1960 United States presidential election in West Virginia
The 1960 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose eight[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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West Virginia was won by Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 52.73 percent of the popular vote against incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., with 47.27 percent of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 441,786 | 52.73% | |
| Republican | Richard Nixon | 395,995 | 47.27% | |
| Total votes | 837,781 | 100.00% | ||
Results by county
| County | John Fitzgerald Kennedy Democratic |
Richard Milhous Nixon Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Barbour | 3,818 | 48.80% | 4,006 | 51.20% | -188 | -2.40% | 7,824 |
| Berkeley | 7,072 | 45.80% | 8,369 | 54.20% | -1,297 | -8.40% | 15,441 |
| Boone | 8,058 | 66.26% | 4,104 | 33.74% | 3,954 | 32.51% | 12,162 |
| Braxton | 4,185 | 58.43% | 2,977 | 41.57% | 1,208 | 16.87% | 7,162 |
| Brooke | 7,838 | 57.67% | 5,754 | 42.33% | 2,084 | 15.33% | 13,592 |
| Cabell | 20,911 | 43.66% | 26,988 | 56.34% | -6,077 | -12.69% | 47,899 |
| Calhoun | 1,975 | 50.37% | 1,946 | 49.63% | 29 | 0.74% | 3,921 |
| Clay | 2,859 | 54.30% | 2,406 | 45.70% | 453 | 8.60% | 5,265 |
| Doddridge | 1053 | 30.48% | 2,402 | 69.52% | -1,349 | -39.04% | 3,455 |
| Fayette | 18,109 | 70.61% | 7,537 | 29.39% | 10,572 | 41.22% | 25,646 |
| Gilmer | 2,075 | 58.93% | 1,446 | 41.07% | 629 | 17.86% | 3,521 |
| Grant | 908 | 21.41% | 3,333 | 78.59% | -2,425 | -57.18% | 4,241 |
| Greenbrier | 8,343 | 55.71% | 6,633 | 44.29% | 1,710 | 11.42% | 14,976 |
| Hampshire | 2,849 | 52.86% | 2,541 | 47.14% | 308 | 5.71% | 5,390 |
| Hancock | 11,176 | 58.19% | 8,031 | 41.81% | 3,145 | 16.37% | 19,207 |
| Hardy | 2,465 | 54.69% | 2,042 | 45.31% | 423 | 9.39% | 4,507 |
| Harrison | 20,727 | 53.00% | 18,378 | 47.00% | 2,349 | 6.01% | 39,105 |
| Jackson | 3,615 | 39.51% | 5,535 | 60.49% | -1,920 | -20.98% | 9,150 |
| Jefferson | 4,352 | 60.12% | 2,887 | 39.88% | 1,465 | 20.24% | 7,239 |
| Kanawha | 54,484 | 48.81% | 57,130 | 51.19% | -2,646 | -2.37% | 111,614 |
| Lewis | 3,649 | 41.44% | 5,157 | 58.56% | -1,508 | -17.12% | 8,806 |
| Lincoln | 5,023 | 52.31% | 4,579 | 47.69% | 444 | 4.62% | 9,602 |
| Logan | 16,360 | 67.61% | 7,836 | 32.39% | 8,524 | 35.23% | 24,196 |
| Marion | 17,903 | 55.88% | 14,138 | 44.12% | 3,765 | 11.75% | 32,041 |
| Marshall | 9,197 | 50.14% | 9,147 | 49.86% | 50 | 0.27% | 18,344 |
| Mason | 4,522 | 41.31% | 6,424 | 58.69% | -1,902 | -17.38% | 10,946 |
| McDowell | 19,501 | 74.84% | 6,555 | 25.16% | 12,946 | 49.69% | 26,056 |
| Mercer | 17,289 | 59.60% | 11,719 | 40.40% | 5,570 | 19.20% | 29,008 |
| Mineral | 4,164 | 39.80% | 6,299 | 60.20% | -2,135 | -20.41% | 10,463 |
| Mingo | 11,259 | 69.66% | 4,903 | 30.34% | 6,356 | 39.33% | 16,162 |
| Monongalia | 13,103 | 53.21% | 11,523 | 46.79% | 1,580 | 6.42% | 24,626 |
| Monroe | 2,910 | 48.11% | 3,139 | 51.89% | -229 | -3.79% | 6,049 |
| Morgan | 1,369 | 33.22% | 2,752 | 66.78% | -1,383 | -33.56% | 4,121 |
| Nicholas | 5,774 | 57.33% | 4,297 | 42.67% | 1,477 | 14.67% | 10,071 |
| Ohio | 18,423 | 51.48% | 17,367 | 48.52% | 1,056 | 2.95% | 35,790 |
| Pendleton | 2,057 | 51.59% | 1,930 | 48.41% | 127 | 3.19% | 3,987 |
| Pleasants | 1,742 | 46.78% | 1,982 | 53.22% | -240 | -6.44% | 3,724 |
| Pocahontas | 2,822 | 53.34% | 2,469 | 46.66% | 353 | 6.67% | 5,291 |
| Preston | 4,221 | 37.93% | 6,908 | 62.07% | -2,687 | -24.14% | 11,129 |
| Putnam | 4,968 | 46.56% | 5,702 | 53.44% | -734 | -6.88% | 10,670 |
| Raleigh | 20,448 | 62.85% | 12,088 | 37.15% | 8,360 | 25.69% | 32,536 |
| Randolph | 6,989 | 58.21% | 5,018 | 41.79% | 1,971 | 16.42% | 12,007 |
| Ritchie | 1,591 | 28.60% | 3,972 | 71.40% | -2,381 | -42.80% | 5,563 |
| Roane | 3,280 | 42.47% | 4,443 | 57.53% | -1,163 | -15.06% | 7,723 |
| Summers | 4,622 | 59.57% | 3,137 | 40.43% | 1,485 | 19.14% | 7,759 |
| Taylor | 3,489 | 46.64% | 3,992 | 53.36% | -503 | -6.72% | 7,481 |
| Tucker | 2,090 | 52.55% | 1,887 | 47.45% | 203 | 5.10% | 3,977 |
| Tyler | 1,558 | 30.58% | 3,537 | 69.42% | -1,979 | -38.84% | 5,095 |
| Upshur | 2,590 | 33.58% | 5,123 | 66.42% | -2,533 | -32.84% | 7,713 |
| Wayne | 9,140 | 52.93% | 8,128 | 47.07% | 1,012 | 5.86% | 17,268 |
| Webster | 3,479 | 67.32% | 1,689 | 32.68% | 1,790 | 34.64% | 5,168 |
| Wetzel | 4,338 | 45.73% | 5,149 | 54.27% | -811 | -8.55% | 9,487 |
| Wirt | 1,045 | 43.69% | 1,347 | 56.31% | -302 | -12.63% | 2,392 |
| Wood | 15,396 | 41.03% | 22,131 | 58.97% | -6,735 | -17.95% | 37,527 |
| Wyoming | 8,603 | 62.86% | 5,083 | 37.14% | 3,520 | 25.72% | 13,686 |
| Totals | 441,786 | 52.73% | 395,995 | 47.27% | 45,791 | 5.47% | 837,781 |
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 — West Virginia". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- "The American Presidency Project — Election of 1960". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- "WV US President — November 08, 1960". Our Campaigns.
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