1960 United States presidential election in Maryland

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.

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1960 United States presidential election in Maryland

November 8, 1960[1]

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%

County Results Kennedy   50-60%   60-70% Nixon   50-60%   60-70%

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

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

1. "United States Presidential election of 1960 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
2. "1960 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
3. "1960 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
4. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
5. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 211 ISBN 0405077114