1960 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia

none June 2025 September 2023 1960 United States presidential election While the District of Columbia lacked any electoral votes in the 1960 presidential general election, it did hold primaries and sent delegations to both major party conventions. This was the last presidential election in which the District of Columbia lacked any electoral votes. Primaries Democratic primary 1960 Democratic Party presidential primaries Among the reasons for which John F. Kennedy opted against competing in the D.C. primary was that he believed that Hubert Humphrey, a civil rights stalwart, would have a strong advantage with the district's predominantly African American electorate.Oliphant Thomas Wilkie Curtis 2017 The road to Camelot: Inside JFK's Five-Year Campaign Simon & Schuster Kennedy also viewed the District's primary as too inconsequential to allot resources to, as it had very few delegates to offer. Humphrey was challenged by Wayne Morse of Oregon, who saw the D.C. primary as a warm-up for the Oregon primary to be held later that month. District of Columbia Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 1960https://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 8,239 57.4% Democratic Wayne Morse 6,127 42.6% Totals 14,366 100.00% Republican primary 1960 Republican Party presidential primaries No candidates ran in the Republican primary, resulting in all votes being awarded to unbound delegates. District of Columbia Republican Presidential Primary Results – 1960PartyCandidateVotesPercentage Republican Unpledged delegates 9,468 100% Totals 9,468 100.00% References District of Columbia 1960 United States pres