1960 United States presidential election in Maryland

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Main article: 1960 United States presidential election
1960 United States presidential election in Maryland
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Nominee John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Massachusetts California
Running mate Lyndon B. Johnson Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 565,811 489,538
Percentage 53.6% 46.4%
President before election

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

 Elected President

John F. Kennedy
Democratic

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 1960 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Maryland voters chose 9[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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 United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., with 46.39% of the popular vote.[3][4]

Results

United States presidential election in Maryland, 1960
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 Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic		 Richard Milhous Nixon
Republican		 Margin Total votes cast[5]
#  % #  % #  %
Allegany 13,701 40.07% 20,489 59.93% -6,788 -19.85% 34,190
Anne Arundel 26,063 46.00% 30,595 54.00% -4,532 -8.00% 56,658
Baltimore County 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 54.07% 2,153 45.93% 382 8.15% 4,688
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 51.54% 62,079 48.46% 3,946 3.08% 128,104
Prince George's 62,013 58.05% 44,817 41.95% 17,196 16.10% 106,830
Queen Anne's 3,129 51.85% 2,906 48.15% 223 3.70% 6,035
Somerset 3,948 49.49% 4,030 50.51% -82 -1.03% 7,978
St. Mary's 5,752 65.13% 3,080 34.87% 2,672 30.25% 8,832
Talbot 3,462 40.94% 4,995 59.06% -1,533 -18.13% 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 -8.25% 16,021
Worcester 3,347 45.71% 3,976 54.29% -629 -8.59% 7,323
Totals 565,811 53.65% 488,918 46.35% 76,893 7.29% 1,054,729

Notes

  1. ↑ One write-in vote was recorded form this county.
  2. ↑ Two write-in votes were recorded form this county.

References

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  5. ↑ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 211 ISBN 0405077114

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