: 108,362
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 24.67%
Votes: 73,561
Nevada
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 51.16%
Votes: 54,880
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 48.84%
Votes: 52,387
New York
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 52.53%
Votes: 3,830,085
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 47.27%
Votes: 3,446,419
Oklahoma
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 40.98%
Votes: 370,111
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 59.02%
Votes: 533,039
South Carolina
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 51.24%
Votes: 198,129
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 48.76%
Votes: 188,558
Utah
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 45.17%
Votes: 169,248
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 54.81%
Votes: 205,361
West Virginia
John F. Kennedy (DEM)
Percent: 52.73%
Votes: 441,786
Richard Nixon (REP)
Percent: 47.27%
Votes: 395,995