1960 United States presidential election in Connecticut

1960 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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Nominee John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Massachusetts California
Running mate Lyndon B. Johnson Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
Electoral vote 8 0
Popular vote 657,055 565,813
Percentage 53.73% 46.26%


President before election

Dwight Eisenhower
Republican

Elected President

John F. Kennedy
Democratic

The 1960 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Connecticut voted for the Democratic nominee, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts, over the Republican nominee, Vice President Richard Nixon of California. Kennedy ran with Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, while Nixon's running mate was Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. of Massachusetts. Kennedy carried Connecticut by a comfortable margin of 7.47%.

To date, this is the last time that the town of Mansfield voted Republican.[1]

Background

Connecticut had not voted for the Democratic presidential nominee since the 1944 election.[2]

Results

1960 United States presidential election in Connecticut[3]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic John F. Kennedy 657,055 53.73% 8
Republican Richard Nixon 565,813 46.26% 0
Write-ins Write-ins 15 0.01% 0
Totals 1,222,883 100.00% 8

By county

County John F. Kennedy
Democratic
Richard Nixon
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Fairfield 146,442 46.60% 167,778 53.39% 6 0.01% -21,336 -6.79% 314,226
Hartford 195,403 58.88% 136,459 41.12% 2 0.00% 58,944 17.76% 331,864
Litchfield 29,062 46.05% 34,043 53.94% 3 0.01% -4,981 -7.89% 63,108
Middlesex 22,158 50.13% 22,045 49.87% 1 0.00% 113 0.26% 44,204
New Haven 188,685 57.96% 136,852 42.04% 2 0.00% 51,833 15.92% 325,539
New London 40,625 51.62% 38,070 48.38% 1 0.00% 2,555 3.24% 78,696
Tolland 14,575 48.65% 15,386 51.35% 0 0.00% -811 -2.70% 29,961
Windham 20,105 56.98% 15,180 43.02% 0 0.00% 4,925 13.96% 35,285
Totals 657,055 53.73% 565,813 46.27% 15 0.00% 91,242 7.46% 1,222,883

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

  1. ^ Thomas, Stephanie. "1960 General Election for President". Office of the Connecticut Secretary of State. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  2. ^ Williams 1961, p. 29.
  3. ^ "1960 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved February 7, 2013.

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