United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1960

United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1960

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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 16 0 Popular vote 1,487,174 976,750 Percentage 60.2% 39.6%
County Results   Kennedy – 70–80%   Kennedy – 60–70%   Kennedy – 50–60%   Nixon – 50–60%   Nixon – 60–70%
President before election Dwight Eisenhower Republican Elected President John F. Kennedy Democratic

Dwight Eisenhower
Republican

John F. Kennedy
Democratic

The 1960 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 8, 1960 as part of the 1960 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states. Voters chose 16 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Massachusetts voted overwhelmingly for the Democratic nominee, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts, over the Republican nominee, Vice President Richard Nixon of California. Kennedy ran with Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, while Nixon's running mate was Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. of Massachusetts.

Kennedy carried his home state of Massachusetts in a landslide, taking 60.22% of the vote to Nixon's 39.55%, a Democratic victory margin of 20.67%. This made it the third most Democratic state in the nation, after Rhode Island and Georgia.