United States presidential election in Montana, 1960

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United States presidential election in Montana, 1960

November 8, 1960 (1960-11-08)

Nominee Richard Nixon John F. Kennedy Party Republican Democratic Home state California Massachusetts Running mate Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Lyndon B. Johnson Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 141,841 134,891 Percentage 51.10% 48.60%

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President before election Dwight Eisenhower Republican Elected President John F. Kennedy Democratic

The 1960 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 8, 1960 throughout all 50 states, but not The District of Columbia, which was not part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Voters chose 4 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Montana narrowly voted for the Republican nominee, Vice President Richard Nixon, over the Democratic nominee, Senator John F. Kennedy. Nixon won Montana by a slim margin of 2.32%.

Results

United States presidential
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Richard Nixon	141,841	51,10%	4
	Democratic	John Kennedy	134,891	48.60%	0
	Prohibition	Rutherford Decker	456	0.16%	0
	Militant Workers	Farrell Dobbs	391	0.14%	0