United States presidential election in Alabama, 1960

United States presidential election in Alabama, 1960

November 8, 1960

All 11 Alabama votes to the Electoral College   Nominee John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon Unpledged Electors Harry F. Byrd Party Democratic Republican Southern Democrat Home state Massachusetts California Virginia Running mate Lyndon B. Johnson Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Strom Thurmond Electoral vote 5 0 6 Popular vote 318,303 237,981 324,050 Percentage 56.39% 42.16% 0.00%

The United States presidential election in Alabama, 1960 was held on November 8, 1960. In Alabama, there was no popular vote. Each elector was selected individually instead of as a slate, as was the case in the other 49 states. The Democratic Party had a mixed slate of electors, with the highest vote total going for Kennedy shown as that cast for the highest elector pledged to him (C. G. Allen). The highest vote for a presidential elector was Presidential Elector was Unpledged (Gov. Frank M. Dixon) received 324,050 votes. 5 Electors pledged to vote for John F. Kennedy. All six elected Unpledged Electors cast their vote for Harry F. Byrd.

Results

General Election Results ^[1]

Party	Nominee	Popular Vote	Percentage	Electoral Vote
Democratic	unpledged Democratic electors**	324,050*	0.00%	6
Democratic	John F. Kennedy	318,303*	56.39%	5
Republican	Richard Nixon	237,981	42.16%	0
N/A	All Others	8,189	0.67%	0

*Presidential Electors were elected as individuals rather than as a slate, it is traditional to give the vote for JFK's highest elector's vote to him as his popular total, and the top unpledged elector's to that "slate."
**All 6 Unpledged Electors voted for Harry F. Byrd

References

1. "1960 Presidential General Election Results - Alabama". eb.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-01-25.