1960 Republican Party presidential primaries

Selection of Republican US presidential candidate June 2025 1960 Republican Party presidential primaries United States 1959 primary no 1956 Republican Party presidential primaries 1956 1964 Republican Party presidential primaries 1964 March 8 to June 7, 1960 File:Richard Nixon In 1960 (cropped).jpg Richard Nixon FF8080 California 11 4,975,938 86.6% File:Nelson Rockefeller 1960 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Nelson Rockefeller 5d73e5 New York 0 30,639 0.52% Republican presidential primary results, 1960.svg 350px Results map by state. Republican nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Richard Nixon From March 8 to June 7, 1960, voters of the Republican Party elected delegates to the 1960 Republican National Convention, in part to choose the party nominee for president in the 1960 United States presidential election. Incumbent vice president Richard Nixon faced no formidable opposition for the nomination. There were significant efforts by liberals to draft New York governor Nelson Rockefeller as a candidate. Although Rockefeller embarked on a national speaking tour and received some write-in votes in primary elections, he did not declare a campaign for the presidency, and Nixon swept the primaries without difficulty. Rockefeller endorsed Nixon after struggling in the polls and extracting compromises on the party platform. The 1960 Republican National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois from July 25 to 28.https://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA397 Guide to U.S. Elections - Google Books 2016-02-19 9781483380353 2016-02-19 Kalb Deborah Nixon was nominated for president and United Nations ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge was nominated for vice president. Nixon and Lodge were defeated in the general election by the Democratic Party ticket of Massachusetts senator John F. Kennedy and Texas senator Lyndon B. Johnson. Candidates The following political leaders were candidates for the 1960 Republican presidential nomination: Nominee CandidateMost recent officeHome stateCampaign Withdrawal datePopular voteContests won Running mateRichard Nixonframeless|127x127pxVice President of the United States(1953–1961)alt=|94x94px Californiaframeless|174x174px(Campaign)Secured nomination: July 28, 19604,975,938(86.6%)11 Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.frameless|107x107px Other major candidates These candidates participated in multiple state primaries or were included in multiple major national polls. CandidateMost recent officeHome stateCampaign Withdrawal dateNelson Rockefelleralt=|125x125pxGovernor ofNew York(1959–1973)alt=|82x82px New York(Campaign)Declined draft: December 26, 1959Revoked declination: June 8, 1960 Favorite sons The following candidates ran only in their home state's primary or caucus for the purpose of controlling its delegate slate at the convention and did not appear to be considered national candidates by the media. Former U.S. senator George H. Bender of Ohio State senator James M. Lloyd of South Dakota Governor Cecil H. Underwood of West Virginia Declined to run The following persons were listed in two or more major national polls or were the subject of media speculation surrounding their potential candidacy, but declined to actively seek the nomination. Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona Secretary Oveta Culp Hobby of Texas Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. of Massachusetts Former President Herbert Hoover of California Polling National polling Poll sourcePublication1 Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.1 Richard Nixon1 Nelson RockefellerGalluphttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=55201&ShowAllMUPoll=Y US President - R Primaries 16 Nov 2004 OurCampaigns.comJuly 19576%48%–GallupOct. 19577%48%–GallupJan. 19584%64%–GallupJan. 19596%56%27%GallupMar. 19598%56%23%GallupApr. 195910%58%17%GallupMay 19596%63%20%GallupJune 195911%61%18%GallupJuly 19595%65%19%GallupAug. 19594%68%18%GallupOct. 19596%67%19%GallupNov. 19594%66%19%GallupJan. 19606%84%–GallupMay 19602%75%13%GallupJuly 19604%75%12% Statewide contests by winner + Richard M. Nixon George H. Bender Cecil Underwood James M. Lloyd Nelson Rockefeller Unpledged March 8 New Hampshire 89.28% - - - 3.76% - April 5 Wisconsin 100% - - - - - April 12 Illinois 99.94% - - - - - April 19 New Jersey - - - - - 100% April 26 Massachusetts 85.96% - - - 6.58% - April 26 Pennsylvania 98.15% - - - 1.27% - May 1 Washington, D.C. - - - - - 100% May 3 Indiana 95.40% - - - - - May 3 Ohio 70.48% 29.52% - - - - May 10 Nebraska 93.82% 0% 0% 0% 2.56% 0% May 10 West Virginia - - 100% - - - May 20 Oregon 93.06% - - - 4.10% - May 24 Florida 100% - - - - - June 7 California 100% - - - - - June 7 South Dakota - - - 100% - - Italics - Write-In Vote Total popular vote results Primaries total popular vote results Richard M. Nixon - 4,975,938 (86.63%) George H. Bender - 211,090 (3.68%) Unpledged - 314,234 (5.47%) Cecil Underwood - 123,756 (2.16%) James M. Lloyd - 48,461 (0.84%) Nelson Rockefeller - 30,639 (0.53%) Others - 39,516 (0.69%) See also 1960 Democratic Party presidential primaries References Category:Richard Nixon Category:Nelson Rockefeller