1960 United States presidential election in Alabama

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1960 United States presidential election in Alabama
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All 11 Alabama votes to the Electoral College
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Nominee Harry F. Byrd
(by unpledged electors)		 John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon
Party Southern Democrat Democratic Republican
Home state Virginia Massachusetts California
Running mate Strom Thurmond Lyndon B. Johnson Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
Electoral vote650
Popular vote324,050318,303237,981
Percentage56.83%55.82%41.73%
Alabama Presidential Election Results 1960.svg
County Results

The 1960 United States presidential election in Alabama was held on November 8, 1960 as part of that year's national presidential election. Eleven Democratic electors were elected, of whom six voted for Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia and five for Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts. [1]

Contents

In Alabama, voters voted for electors individually instead of as a slate, as in the other states. Twenty-two electors were on the ballot, 11 Republicans and 11 Democrats. Voters could vote for up to eleven candidates. As a result of a state primary, the Democratic Party had a mixed slate of electors, five being pledged to Kennedy and the remaining six being unpledged. [2] [3] The highest vote for a presidential elector was 324,050 votes for Frank M. Dixon, who was unpledged; the highest vote for an elector pledged to Kennedy was 318,303 for C. G. Allen, and the highest vote for a Republican elector was 237,981 for Cecil Durham, which was fewer than the vote for any Democratic elector. [2] As a result, six unpledged electors and five electors pledged to Kennedy were elected. All six elected unpledged electors cast their vote for Byrd. [4]

Varying methods have been used to break down the vote into Kennedy and unpledged votes. One method is to take the 318,303 votes as Kennedy votes and the 324,050 votes as unpledged votes, giving a total much higher than the actual votes cast. [5] Another is to take the 318,303 votes as Kennedy votes and the remainder (5,747 votes) as unpledged votes. [6] A third is to split the 324,050 in the proportion of 5⁄11 to 6⁄11, following the proportion of electors, giving 147,295 votes for Kennedy and 176,755 for unpledged electors. [7] In all cases, Republican candidate Richard Nixon of California, then Vice President of the United States, has 237,981 votes. If the last method is used, it means that Nixon won the popular vote in Alabama; it also means that he won the popular vote nationally. [3] [7] Congressional Quarterly calculated the popular vote in this manner at the time of the 1960 election. [3] This remains the last election in which Lee County, Shelby County, Baldwin County, and Mobile County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. [8]

