1960 United States presidential election in Maryland
The 1960 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. State voters chose nine[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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County Results
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Maryland was won by Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 53.61% of the popular vote against incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 46.39% of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 565,808 | 53.61% | |
| Republican | Richard Nixon | 489,538 | 46.39% | |
| Write-in | 3 | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 1,055,349 | 100% | ||
Results by county
| County | John F. Kennedy Democratic |
Richard Nixon Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 13,701 | 40.07% | 20,489 | 59.93% | -6,788 | -19.86% | 34,190 |
| Anne Arundel | 26,063 | 46.00% | 30,595 | 54.00% | -4,532 | -8.00% | 56,658 |
| Baltimore | 94,396 | 49.57% | 96,027 | 50.43% | -1,631 | -0.86% | 190,423 |
| Baltimore City | 202,752 | 63.87% | 114,705 | 36.13% | 88,047 | 27.74% | 317,457 |
| Calvert | 2,535 | 53.84% | 2,173 | 46.16% | 362 | 7.68% | 4,708 |
| Caroline | 3,381 | 47.76% | 3,698 | 52.24% | -317 | -4.48% | 7,079 |
| Carroll | 5,763 | 33.49% | 11,445 | 66.51% | -5,682 | -33.02% | 17,208 |
| Cecil | 6,065 | 45.15% | 7,368 | 54.85% | -1,303 | -9.70% | 13,433 |
| Charles | 5,482 | 54.59% | 4,560 | 45.41% | 922 | 9.18% | 10,042 |
| Dorchester | 4,964 | 51.76% | 4,626 | 48.24% | 338 | 3.52% | 9,590 |
| Frederick | 9,910 | 42.50% | 13,408 | 57.50% | -3,498 | -15.00% | 23,319[lower-alpha 1] |
| Garrett | 2,357 | 31.79% | 5,057 | 68.21% | -2,700 | -36.42% | 7,414 |
| Harford | 9,293 | 43.46% | 12,090 | 56.54% | -2,797 | -13.08% | 21,383 |
| Howard | 5,412 | 43.42% | 7,051 | 56.57% | -1,639 | -13.15% | 12,465[lower-alpha 2] |
| Kent | 3,079 | 48.54% | 3,264 | 51.46% | -185 | -2.92% | 6,343 |
| Montgomery | 66,025 | 51.30% | 62,679 | 48.70% | 3,346 | 2.60% | 128,704 |
| Prince George's | 62,013 | 58.05% | 44,817 | 41.95% | 17,196 | 16.10% | 106,830 |
| Queen Anne's | 3,126 | 51.82% | 2,906 | 48.18% | 220 | 3.64% | 6,032 |
| Somerset | 3,948 | 49.49% | 4,030 | 50.51% | -82 | -1.02% | 7,978 |
| St. Mary's | 5,752 | 65.13% | 3,080 | 34.87% | 2,672 | 30.26% | 8,832 |
| Talbot | 3,462 | 40.94% | 4,995 | 59.06% | -1,533 | -18.12% | 8,457 |
| Washington | 15,632 | 46.72% | 17,828 | 53.28% | -2,196 | -6.56% | 33,460 |
| Wicomico | 7,350 | 45.88% | 8,671 | 54.12% | -1,321 | -8.24% | 16,021 |
| Worcester | 3,347 | 45.71% | 3,976 | 54.29% | -629 | -8.58% | 7,323 |
| Totals | 565,808 | 53.61% | 489,538 | 46.39% | 76,270 | 7.22% | 1,055,349 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
Notes
- One write-in vote was recorded form this county.
- Two write-in votes were recorded form this county.
References
- "United States Presidential election of 1960 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- "1960 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- "1960 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
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