1960 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
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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.
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]
This was the first time since 1892 that Washington state backed a losing Republican candidate, though it did back Progressive candidate and former Republican Theodore Roosevelt in his third party bid in 1912.
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| County | Richard Nixon Republican |
John F. Kennedy Democratic |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 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 | 0.21% | 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 | -19.27% | 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 | -15.43% | 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 | 3.77% | 8,953 |
| Klickitat | 2,836 | 50.69% | 2,744 | 49.04% | 15 | 0.27% | 92 | 1.65% | 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 | 17.63% | 5,464 |
| Mason | 3,703 | 46.86% | 4,183 | 52.94% | 16 | 0.20% | -480 | -6.08% | 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 | 5.01% | 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 | -7.37% | 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 | 7.47% | 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 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Washington Secretary of State. "Presidential Candidates". Official Abstract of Votes State General Election November 8, 1960. Olympia, Washington. p. 11.
