1960 United States presidential election in Nebraska

The 1960 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Voters chose six[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Main article: 1960 United States presidential election

1960 United States presidential election in Nebraska

November 8, 1960[1]

Nominee Richard Nixon John F. Kennedy Party Republican Democratic Home state California Massachusetts Running mate Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Lyndon B. Johnson Electoral vote 6 0 Popular vote 380,553 232,542 Percentage 62.1% 37.9%

County Results Nixon   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90% Kennedy   50-60%

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

Nebraska was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., with 62.07% of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 37.93% of the popular vote.[3][4]

With 62.07% of the popular vote, Nebraska would prove to be Nixon's strongest state in the 1960 election.[5]

Primaries

Democratic primary

See also: 1960 Democratic Party presidential primaries

Kennedy won the state's Democratic primary.[6]

While an effort by Stuart Symington or Hubert Humphrey could have, on paper, been successful in Nebraska's primary, Kennedy had managed to outmaneuver them, laying early groundwork which gave him a solid lead in the state.[7]

Kennedy managed, in early 1958, to secure Bernard Boyle's support.[7]

By the time that others such as Humphrey, Symington, and Johnson began to inquire with Boyle about their own prospective candidacies, they learned that they had a arrived a year too late.[7]

Kennedy went in to win the primary, unchallenged.[7] With the exception of Kennedy, all candidates were write-ins.[6]

Nebraska Democratic Presidential Primary Results – 1960[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	John F. Kennedy	80,408	88.7%
	Democratic	Stuart Symington	4,083	4.5%
	Democratic	Hubert Humphrey	3,202	3.5%
	Democratic	Adlai Stevenson	1,368	1.5%
	Democratic	Lyndon B. Johnson	962	1.1%
	Democratic	Others	669	0.7%
Totals			90,692	100.00%

Republican primary

See also: 1960 Republican Party presidential primaries

Nixon won the state's Republican primary.[6] All candidates were write-ins.[6]

Nebraska Republican Presidential Primary Results – 1960[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Richard Nixon	74,356	93.8%
	Republican	Nelson Rockefeller	2,028	2.6%
	Republican	Barry Goldwater	1,068	1.3%
	Republican	Others	1,805	2.3%
Totals			79,257	100.00%

Results

1960 United States presidential election in Nebraska

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Nixon	380,553	62.07%
	Democratic	John F. Kennedy	232,542	37.93%
Total votes			613,095	100%

References

1. "United States Presidential election of 1960 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
2. "1960 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
3. "1960 Presidential General Election Results - Nebraska". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
4. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
5. "1960 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
6. "RESULTS OF 1960 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PRIMARIES". John F. Kennedy presidential library. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
7. Oliphant, Thomas; Wilkie, Curtis (2017). The road to Camelot: Inside JFK's Five-Year Campaign. Simon & Schuster.