1960 United States presidential election in Oklahoma

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1960 United States presidential election in Oklahoma
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Nominee Richard Nixon John F. Kennedy
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California Massachusetts
Running mate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Lyndon B. Johnson
Electoral vote 7[a] 0
Popular vote 533,039 370,111
Percentage 59.02% 40.98%
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The 1960 United States presidential election in Oklahoma took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Oklahoma was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 59.02% of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 40.98% of the popular vote. In the Electoral College, Nixon received seven of Oklahoma's eight electoral votes; the eighth was cast by a faithless elector for Harry F. Byrd of Virginia.[2]

With 59.02% of the popular vote, Oklahoma would prove to be Nixon's third strongest state in 1960 after Nebraska and Kansas.[3] This election marked the first time since statehood that a Democrat won the presidency without carrying Oklahoma. Oklahoma was one of four states that swung towards Republicans compared to 1956, alongside Tennessee, Arkansas, and Georgia.

Results

1960 United States presidential election in Oklahoma
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Richard Nixon Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. 533,039 59.02% 7
Democratic John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson 370,111 40.98% 0
Democratic Harry F. Byrd Barry Goldwater 0 0.00% 1
Totals 903,150 100.00% 8

Results by county

County Richard Nixon
Republican 		John F. Kennedy
Democratic 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Adair 3,655 65.76% 1,903 34.24% 1,752 31.52% 5,558
Alfalfa 3,332 75.74% 1,067 24.26% 2,265 51.48% 4,399
Atoka 1,892 51.82% 1,759 48.18% 133 3.64% 3,651
Beaver 2,442 73.36% 887 26.64% 1,555 46.72% 3,329
Beckham 4,258 61.01% 2,721 38.99% 1,537 22.02% 6,979
Blaine 3,646 67.88% 1,725 32.12% 1,921 35.76% 5,371
Bryan 3,845 46.48% 4,428 53.52% -583 -7.04% 8,273
Caddo 5,920 53.65% 5,115 46.35% 805 7.30% 11,035
Canadian 5,697 57.37% 4,234 42.63% 1,463 14.74% 9,931
Carter 6,288 42.69% 8,441 57.31% -2,153 -14.62% 14,729
Cherokee 3,571 57.06% 2,687 42.94% 884 14.12% 6,258
Choctaw 2,531 46.25% 2,941 53.75% -410 -7.50% 5,472
Cimarron 1,316 65.41% 696 34.59% 620 30.82% 2,012
Cleveland 9,292 59.23% 6,397 40.77% 2,895 18.46% 15,689
Coal 1,019 44.54% 1,269 55.46% -250 -10.92% 2,288
Comanche 10,691 52.79% 9,562 47.21% 1,129 5.58% 20,253
Cotton 1,619 49.77% 1,634 50.23% -15 -0.46% 3,253
Craig 3,770 57.45% 2,792 42.55% 978 14.90% 6,562
Creek 8,785 58.61% 6,205 41.39% 2,580 17.22% 14,990
Custer 5,050 64.80% 2,743 35.20% 2,307 29.60% 7,793
Delaware 3,639 61.46% 2,282 38.54% 1,357 22.92% 5,921
Dewey 2,115 66.16% 1,082 33.84% 1,033 32.32% 3,197
Ellis 2,085 74.62% 709 25.38% 1,376 49.24% 2,794
Garfield 14,860 69.30% 6,582 30.70% 8,278 38.60% 21,442
Garvin 5,125 51.66% 4,795 48.34% 330 3.32% 9,920
Grady 5,913 52.06% 5,446 47.94% 467 4.12% 11,359
