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1960 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
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1960 United States presidential election
1960 United States presidential election in Rhode Island Rhode Island presidential no 1956 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 1956 1964 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 1964 November 8, 1960 x200px Jfk2 (3x4).jpg John F. Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts Lyndon B. Johnson 4 258,032 63.63% Richard Nixon official portrait as Vice President (cropped).tiff Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) California Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. 0 147,502 36.36% 250px County results 250px Municipality results 1
Kennedy
#86b6f2 50–60%#4389e3 60–70%#1666CB 70–80%
Nixon
#E27F90 50–60%#CC2F4A 60–70% President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States) John F. Kennedy Democratic Party (United States)
The 1960 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Rhode Island voted for the Democratic nominee, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts, over the Republican nominee, Vice President Richard Nixon of California. Kennedy ran with Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, while Nixon's running mate was Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. of Massachusetts.
Kennedy carried Rhode Island by a margin of 27.27%, making it his strongest state.
Results
1960 United States presidential election in Rhode Islandhttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=44&year=1960&f=0&off=0 1960 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island 2013-02-07 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential ElectionsPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic John F. Kennedy 258,032 63.63% 4 Republican Richard Nixon 147,502 36.36% 0 Write-ins Write-ins 1 0.01% 0 Totals 405,535 100.00% 4
By county
County John F. KennedyDemocratic Richard NixonRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Bristol 11,099 59.56% 7,537 40.44% 0 0.00% 3,562 19.12% 18,636 Kent 30,662 55.74% 24,344 44.26% 0 0.00% 6,318 11.48% 55,006 Newport 15,677 56.76% 11,942 43.24% 0 0.00% 3,735 13.52% 27,619 Providence 189,014 67.49% 91,028 32.51% 1 0.00% 97,986 34.98% 280,043 Washington 11,580 47.79% 12,651 52.21% 0 0.00% -1,071 -4.42% 24,231Totals258,03263.63%147,50236.37%10.00%110,53027.26%405,535
Counties flipped from Republican to Democratic
Bristol
Kent
Providence
Newport
See also
United States presidential elections in Rhode Island
References
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Category:1960 Rhode Island elections