1960 United States presidential election in South Dakota

none June 2025 September 2023 1960 United States presidential election 1960 United States presidential election in South Dakota South Dakota 1909 presidential no 1956 United States presidential election in South Dakota 1956 1964 United States presidential election in South Dakota 1964 November 8, 1960 x200px Richard Nixon official portrait as Vice President (cropped).tiff Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) California Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. 4 178,417 58.21% Jfk2 (3x4).jpg John F. Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts Lyndon B. Johnson 0 128,070 41.79% 1960 United States presidential election in South Dakota results map by county.svg 300px County results Nixon #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Kennedy #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States) John F. Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) The 1960 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Voters chose fourhttps://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1953_1957.html#1960 1960 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65) June 7, 2017 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. South Dakota was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. of Massachusetts, with 58.21% of the popular vote, against Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy (D), running with Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 41.79% of the popular vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=46&year=1960 1960 Presidential General Election Results - South Dakota June 7, 2017http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1960 The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960 June 7, 2017 2020 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which majority Native American Todd County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 With 58.21% of the popular vote, South Dakota would prove to be Nixon's fifth strongest state in the 1960 election after Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Vermont.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1960&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1960 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05 Primaries Both the Republican and Democratic parties held primaries on June 7. Democratic primary 1960 Democratic Party presidential primaries Hubert Humphrey was unopposed on the Democratic primary ballot.Oliphant Thomas Wilkie Curtis 2017 The road to Camelot: Inside JFK's Five-Year Campaign Simon & Schuster Kennedy had decided against competing in the state because he recognized that Humphrey, who had grown up in the state, had a distinct advantage there. 1960 South Dakota Democratic Presidential Primary Resultshttps://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/life-of-john-f-kennedy/fast-facts-john-f-kennedy/results-of-1960-presidential-election-primaries RESULTS OF 1960 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PRIMARIES John F. Kennedy presidential library January 18, 2019 PartyCandidateVotesPercentage Democratic Hubert Humphrey 24,773 100.00% Totals 24,773 100% Republican primary 1960 Republican Party presidential primaries No candidates ran in the Republican primary. 1960 South Dakota Republican Presidential Primary ResultsPartyCandidateVotesPercentage Republican Unpledged delegates 48,461 100% Totals 48,461 100% Results 1960 United States presidential election in South Dakota Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) 178,417 58.21% John F. Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) 128,070 41.79% 306,487 100% Results by county CountyRichard NixonRepublicanJohn F. KennedyDemocraticMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#% Aurora 1,267 49.94% 1,270 50.06% -3 -0.12% 2,537 Beadle 5,911 59.17% 4,079 40.83% 1,832 18.34% 9,990 Bennett 779 56.20% 607 43.80% 172 12.40% 1,386 Bon Homme 2,730 57.09% 2,052 42.91% 678 14.18% 4,782 Brookings 5,710 65.75% 2,974 34.25% 2,736 31.50% 8,684 Brown 8,037 50.45% 7,893 49.55% 144 0.90% 15,930 Brule 1,403 46.72% 1,600 53.28% -197 -6.56% 3,003 Buffalo 294 46.82% 334 53.18% -40 -6.36% 628 Butte 2,496 65.44% 1,318 34.56% 1,178 30.88% 3,814 Campbell 1,330 78.61% 362 21.39% 968 57.22% 1,692 Charles Mix 2,446 47.04% 2,754 52.96% -308 -5.92% 5,200 Clark 2,204 61.05% 1,406 38.95% 798 22.10% 3,610 Clay 2,772 59.61% 1,878 40.39% 894 19.22% 4,650 Codington 5,309 55.23% 4,304 44.77% 1,005 10.46% 9,613 Corson 1,290 54.13% 1,093 45.87% 197 8.26% 2,383 Custer 1,533 63.58% 878 36.42% 655 27.16% 2,411 Davison 4,105 49.98% 4,108 50.02% -3 -0.04% 8,213 Day 2,626 48.09% 2,835 51.91% -209 -3.82% 5,461 Deuel 1,907 61.92% 1,173 38.08% 734 23.84% 3,080 Dewey 1,168 52.80% 1,044 47.20% 124 5.60% 2,212 Douglas 2,002 78.73% 541 21.27% 1,461 57.46% 2,543 Edmunds 1,728 51.78% 1,609 48.22% 119 3.56% 3,337 Fall River 2,492 63.60% 1,426 36.40% 1,066 27.20% 3,918 Faulk 1,240 54.31% 1,043 45.69% 197 8.62% 2,283 Grant 2,611 55.26% 2,114 44.74% 497 10.52% 4,725 Gregory 2,063 53.71% 1,778 46.29% 285 7.42% 3,841 Haakon 980 62.22% 595 37.78% 385 24.44% 1,575 Hamlin 2,139 63.49% 1,230 36.51% 909 26.98% 3,369 Hand 1,872 57.27% 1,397 42.73% 475 14.54% 3,269 Hanson 1,087 48.53% 1,153 51.47% -66 -2.94% 2,240 Harding 676 63.89% 382 36.11% 294 27.78% 1,058 Hughes 3,320 61.99% 2,036 38.01% 1,284 23.98% 5,356 Hutchinson 3,948 71.72% 1,557 28.28% 2,391 43.44% 5,505 Hyde 773 53.94% 660 46.06% 113 7.88% 1,433 Jackson 581 61.35% 366 38.65% 215 22.70% 947 Jerauld 1,165 57.45% 863 42.55% 302 14.90% 2,028 Jones 644 60.36% 423 39.64% 221 20.72% 1,067 Kingsbury 2,887 63.26% 1,677 36.74% 1,210 26.52% 4,564 Lake 3,520 61.28% 2,224 38.72% 1,296 22.56% 5,744 Lawrence 5,083 66.06% 2,612 33.94% 2,471 32.12% 7,695 Lincoln 3,553 64.16% 1,985 35.84% 1,568 28.32% 5,538 Lyman 1,166 57.78% 852 42.22% 314 15.56% 2,018 Marshall 1,704 50.44% 1,674 49.56% 30 0.88% 3,378 McCook 2,375 56.93% 1,797 43.07% 578 13.86% 4,172 McPherson 2,354 79.26% 616 20.74% 1,738 58.52% 2,970 Meade 2,644 57.89% 1,923 42.11% 721 15.78% 4,567 Mellette 774 60.28% 510 39.72% 264 20.56% 1,284 Miner 1,377 51.13% 1,316 48.87% 61 2.26% 2,693 Minnehaha 23,238 60.53% 15,152 39.47% 8,086 21.06% 38,390 Moody 2,119 52.49% 1,918 47.51% 201 4.98% 4,037 Pennington 11,364 60.31% 7,478 39.69% 3,886 20.62% 18,842 Perkins 1,767 60.29% 1,164 39.71% 603 20.58% 2,931 Potter 1,326 56.91% 1,004 43.09% 322 13.82% 2,330 Roberts 2,857 48.05% 3,089 51.95% -232 -3.90% 5,946 Sanborn 1,254 50.10% 1,249 49.90% 5 0.20% 2,503 Shannon 655 36.59% 1,135 63.41% -480 -26.82% 1,790 Spink 2,738 51.65% 2,563 48.35% 175 3.30% 5,301 Stanley 678 48.15% 730 51.85% -52 -3.70% 1,408 Sully 864 64.14% 483 35.86% 381 28.28% 1,347 Todd 909 50.14% 904 49.86% 5 0.28% 1,813 Tripp 2,466 58.52% 1,748 41.48% 718 17.04% 4,214 Turner 4,120 72.70% 1,547 27.30% 2,573 45.40% 5,667 Union 2,688 53.56% 2,331 46.44% 357 7.12% 5,019 Walworth 2,406 62.11% 1,468 37.89% 938 24.22% 3,874 Washabaugh 260 54.97% 213 45.03% 47 9.94% 473 Yankton 4,065 57.04% 3,061 42.96% 1,004 14.08% 7,126 Ziebach 568 52.59% 512 47.41% 56 5.18% 1,080Totals178,41758.21%128,07041.79%50,34716.42%306,487 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Davison Stanley Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Miner Spink Todd See also United States presidential elections in South Dakota References South Dakota 1960 Category:1960 South Dakota elections