1960 United States presidential election in Florida

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1960 United States presidential election in Florida
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  1956 November 8, 1960 1964  
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Nominee Richard Nixon John F. Kennedy
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California Massachusetts
Running mate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Lyndon B. Johnson
Electoral vote100
Popular vote795,476748,700
Percentage51.51%48.49%

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County Results

President before election

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

Elected President

John F. Kennedy
Democratic

The 1960 United States presidential election in Florida was held on November 8, 1960. All contemporary fifty states took part, and Florida voters selected 10 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Republican candidate Richard Nixon won against John F. Kennedy by 46,776 votes and by 3.02%. [1] As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Escambia County, Clay County, Okaloosa County, and Santa Rosa County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. This was the first time that a Democrat was elected without winning Florida. [2] It was also the first time since 1924 that Florida failed to vote for the winner of the presidential election. This has since happened only twice, in 1992 and 2020. [3]

Results

1960 United States presidential election in Florida [1]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican Richard Nixon of California Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. of Massachusetts 795,47651.51%10100.00%
Democratic John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts Lyndon Baines Johnson of Texas 748,70048.49%00.00%
Total1,544,176100.00%10100.00%
Richard Nixon giving a campaign speech at Hemming Park in Jacksonville. Vice President Nixon delivering campaign speech in Hemming Park - Jacksonville, Florida.jpg
Richard Nixon giving a campaign speech at Hemming Park in Jacksonville.
John F. Kennedy while campaigning in Tampa. Senator John F. Kennedy during his presidential campaign - Tampa, Florida.jpg
John F. Kennedy while campaigning in Tampa.

Results by county

CountyRichard Milhous Nixon

Republican

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Democratic

Total votes cast
# %# %
Alachua 10,07252.05%9,27947.95%19,351
Baker 39821.32%1,46978.68%1,867
Bay 5,43533.94%10,57966.06%16,014
Bradford 1,13130.85%2,53569.15%3,666
Brevard 17,58561.37%11,06938.63%28,654
Broward 68,29458.82%47,81141.18%116,105
Calhoun 63428.46%1,59471.54%2,228
Charlotte 3,02660.92%1,94139.08%4,967
Citrus 1,86151.82%1,73048.18%3,591
Clay 2,51547.97%2,72852.03%5,243
Collier 2,70860.74%1,75039.26%4,458
Columbia 2,09436.17%3,69563.83%5,789
Dade 134,50642.35%183,11457.65%317,620
Desoto 1,68750.10%1,68049.90%3,367
Dixie 39228.65%97671.35%1,368
Duval 59,07345.73%70,09154.27%129,164
Escambia 17,92538.79%28,28861.21%46,213
Flagler 42631.35%93368.65%1,359
Franklin 76433.84%1,49466.16%2,258
Gadsden 2,01046.18%2,34353.82%4,353
Gilchrist 27724.93%83475.07%1,111
Glades 31444.35%39455.65%708
Gulf 65721.86%2,34878.14%3,005
Hamilton 65633.01%1,33166.99%1,987
Hardee 1,96052.96%1,74147.04%3,701
Hendry 1,04344.38%1,30755.62%2,350
Hernando 1,80948.00%1,96052.00%3,769
Highlands 4,36958.32%3,12241.68%7,491
Hillsborough 48,88743.99%62,24056.01%111,127
Holmes 1,23534.26%2,37065.74%3,605
Indian River 4,65661.05%2,97038.95%7,626
Jackson 2,85132.23%5,99467.77%8,845
Jefferson 60034.70%1,12965.30%1,729
Lafayette 29727.25%79372.75%1,090
Lake 12,97972.45%4,93627.55%17,915
Lee 10,35765.34%5,49434.66%15,851
Leon 9,07946.53%10,43353.47%19,512
Levy 99633.21%2,00366.79%2,999
Liberty 24321.99%86278.01%1,105
Madison 1,15235.60%2,08464.40%3,236
Manatee 16,46265.13%8,81434.87%25,276
Marion 7,04349.43%7,20650.57%14,249
Martin 3,70158.15%2,66441.85%6,365
Monroe 3,41632.88%6,97267.12%10,388
Nassau 1,66633.67%3,28266.33%4,948
Okaloosa 4,68536.18%8,26363.82%12,948
Okeechobee 63135.93%1,12564.07%1,756
Orange 48,24470.98%19,72929.02%67,973
Osceola 4,69168.29%2,17831.71%6,869
Palm Beach 45,33760.28%29,87139.72%75,208
Pasco 7,18855.21%5,83244.79%13,020
Pinellas 101,77963.68%58,05436.32%159,833
Polk 31,61857.32%23,54642.68%55,164
Putnam 4,23648.72%4,45951.28%8,695
St. Johns 4,12542.49%5,58357.51%9,708
St. Lucie 6,35454.24%5,36045.76%11,714
Santa Rosa 2,77735.89%4,96064.11%7,737
Sarasota 19,99570.70%8,28729.30%28,282
Seminole 8,93664.63%4,89135.37%13,827
Sumter 1,12032.95%2,27967.05%3,399
Suwannee 1,53635.51%2,78964.49%4,325
Taylor 1,21238.85%1,90861.15%3,120
Union 31124.84%94175.16%1,252
Volusia 28,36754.82%23,37745.18%51,744
Wakulla 37924.85%1,14675.15%1,525
Walton 1,48428.95%3,64271.05%5,126
Washington 1,23036.96%2,09863.04%3,328
Totals795,47651.51%748,70048.49%1,544,176

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