1960 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
The 1960 United States presidential election in Washington 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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Washington was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., with 50.68% of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 48.27% of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard Nixon | 629,273 | 50.68% | |
Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 599,298 | 48.27% | |
Socialist Labor | Eric Hass | 10,895 | 0.88% | |
Constitution | Merritt Curtis | 1,401 | 0.11% | |
Socialist Workers | Farrell Dobbs | 705 | 0.06% | |
Total votes | 1,241,572 | 100% |
Results by county
County | Richard Milhous Nixon Republican |
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Democratic |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Adams | 2,479 | 58.80% | 1,732 | 41.08% | 5 | 0.12% | 747 | 17.72% | 4,216 |
Asotin | 2,640 | 46.00% | 3,093 | 53.89% | 6 | 0.10% | -453 | -7.89% | 5,739 |
Benton | 13,797 | 52.37% | 12,518 | 47.52% | 29 | 0.11% | 1,279 | 4.85% | 26,344 |
Chelan | 9,854 | 54.10% | 8,177 | 44.89% | 183 | 1.00% | 1,677 | 9.21% | 18,214 |
Clallam | 6,227 | 47.61% | 6,801 | 52.00% | 52 | 0.40% | -574 | -4.39% | 13,080 |
Clark | 20,080 | 49.13% | 20,771 | 50.82% | 17 | 0.04% | -691 | -1.69% | 40,868 |
Columbia | 1,301 | 62.13% | 793 | 37.87% | 0 | 0.00% | 508 | 24.26% | 2,094 |
Cowlitz | 12,103 | 49.79% | 12,054 | 49.58% | 153 | 0.63% | 49 | 0.20% | 24,310 |
Douglas | 3,241 | 51.07% | 3,087 | 48.64% | 18 | 0.28% | 154 | 2.43% | 6,346 |
Ferry | 623 | 40.30% | 921 | 59.57% | 2 | 0.13% | -298 | -19.28% | 1,546 |
Franklin | 4,201 | 44.65% | 5,156 | 54.80% | 52 | 0.55% | -955 | -10.15% | 9,409 |
Garfield | 914 | 56.88% | 690 | 42.94% | 3 | 0.19% | 224 | 13.94% | 1,607 |
Grant | 7,568 | 50.44% | 7,400 | 49.32% | 37 | 0.25% | 168 | 1.12% | 15,005 |
Grays Harbor | 10,067 | 41.94% | 13,773 | 57.37% | 166 | 0.69% | -3,706 | -15.44% | 24,006 |
Island | 3,596 | 59.01% | 2,470 | 40.53% | 28 | 0.46% | 1,126 | 18.48% | 6,094 |
Jefferson | 2,103 | 48.83% | 2,197 | 51.01% | 7 | 0.16% | -94 | -2.18% | 4,307 |
King | 224,150 | 50.85% | 208,756 | 47.36% | 7,904 | 1.79% | 15,394 | 3.49% | 440,810 |
Kitsap | 17,459 | 46.80% | 19,662 | 52.71% | 181 | 0.49% | -2,203 | -5.91% | 37,302 |
Kittitas | 4,640 | 51.83% | 4,303 | 48.06% | 10 | 0.11% | 337 | 3.76% | 8,953 |
Klickitat | 2,836 | 50.69% | 2,744 | 49.04% | 15 | 0.27% | 92 | 1.64% | 5,595 |
Lewis | 11,012 | 56.53% | 8,411 | 43.18% | 57 | 0.29% | 2,601 | 13.35% | 19,480 |
Lincoln | 3,211 | 58.77% | 2,248 | 41.14% | 5 | 0.09% | 963 | 17.62% | 5,464 |
Mason | 3,703 | 46.86% | 4,183 | 52.94% | 16 | 0.20% | -480 | -6.07% | 7,902 |
Okanogan | 5,169 | 48.32% | 5,507 | 51.48% | 22 | 0.21% | -338 | -3.16% | 10,698 |
Pacific | 3,224 | 45.47% | 3,837 | 54.12% | 29 | 0.41% | -613 | -8.65% | 7,090 |
Pend Oreille | 1,305 | 44.19% | 1,641 | 55.57% | 7 | 0.24% | -336 | -11.38% | 2,953 |
Pierce | 57,188 | 46.32% | 64,292 | 52.07% | 1,995 | 1.62% | -7,104 | -5.75% | 123,475 |
San Juan | 1,112 | 63.91% | 624 | 35.86% | 4 | 0.23% | 488 | 28.05% | 1,740 |
Skagit | 12,168 | 52.40% | 11,003 | 47.39% | 49 | 0.21% | 1,165 | 5.02% | 23,220 |
Skamania | 1,032 | 44.75% | 1,269 | 55.03% | 5 | 0.22% | -237 | -10.28% | 2,306 |
Snohomish | 33,731 | 46.10% | 38,793 | 53.02% | 639 | 0.87% | -5,062 | -6.92% | 73,163 |
Spokane | 59,557 | 51.62% | 55,553 | 48.15% | 259 | 0.22% | 4,004 | 3.47% | 115,369 |
Stevens | 4,076 | 51.24% | 3,861 | 48.54% | 18 | 0.23% | 215 | 2.70% | 7,955 |
Thurston | 13,921 | 54.37% | 11,620 | 45.38% | 65 | 0.25% | 2,301 | 8.99% | 25,606 |
Wahkiakum | 796 | 46.23% | 923 | 53.60% | 3 | 0.17% | -127 | -7.38% | 1,722 |
Walla Walla | 11,786 | 63.64% | 6,721 | 36.29% | 12 | 0.06% | 5,065 | 27.35% | 18,519 |
Whatcom | 16,651 | 52.82% | 14,298 | 45.35% | 577 | 1.83% | 2,353 | 7.46% | 31,526 |
Whitman | 8,069 | 59.58% | 5,458 | 40.30% | 17 | 0.13% | 2,611 | 19.28% | 13,544 |
Yakima | 31,683 | 58.68% | 21,958 | 40.67% | 354 | 0.66% | 9,725 | 18.01% | 53,995 |
Totals | 629,273 | 50.68% | 599,298 | 48.27% | 13,001 | 1.05% | 29,975 | 2.41% | 1,241,572 |
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 - Washington". Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960". Retrieved June 7, 2017.
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