The 1960 United States presidential election in Nevada 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. All surrounding states (California, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, and Oregon) voted for Nixon.
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Nevada was won by Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 51.16% 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]
Although Nixon lost the state and the election, he would later win Nevada in both 1968 and 1972.
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 54,880 | 51.16% | |
Republican | Richard Nixon | 52,387 | 48.84% | |
Total votes | 107,267 | 100% |
Results by county
editCounty | John F. Kennedy Democratic |
Richard Nixon Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast[5] | |||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Churchill | 1,309 | 42.58% | 1,765 | 57.42% | -456 | -14.84% | 3,074 |
Clark | 23,949 | 56.82% | 18,197 | 43.18% | 5,752 | 13.64% | 42,146 |
Douglas | 587 | 33.52% | 1,164 | 66.48% | -577 | -32.96% | 1,751 |
Elko | 2,495 | 50.69% | 2,427 | 49.31% | 68 | 1.38% | 4,922 |
Esmeralda | 215 | 57.95% | 156 | 42.05% | 59 | 15.90% | 371 |
Eureka | 223 | 48.27% | 239 | 51.73% | -16 | -3.46% | 462 |
Humboldt | 1,173 | 50.34% | 1,157 | 49.66% | 16 | 0.68% | 2,330 |
Lander | 391 | 50.52% | 383 | 49.48% | 8 | 1.04% | 774 |
Lincoln | 771 | 59.26% | 530 | 40.74% | 241 | 18.52% | 1,301 |
Lyon | 1,009 | 40.31% | 1,494 | 59.69% | -485 | -19.38% | 2,503 |
Mineral | 1,606 | 63.33% | 930 | 36.67% | 676 | 26.66% | 2,536 |
Nye | 993 | 56.55% | 763 | 43.45% | 230 | 13.10% | 1,756 |
Ormsby | 1,283 | 39.73% | 1,946 | 60.27% | -663 | -20.54% | 3,229 |
Pershing | 716 | 52.49% | 648 | 47.51% | 68 | 4.98% | 1,364 |
Storey | 167 | 45.14% | 203 | 54.86% | -36 | -9.72% | 370 |
Washoe | 15,280 | 44.79% | 18,833 | 55.21% | -3,553 | -10.42% | 34,113 |
White Pine | 2,713 | 63.61% | 1,552 | 36.39% | 1,161 | 27.22% | 4,265 |
Totals | 54,880 | 51.16% | 52,387 | 48.84% | 2,493 | 2.32% | 107,267 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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 - Nevada". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ^ a b Official Returns of the General Election of 1960. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. p. 4. Retrieved July 9, 2024.