1960 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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1960 United States presidential election in Connecticut
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  1956 November 8, 1960 1964  
Turnout93.25% [1]
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Nominee John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Massachusetts California
Running mate Lyndon B. Johnson Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
Electoral vote80
Popular vote657,055565,813
Percentage53.73%46.26%

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Connecticut Presidential Election Results 1960 by Municipality.svg

President before election

Dwight Eisenhower
Republican

Elected President

John F. Kennedy
Democratic

The 1960 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Connecticut voted for the Democratic nominee, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts, over the Republican nominee, Vice President Richard Nixon of California. Kennedy ran with Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, while Nixon's running mate was Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. of Massachusetts. Kennedy carried Connecticut by a comfortable margin of 7.47%.

To date, this is the last time that the town of Mansfield voted Republican. [2]

Background

Connecticut had not voted for the Democratic presidential nominee since the 1944 election. [3]

Results

1960 United States presidential election in Connecticut [4]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic John F. Kennedy 657,05553.73%8
Republican Richard Nixon 565,81346.26%0
Write-ins Write-ins 150.01%0
Totals 1,222,883100.00%8

By county

CountyJohn F. Kennedy
Democratic
Richard Nixon
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Fairfield 146,44246.60%167,77853.39%60.01%-21,336-6.79%314,226
Hartford 195,40358.88%136,45941.12%20.00%58,94417.76%331,864
Litchfield 29,06246.05%34,04353.94%30.01%-4,981-7.89%63,108
Middlesex 22,15850.13%22,04549.87%10.00%1130.26%44,204
New Haven 188,68557.96%136,85242.04%20.00%51,83315.92%325,539
New London 40,62551.62%38,07048.38%10.00%2,5553.24%78,696
Tolland 14,57548.65%15,38651.35%00.00%-811-2.70%29,961
Windham 20,10556.98%15,18043.02%00.00%4,92513.96%35,285
Totals657,05553.73%565,81346.27%150.00%91,2427.46%1,222,883

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

  1. "Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1961". CT State Library.
  2. Thomas, Stephanie. "1960 General Election for President". Office of the Connecticut Secretary of State. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  3. Williams 1961, p. 29.
  4. "1960 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved February 7, 2013.

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