1960 United States elections

none February 2026 January 2025 1960 Presidential election year November 8 Republican Party (US)Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) 87th Democratic gain John F. Kennedy (D) 303 Richard Nixon (R) 219 Democratic +0.2% 1960 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Nixon, blue denotes states won by Kennedy, and light blue denotes the electoral votes for Harry F. Byrd. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate. 35 of 100 seats(33 Class 2 seats + 3 special elections)The Class 2 Senate seat in Oregon held concurrent regular and special elections. That special election is not counted as part of the overall total of seats contested. Democratic hold Republican +2 1960 Senate results #CA0120 Republican gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold#D3D3D3 No election All 437 voting members Democratic hold Democratic +10% Republican +22 400px 1960 House of Representatives results #0671B0 Democratic gain #CA0120 Republican gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold#D3D3D3 No election 27 Democratic +1 1960 gubernatorial election results #0671B0 Democratic gain #CA0120 Republican gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold#D3D3D3 No election Elections were held on November 8, 1960, and elected the members of the 87th United States Congress. Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy narrowly defeated Republican incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon in the presidential election, and although Republicans made gains in both chambers of Congress, the Democratic Party easily maintained control of Congress. Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson ran for both Vice President and Senator from Texas, the last running mate to run for Vice President and reelection to the Senate until Lloyd Bentsen, and Johnson led the Senate Democratic Caucus through the Senate races. In the presidential election, Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy from Massachusetts defeated sitting Republican Vice President Richard Nixon. Kennedy carried a mix of Southern, Midwestern, and Northeastern states, while Nixon dominated the Western United States and won a majority of states. Fourteen unpledged electors from Alabama and Mississippi voted for Democratic Senator Harry F. Byrd from Virginia, as many Southern Democrats opposed the national party's stance on civil rights. Kennedy's popular vote margin of victory was the closest in any presidential election in the 20th century, with Kennedy garnering 0.17% more of the popular vote than his opponent.The 1960 Kennedy v. Nixon Election http://cstl-cla.semo.edu/renka/ui320-75/presidents/kennedy/1960_election.asp Southeast Missouri State University 9 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120425013942/http://cstl-cla.semo.edu/renka/ui320-75/presidents/kennedy/1960_election.asp April 25, 2012 Kennedy Wins 1960 Presidential Election http://www.upi.com/Audio/Year_in_Review/Events-of-1960/Kennedy-Wins-1960-Presidential-Election/12295509435928-8/ United Press International 9 October 2011 Nixon, the first sitting vice president to win either party's nomination since John C. Breckinridge in 1860, easily won his party's nomination. Sitting Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first president in American history to be legally ineligible for re-election, due to the 1951 ratification of the 22nd Amendment. Kennedy won the Democratic nomination on the first ballot, defeating Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson. Kennedy's general election victory made him the first Catholic president. This was the second consecutive election cycle in which the winning presidential candidate did not have coattails in either house of Congress.1960 Presidential Election http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1960 The American Presidency Project 9 April 2017Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1960election.pdf U.S. House of Reps, Office of the Clerk 9 April 2017 See also 1960 United States presidential election 1960 United States House of Representatives elections 1960 United States Senate elections 1960 United States gubernatorial elections References 1960