United States presidential election in Texas, 1960

Main article: United States presidential election, 1960

November 8, 1960



Nominee	John F. Kennedy	Richard Nixon
Party	Democratic	Republican
Home state	Massachusetts	California
Running mate	Lyndon B. Johnson	Henry Lodge
Electoral vote	24	0
Popular vote	1,167,567	1,121,310
Percentage	50.52%	48.52%

President before election

Dwight Eisenhower
Republican

Elected President

John F. Kennedy
Democratic

The 1960 United States presidential election was held on November 8, 1960. Democratic candidate John F. Kennedy won the state of Texas with 50.52% of the vote, giving him 24 electoral votes.^[1]

Nixon lost the state of Texas again in 1968, although he did win the Presidency. In 1972, he sought re-election and won Texas with 66% of the vote.

References

↑ "1960 Presidential General Election Results - Texas". Retrieved April 26, 2016.

State Results of the 1960 U.S. presidential election

Candidates	John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon Full list

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Other 1960 elections	House Senate Gubernatorial

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