Results

General election results [9]
PartyPledged toElectorVotes %
Democratic Party Unpledged [a] Frank M. Dixon 324,05056.83
Democratic Party Unpledged [a] Bruce Henderson323,01856.65
Democratic Party Unpledged [a] Edmund Blair322,59356.57
Democratic Party Unpledged [a] C. E. Hornsby, Jr.322,12456.49
Democratic Party Unpledged [a] W. W. Malone, Jr.322,08456.48
Democratic Party Unpledged [a] Frank Mixell320,95756.29
Democratic Party John F. Kennedy C. G. Allen318,30355.82
Democratic Party John F. Kennedy C. L. Beard318,26655.81
Democratic Party John F. Kennedy J. E. Brantley317,22655.63
Democratic Party John F. Kennedy Dave Archer317,17155.62
Democratic Party John F. Kennedy Karl Harrison316,93455.58
Republican Party Richard Nixon Cecil Durham237,98141.73
Republican Party Richard Nixon Charles H. Chapman, Jr.237,37041.63
Republican Party Richard Nixon W. H. Gillespie236,91541.55
Republican Party Richard Nixon J. N. Dennis236,76541.52
Republican Party Richard Nixon Robert S. Cartledge236,11041.41
Republican Party Richard Nixon W. J. Kennamer235,41441.28
Republican Party Richard Nixon Perry O. Hooper234,97641.21
Republican Party Richard Nixon Tom McNaron234,85641.19
Republican Party Richard Nixon Mrs. John Simpson234,00241.04
Republican Party Richard Nixon T. B. Thompson233,45040.94
Republican Party Richard Nixon George Witcher230,95140.50
National States' Rights Party Orval E. Faubus George E. Allen4,3670.77
National States' Rights Party Orval E. Faubus Lodwick H. Bartee3,7750.66
National States' Rights Party Orval E. Faubus Annette M. Bartee3,7690.66
National States' Rights Party Orval E. Faubus Lee J. Crowder3,7570.66
National States' Rights Party Orval E. Faubus Therman De Lee3,7350.66
National States' Rights Party Orval E. Faubus John Douglas Knowles3,5550.62
National States' Rights Party Orval E. Faubus Mrs. Lila Evans3,4840.61
National States' Rights Party Orval E. Faubus Jack Andrew Tomlinson3,4770.61
National States' Rights Party Orval E. Faubus Ernest Wilson3,4600.61
National States' Rights Party Orval E. Faubus Sanford D. Rudd3,3960.60
National States' Rights Party Orval E. Faubus Willie Bazzell Garrett2,7960.49
Independent African-American Unity Clennon Washington King Jr. Grover C. Allen1,485 [b] 0.26
Independent African-American Unity Clennon Washington King Jr. Marie W. Bailey1,274 [b] 0.22
Independent African-American Unity Clennon Washington King Jr. Grover Banks1,205 [b] 0.21
Independent African-American Unity Clennon Washington King Jr. Eddie Jones1,185 [b] 0.21
Independent African-American Unity Clennon Washington King Jr. Isaac Nicholson1,154 [b] 0.20
Independent African-American Unity Clennon Washington King Jr. Ernest Thomas Taylor1,143 [b] 0.20
Independent African-American Unity Clennon Washington King Jr. James H. Hollie1,077 [b] 0.19
Independent African-American Unity Clennon Washington King Jr. James C. Williams1,077 [b] 0.19
Independent African-American Unity Clennon Washington King Jr. Jasper J. Thomas1,063 [b] 0.19
Independent African-American Unity Clennon Washington King Jr. James Kersh1,007 [b] 0.18
Independent African-American Unity Clennon Washington King Jr. Will Mike998 [b] 0.18
Write-in John P. Newsome39 [b] 0.01
Write-in Walter C. Givhan30 [b] 0.01
Write-in John D. McQueen30 [b] 0.01
Write-in Lawrence E. McNeil28 [b] 0.00
Write-in Sam M. Johnson24 [b] 0.00
Write-in Walter C. Graham9 [b] 0.00
Write-in Sam W. Johnson9 [b] 0.00
Write-in Clarence E. McNeil9 [b] 0.00
Write-in John D. McQueen, Jr.9 [b] 0.00
Write-in John Patterson3 [b] 0.00
Write-in Sam Englehardt3 [b] 0.00
Write-in Bill Agee3 [b] 0.00
Write-in Stanley Pace3 [b] 0.00
Write-in Matt Lawson3 [b] 0.00
Write-in Hubert Stewart2 [b] 0.00
Write-in C. T. Kelley2 [b] 0.00
Write-in "Red" Waites2 [b] 0.00
Write-in M. A. Keith2 [b] 0.00
Write-in Tom Strong2 [b] 0.00
Write-in Chambliss Keith2 [b] 0.00
Write-in Harmon Carter2 [b] 0.00
Write-in Tom McBryde2 [b] 0.00
Write-in J. B. Stalworth1 [b] 0.00
Write-in J. W. Staggers1 [b] 0.00
Write-in Clarence Latham1 [b] 0.00
Write-in James Murry1 [b] 0.00
Write-in John Hays1 [b] 0.00
Write-in H. A. Waites1 [b] 0.00
Write-in J. E. Hood1 [b] 0.00
Write-in J. S. Powell1 [b] 0.00
Write-in Tom Smith1 [b] 0.00
Write-in James Johnson1 [b] 0.00
Write-in Bob Brown1 [b] 0.00
Write-in Tom Anderson1 [b] 0.00
Write-in J. R. Bennett, Jr.1 [b] 0.00
Votes cast [10] [11] [2] 570,225100

