1960 United States presidential election in Maine

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1960 United States presidential election in Maine
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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 vote50
Popular vote240,608181,159
Percentage57.05%42.95%

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County Results

President before election

Dwight Eisenhower
Republican

Elected President

John F. Kennedy
Democratic

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

Contents

Maine voted for the Republican nominee, Vice President Richard Nixon of California, over the Democratic nominee, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts. Nixon's ran with Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. of Massachusetts, while Kennedy ran with Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas.

Nixon carried Maine by a margin of 14.1%. As of the 2020 presidential election, this marks the last time Maine voted for a different candidate than Connecticut, as well as the last time that Maine voted to the right of Idaho.

Results

1960 United States presidential election in Maine [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Richard Nixon 240,60857.05%5
Democratic John F. Kennedy 181,15942.94%0
Write-ins Write-ins 60.01%0
Totals421,773100.00%5

Results by county

CountyRichard Milhous Nixon
Republican
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic
Various Candidates
Write-ins
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Androscoggin 14,65435.96%26,09764.04%-11,443-28.08%40,751
Aroostook 18,69855.82%14,79944.18%3,89911.64%33,497
Cumberland 47,27158.49%33,55341.51%10.00%13,71816.97%80,825
Franklin 6,13665.00%3,30435.00%2,83230.00%9,440
Hancock 12,11978.27%3,36321.72%10.01%8,75656.55%15,483
Kennebec 21,69954.31%18,25245.69%3,4478.63%39,951
Knox 9,08370.41%3,81629.58%10.01%5,26740.83%12,900
Lincoln 7,56276.39%2,33723.61%5,22552.78%9,899
Oxford 11,71556.69%8,95143.31%2,76413.37%20,666
Penobscot 28,45959.75%19,17540.25%9,28419.49%47,634
Piscataquis 4,95963.43%2,85936.57%2,10026.86%7,818
Sagadahoc 6,38661.69%3,96538.31%2,42123.39%10,351
Somerset 10,14259.32%6,95640.68%3,18618.63%17,098
Waldo 6,84470.64%2,84529.36%3,99941.27%9,689
Washington 9,11865.91%4,71634.09%4,40231.82%13,834
York 25,76349.60%26,17150.39%30.01%-408-0.79%51,937
Totals240,60857.05%181,15942.95%60.00%59,44914.10%421,773

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References

  1. "1960 Presidential General Election Results - Maine". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2013-02-07.