1960 United States presidential election
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Template:1960 United States presidential election imagemap Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Kennedy/Johnson, red denotes those won by Nixon/Lodge, orange denotes the electoral votes for Byrd/Thurmond by Alabama and Mississippi unpledged electors, and a vote for Byrd/Goldwater by an Oklahoma faithless elector. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state. | |||
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This election was between Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon. Kennedy won the election like many people suspected, but it was a much closer election than most people thought it would be.
Incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower was not eligible to run again due to serving two terms provided by the amendment.
This was the first presidential election in American history in which both candidates debated against each other on television. On television, Kennedy appeared calm while Nixon appeared nervous. More television viewers thought that Kennedy won the debate, while more radio listeners thought that Nixon won the debate.
This election was the last to not count District of Columbia as an electoral vote until the 1964 election.
Senator John F. Kennedy announced his candidacy for President on January 2, 1960.[2] Vice President Richard Nixon announced his candidacy on January 9, 1960.[2]
Contents
Candidates
Democratic Party
Democratic candidates
- John F. Kennedy, U.S. senator from Massachusetts.
- Lyndon B. Johnson, U.S. Senate Majority Leader from Texas.
- Stuart Symington, U.S. senator from Missouri.
- Adlai Stevenson, former governor of Illinois.
- Hubert Humphrey, U.S. senator from Minnesota.
- Wayne Morse, U.S. senator from Oregon.
- Pat Brown, Former governor of California.
Candidates gallery
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Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri
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Former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois
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Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota
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Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon
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Governor Pat Brown of California
Republican Party
Republican candidates
- Richard Nixon, U.S. vice president from California.
- Nelson Rockefeller, governor of New York.
- Barry Goldwater, U.S. senator from Arizona.
Candidates gallery
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References
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "1960 Presidential Election Documents". Retrieved 2012-12-20.
