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The 1960 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Delaware was won by Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 50.63% of the popular vote against incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 49.00% of the popular vote.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 99,590 | 50.63% | |
| Republican | Richard Nixon | 96,373 | 49.00% | |
| Write-in | 720 | 0.37% | ||
| Total votes | 196,683 | 100.00% | ||
Results by county
| County | John F. Kennedy Democratic |
Richard Nixon Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Kent | 10,754 | 49.75% | 10,697 | 49.49% | 165 | 0.76% | 57 | 0.26% | 21,616 |
| New Castle | 73,364 | 51.31% | 69,284 | 48.46% | 326 | 0.23% | 4,080 | 2.85% | 142,974 |
| Sussex | 15,472 | 48.21% | 16,392 | 51.08% | 229 | 0.71% | -920 | -2.87% | 32,093 |
| Totals | 99,590 | 50.63% | 96,373 | 49.00% | 720 | 0.37% | 3,217 | 1.63% | 196,683 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
References
- "United States Presidential election of 1960 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- "1960 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- "1960 Presidential General Election Results - Delaware". Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960". Retrieved June 7, 2017.
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