1960 United States presidential election in Delaware

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1960 United States presidential election in Delaware

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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 vote 3 0 Popular vote 99,590 96,373 Percentage 50.63% 49.00%

County Results Kennedy   40–50%   50–60% Nixon   50–60%

President before election Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Elected President John F. Kennedy Democratic

The 1960 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. State voters chose three ^[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Delaware was won by Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 50.63% of the popular vote against incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 49.00% of the popular vote. ^{[3] [4]}

Results

1960 United States presidential election in Delaware

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John F. Kennedy	99,590	50.63%
	Republican	Richard Nixon	96,373	49.00%
	Write-in		720	0.37%
Total votes			196,683	100.00%

Results by county

County	John F. Kennedy Democratic		Richard Nixon Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Kent	10,754	49.75%	10,697	49.49%	165	0.76%	57	0.26%	21,616
New Castle	73,364	51.31%	69,284	48.46%	326	0.23%	4,080	2.85%	142,974
Sussex	15,472	48.21%	16,392	51.08%	229	0.71%	-920	-2.87%	32,093
Totals	99,590	50.63%	96,373	49.00%	720	0.37%	3,217	1.63%	196,683

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Kent
• New Castle

See also

• United States presidential elections in Delaware

References

1. "United States Presidential election of 1960 - Encyclopædia Britannica" . Retrieved June 7, 2017.
2. "1960 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)" . Retrieved June 7, 2017.
3. "1960 Presidential General Election Results - Delaware" . Retrieved June 7, 2017.
4. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960" . Retrieved June 7, 2017.