1960 Electoral College Results
| President | John F. Kennedy [D] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Opponent | Richard M. Nixon [R] | ||
| Electoral Vote | Winner: 303 | Main Opponent: 219 | Total/Majority: 537/269 |
| Votes for Others | Harry F. Byrd (15) | ||
| Vice President | Lyndon B. Johnson (303) | ||
| V.P. Opponents | Henry Cabot Lodge (219), J. Strom Thurmond (14), Barry Goldwater (1) | ||
| Notes |
Byrd received electoral votes for President from Alabama (6), Mississippi (8) and Oklahoma (1). John F. Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, was assassinated on November 22, 1963. He was succeeded by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, who took the oath of office in Dallas, Texas that day. |
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Electoral College Votes by State
| State | Electoral Vote of Each State | For President | For Vice-President | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts | Richard M. Nixon of California | Harry F. Byrd of Virginia | Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas | Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts | Strom Thurmond of South Carolina | Barry Goldwater of Arizona | ||
| Alabama | 11 | 5 | - | 6 | 5 | - | 6 | - |
| Alaska | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Arizona | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Arkansas | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - | - |
| California | 32 | - | 32 | - | - | 32 | - | - |
| Colorado | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Connecticut | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - | - |
| Delaware | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Florida | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Georgia | 12 | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - | - |
| Hawaii* | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Idaho | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Illinois | 27 | 27 | - | - | 27 | - | - | - |
| Indiana | 13 | - | 13 | - | - | 13 | - | - |
| Iowa | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Kansas | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Kentucky | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Louisiana | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Maine | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Maryland | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - |
| Massachusetts | 16 | 16 | - | - | 16 | - | - | - |
| Michigan | 20 | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Minnesota | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - | - |
| Mississippi | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | - |
| Missouri | 13 | 13 | - | - | 13 | - | - | - |
| Montana | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Nebraska | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Nevada | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| New Hampshire | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| New Jersey | 16 | 16 | - | - | 16 | - | - | - |
| New Mexico | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| New York | 45 | 45 | - | - | 45 | - | - | - |
| North Carolina | 14 | 14 | - | - | 14 | - | - | - |
| North Dakota | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Ohio | 25 | - | 25 | - | - | 25 | - | - |
| Oklahoma | 8 | - | 7 | 1 | - | 7 | - | 1 |
| Oregon | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Pennsylvania | 32 | 32 | - | - | 32 | - | - | - |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - |
| South Carolina | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - | - |
| South Dakota | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Tennessee | 11 | - | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| Texas | 24 | 24 | - | - | 24 | - | - | - |
| Utah | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Vermont | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Virginia | 12 | - | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Washington | 9 | - | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - |
| West Virginia | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - | - |
| Wisconsin | 12 | - | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Wyoming | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Totals | 537 | 303 | 219 | 15 | 303 | 219 | 14 | 1 |
| Notes |
*The State of Hawaii appointed two sets of electors and officially sent both sets of certificates to Congress. Following a court decision, Congress counted the Democratic votes. |
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