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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.
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 14.10%.
Results
| 1960 United States presidential election in Maine | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Richard Nixon | 240,608 | 57.05% | 5 | |
| Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 181,159 | 42.94% | 0 | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 6 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Totals | 421,773 | 100.00% | 5 | ||
Results by county
| County | Richard Nixon Republican |
John F. Kennedy Democratic |
Various Candidates Write-ins |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Androscoggin | 14,654 | 35.96% | 26,097 | 64.04% | -11,443 | -28.08% | 40,751 | ||
| Aroostook | 18,698 | 55.82% | 14,799 | 44.18% | 3,899 | 11.64% | 33,497 | ||
| Cumberland | 47,271 | 58.49% | 33,553 | 41.51% | 1 | 0.00% | 13,718 | 16.98% | 80,825 |
| Franklin | 6,136 | 65.00% | 3,304 | 35.00% | 2,832 | 30.00% | 9,440 | ||
| Hancock | 12,119 | 78.27% | 3,363 | 21.72% | 1 | 0.01% | 8,756 | 56.55% | 15,483 |
| Kennebec | 21,699 | 54.31% | 18,252 | 45.69% | 3,447 | 8.62% | 39,951 | ||
| Knox | 9,083 | 70.41% | 3,816 | 29.58% | 1 | 0.01% | 5,267 | 40.83% | 12,900 |
| Lincoln | 7,562 | 76.39% | 2,337 | 23.61% | 5,225 | 52.78% | 9,899 | ||
| Oxford | 11,715 | 56.69% | 8,951 | 43.31% | 2,764 | 13.38% | 20,666 | ||
| Penobscot | 28,459 | 59.75% | 19,175 | 40.25% | 9,284 | 19.50% | 47,634 | ||
| Piscataquis | 4,959 | 63.43% | 2,859 | 36.57% | 2,100 | 26.86% | 7,818 | ||
| Sagadahoc | 6,386 | 61.69% | 3,965 | 38.31% | 2,421 | 23.38% | 10,351 | ||
| Somerset | 10,142 | 59.32% | 6,956 | 40.68% | 3,186 | 18.64% | 17,098 | ||
| Waldo | 6,844 | 70.64% | 2,845 | 29.36% | 3,999 | 41.28% | 9,689 | ||
| Washington | 9,118 | 65.91% | 4,716 | 34.09% | 4,402 | 31.82% | 13,834 | ||
| York | 25,763 | 49.60% | 26,171 | 50.39% | 3 | 0.01% | -408 | -0.79% | 51,937 |
| Totals | 240,608 | 57.05% | 181,159 | 42.95% | 6 | 0.00% | 59,449 | 14.10% | 421,773 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
References
- "1960 Presidential General Election Results - Maine". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
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