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Elections in Nevada |
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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.
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
Party | 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
County | John Fitzgerald Kennedy Democratic |
Richard Milhous Nixon Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast[5] | |||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Churchill | 1,309 | 42.58% | 1,765 | 57.42% | -456 | -14.83% | 3,074 |
Clark | 23,949 | 56.82% | 18,197 | 43.18% | 5,752 | 13.65% | 42,146 |
Douglas | 587 | 33.52% | 1,164 | 66.48% | -577 | -32.95% | 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 | 0.69% | 2,330 |
Lander | 391 | 50.52% | 383 | 49.48% | 8 | 1.03% | 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 | -20.53% | 3,229 |
Pershing | 716 | 52.49% | 648 | 47.51% | 68 | 4.99% | 1,364 |
Storey | 167 | 45.14% | 203 | 54.86% | -36 | -9.73% | 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 |
See also
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 - Nevada". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ↑ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ↑ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 291 ISBN 0405077114