Results by county

County [12] [c] John F. Kennedy and unpledged
Democratic		Richard Nixon
Republican		Various candidates
Other parties		MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Autauga 1,32452.17%1,14945.27%652.56%1756.90%2,538
Baldwin 5,64753.09%4,81245.24%1771.67%8357.85%10,636
Barbour 2,14864.47%1,16634.99%180.54%98229.48%3,332
Bibb 1,69761.66%1,05238.23%30.11%64523.43%2,752
Blount 3,40456.98%2,55742.80%130.22%84714.18%5,974
Bullock 75764.48%41235.09%50.43%34529.39%1,174
Butler 2,87369.69%1,23129.87%180.44%1,64239.82%4,122
Calhoun 9,59065.97%4,82133.17%1250.86%4,76932.80%14,536
Chambers 5,16572.74%1,86526.26%711.00%3,30046.48%7,101
Cherokee 3,09777.95%87221.95%40.10%2,22556.00%3,973
Chilton 1,79835.91%3,20163.93%80.16%-1,403-28.02%5,007
Choctaw 1,09460.85%61234.04%925.11%48226.81%1,798
Clarke 1,87847.34%2,01650.82%731.84%-138-3.48%3,967
Clay 1,74352.71%1,54846.81%160.48%1955.90%3,307
Cleburne 1,51059.87%1,00839.97%40.16%50219.90%2,522
Coffee 4,47076.19%1,38123.54%160.27%3,08952.65%5,867
Colbert 7,55071.85%2,81526.79%1431.36%4,73545.06%10,508
Conecuh 1,81572.17%65025.84%501.99%1,16546.33%2,515
Coosa 1,49357.98%1,07341.67%90.35%42016.31%2,575
Covington 5,74473.42%2,04726.16%330.42%3,69747.26%7,824
Crenshaw 2,92383.49%57316.37%50.14%2,35067.12%3,501
Cullman 6,34659.87%4,24840.08%50.05%2,09819.79%10,599
Dale 2,56360.76%1,63438.74%210.50%92922.02%4,218
Dallas 2,10341.69%2,87256.94%691.37%-769-15.25%5,044
DeKalb 5,84451.08%5,58548.82%120.10%2592.26%11,441
Elmore 3,44063.60%1,91935.48%500.92%1,52128.12%5,409
Escambia 3,99067.57%1,81030.65%1051.78%2,18036.92%5,905
Etowah 14,37266.28%7,12832.87%1850.85%7,24433.41%21,685
Fayette 2,27454.08%1,92345.73%80.19%3518.35%4,205
Franklin 3,42245.58%4,06954.20%160.22%-647-8.62%7,507
Geneva 3,05066.90%1,50232.95%70.15%1,54833.95%4,559
Greene 72364.38%38133.93%191.69%34230.45%1,123
Hale 1,30963.54%74135.97%100.49%56827.57%2,060
Henry 2,11577.93%58821.67%110.40%1,52756.26%2,714
Houston 3,89748.61%4,05550.58%650.81%-158-1.97%8,017
Jackson 4,78969.93%2,03629.73%230.34%2,75340.20%6,848
Jefferson 44,36941.90%60,00456.66%1,5251.44%-15,635-14.76%105,898
Lamar 2,38670.36%96428.43%411.21%1,42241.93%3,391
Lauderdale 8,56570.10%3,57029.22%840.68%4,99540.88%12,219
Lawrence 2,92968.10%1,36531.74%70.16%1,56436.36%4,301
Lee 3,75961.63%2,30137.73%390.64%1,45823.90%6,099
Limestone 4,14780.59%99119.26%80.15%3,15661.33%5,146
Lowndes 79664.19%43234.84%120.97%36429.35%1,240
Macon 1,32759.53%87739.34%251.13%45020.19%2,229
Madison 10,95966.88%5,29932.34%1280.78%5,66034.54%16,386
Marengo 1,43651.45%1,23544.25%1204.30%2017.20%2,791
Marion 3,09951.19%2,93848.53%170.28%1612.66%6,054
Marshall 6,59565.94%3,39833.98%80.08%3,19731.96%10,001
Mobile 28,62652.48%24,60845.12%1,3082.40%4,0187.36%54,542
Monroe 2,13067.55%98931.37%341.08%1,14136.18%3,153
Montgomery 9,42143.92%11,77854.91%2491.17%-2,357-10.99%21,448
Morgan 7,82264.11%4,35735.71%210.18%3,46528.40%12,200
Perry 97354.30%74441.52%754.18%22912.78%1,792
Pickens 1,83658.17%1,27740.46%431.37%55917.71%3,156
Pike 3,42176.91%1,00622.62%210.47%2,41554.29%4,448
Randolph 3,17564.73%1,69734.60%330.67%1,47830.13%4,905
Russell 3,48065.69%1,77033.41%480.90%1,71032.28%5,298
Shelby 3,22550.17%3,15749.11%460.72%681.06%6,428
St. Clair 3,03953.88%2,58945.90%120.22%4507.98%5,640
Sumter 76552.33%62342.61%745.06%1429.72%1,462
Talladega 5,72954.41%4,72344.86%770.73%1,0069.55%10,529
Tallapoosa 5,46071.39%2,15028.11%380.50%3,31043.28%7,648
Tuscaloosa 8,25458.99%5,59840.01%1401.00%2,65618.98%13,992
Walker 8,10959.75%5,46340.25%00.00%2,64619.50%13,572
Washington 1,92969.49%79228.53%551.98%1,13740.96%2,776
Wilcox 90563.51%51336.00%70.49%39227.51%1,425
Winston 1,68132.93%3,42167.01%30.06%-1,740-34.08%5,105
Total318,30356.39%237,98142.16%8,1891.45%80,32214.23%564,473

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 All 6 unpledged electors voted for Harry F. Byrd
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 The votes for electors on this slate were not separated by county
  3. ↑ All county totals are for the highest elector in each slate. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Alabama". 270 to Win. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Alabama and the 1960 Popular Vote". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. November 21, 2003. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Trende, Sean. "Did JFK Lose the Popular Vote?". RealClearPolitics . Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ "1960 Presidential General Election Results – Alabama". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Kennedy Wins 1960 Presidential Election in Closest Race of the 20th Century". CQ Almanac Online. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  6. ↑ White, Theodore H. (1961). The Making of the President, 1960 . p. 461.
  7. 1 2 Fund, John (November 20, 2003). "A Minority President". Opinion Journal. Archived from the original on November 23, 2003. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  8. ↑ Sullivan, Robert David; "How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century"; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  9. ↑ Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1963. Montgomery, Alabama: Walker Printing Co. 1963. pp. 663–671. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Official Results of Election". The New York Times. December 16, 1960.
  11. ↑ "Election Statistics, 1920 to Present". Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives . Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  12. 1 2 "AL US Presidential election, November 08, 1960". Our campaigns.
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