Grant 2,810 61.99% 1,723 38.01% 1,087 23.98% 4,533
Greer 2,158 55.96% 1,698 44.04% 460 11.92% 3,856
Harmon 1,142 47.44% 1,265 52.56% -123 -5.12% 2,407
Harper 2,057 73.44% 744 26.56% 1,313 46.88% 2,801
Haskell 1,858 52.04% 1,712 47.96% 146 4.08% 3,570
Hughes 3,117 50.49% 3,057 49.51% 60 0.98% 6,174
Jackson 3,375 47.30% 3,761 52.70% -386 -5.40% 7,136
Jefferson 1,343 40.85% 1,945 59.15% -602 -18.30% 3,288
Johnston 1,441 44.16% 1,822 55.84% -381 -11.68% 3,263
Kay 15,156 64.76% 8,249 35.24% 6,907 29.52% 23,405
Kingfisher 3,501 65.78% 1,821 34.22% 1,680 31.56% 5,322
Kiowa 3,515 57.13% 2,638 42.87% 877 14.26% 6,153
Latimer 1,454 48.66% 1,534 51.34% -80 -2.68% 2,988
LeFlore 5,302 52.26% 4,844 47.74% 458 4.52% 10,146
Lincoln 5,528 62.94% 3,255 37.06% 2,273 25.88% 8,783
Logan 5,121 64.49% 2,820 35.51% 2,301 28.98% 7,941
Love 932 39.24% 1,443 60.76% -511 -21.52% 2,375
McClain 2,547 51.85% 2,365 48.15% 182 3.70% 4,912
McCurtain 3,562 45.88% 4,202 54.12% -640 -8.24% 7,764
McIntosh 2,221 50.41% 2,185 49.59% 36 0.82% 4,406
Major 2,892 80.16% 716 19.84% 2,176 60.32% 3,608
Marshall 1,325 42.50% 1,793 57.50% -468 -15.00% 3,118
Mayes 5,194 58.26% 3,721 41.74% 1,473 16.52% 8,915
Murray 1,993 48.35% 2,129 51.65% -136 -3.30% 4,122
Muskogee 12,403 52.81% 11,082 47.19% 1,321 5.62% 23,485
Noble 3,198 62.61% 1,910 37.39% 1,288 25.22% 5,108
Nowata 3,014 58.65% 2,125 41.35% 889 17.30% 5,139
Okfuskee 2,510 56.05% 1,968 43.95% 542 12.10% 4,478
Oklahoma 102,992 61.44% 64,648 38.56% 38,344 22.88% 167,640
Okmulgee 7,107 49.46% 7,262 50.54% -155 -1.08% 14,369
Osage 7,508 56.41% 5,801 43.59% 1,707 12.82% 13,309
Ottawa 6,520 53.33% 5,705 46.67% 815 6.66% 12,225
Pawnee 3,153 65.80% 1,639 34.20% 1,514 31.60% 4,792
Payne 9,943 63.59% 5,694 36.41% 4,249 27.18% 15,637
Pittsburg 5,834 44.39% 7,310 55.61% -1,476 -11.22% 13,144
Pontotoc 5,863 55.75% 4,654 44.25% 1,209 11.50% 10,517
Pottawatomie 9,421 53.87% 8,067 46.13% 1,354 7.74% 17,488
Pushmataha 1,728 51.46% 1,630 48.54% 98 2.92% 3,358
Roger Mills 1,463 64.39% 809 35.61% 654 28.78% 2,272
Rogers 5,412 63.08% 3,167 36.92% 2,245 26.16% 8,579
Seminole 5,505 56.40% 4,256 43.60% 1,249 12.80% 9,761
Sequoyah 3,862 56.76% 2,942 43.24% 920 13.52% 6,804
Stephens 8,084 53.95% 6,899 46.05% 1,185 7.90% 14,983
Texas 4,314 73.58% 1,549 26.42% 2,765 47.16% 5,863
Tillman 2,678 49.46% 2,736 50.54% -58 -1.08% 5,414
Tulsa 89,899 63.03% 52,725 36.97% 37,174 26.06% 142,624
Wagoner 3,570 56.87% 2,707 43.13% 863 13.74% 6,277
Washington 13,700 71.43% 5,479 28.57% 8,221 42.86% 19,179
Washita 3,209 57.07% 2,414 42.93% 795 14.14% 5,623
Woods 4,064 68.12% 1,902 31.88% 2,162 36.24% 5,966
Woodward 4,185 73.78% 1,487 26.22% 2,698 47.56% 5,672
Totals 533,039 59.02% 370,111 40.98% 162,928 18.04% 903,150

Counties that flipped Democratic to Republican

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A faithless elector cast their vote for Harry F. Byrd.

References

  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1960 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "1960 Electoral College Results". Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "1960 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.