Electoral history of John F. Kennedy
Electoral history of John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (1961–1963); United States Senator (1953–1960) and United States Representative (1947–1953) from Massachusetts.
President John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts's 11th congressional district, 1946 (Democratic primary):[1]
- John F. Kennedy – 22,183 (42.41%)
- Michael J. Neville – 11,341 (21.68%)
- John F. Cotter – 6,677 (12.76%)
- Joseph Russo – 5,661 (10.82%)
- Catherine E. Falvey – 2,446 (4.68%)
- Joseph Lee – 1,848 (3.53%)
- Joseph Russo – 799 (1.53%)
- Michael DeLuca – 536 (1.03%)
- Francis N. Rooney – 521 (1.00%)
- Robert B. DiFruscio – 298 (0.57%)
Massachusetts's 11th congressional district, 1946:[2]
- John F. Kennedy (D) – 69,093 (71.87%)
- Lester Bowen (R) – 26,007 (27.05%)
- Philip Geer (Prohibition) – 1,036 (1.08%)
Massachusetts's 11th congressional district, 1948:[3]
- John F. Kennedy (D) - 106,366 (100.00%)
Massachusetts's 11th congressional district, 1950:[4]
- John F. Kennedy (D) (inc.) – 87,699 (82.28%)
- Vincent J. Celeste (R) – 18,302 (17.17%)
- Martha E. Geer (Prohibition) – 582 (0.55%)
Massachusetts United States Senate election, 1952:[5]
- John F. Kennedy (D) – 1,211,984 (51.35%)
- Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (R) – 1,141,247 (48.35%)
- Thelma Ingersoll (Socialist Labor) – 4,683 (0.20%)
- Mark R. Shaw (Prohibition) – 2,508 (0.11%)
Democratic presidential primary in Massachusetts, 1956:[6]
- John W. McCormack – 26,128 (47.92%)
- Adlai Stevenson II – 19,024 (34.89%)
- Estes Kefauver – 4,547 (8.34%)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower – 1,850 (3.39%)
- John F. Kennedy – 949 (1.74%)
- W. Averell Harriman – 394 (0.72%)
- Frank J. Lausche – 253 (0.46%)
- Others – 1,379 (2.53%)
(All candidates ran as write-ins)
1956 Democratic presidential primaries:[7]
- Adlai Stevenson II – 3,069,504 (50.70%)
- Estes Kefauver – 2,283,172 (37.71%)
- Unpledged delegates – 380,300 (6.28%)
- Frank J. Lausche – 278,074 (4.59%)
- John W. McCormack – 26,128 (0.43%)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower – 6,358 (0.11%)
- W. Averell Harriman – 3,368 (0.06%)
- Robert Meyner – 1,129 (0.02%)
- John F. Kennedy – 949 (0.02%)
- Harry S. Truman – 728 (0.01%)
- Stuart Symington – 402 (0.01%)
- Paul A. Dever – 207 (0.00%)
- Lyndon B. Johnson – 2 (0.00%)
- Others – 3,610 (0.06%)
1956 Democratic National Convention (Vice Presidential tally):
First ballot:
- Estes Kefauver – 466.5
- John F. Kennedy – 294.5
- Albert Gore, Sr. – 178
- Robert F. Wagner, Jr. – 162.5
- Hubert Humphrey – 134
- Luther Hodges – 40
- P. T. Maner – 33
- LeRoy Collins – 29
- Clinton Anderson – 16
- Frank G. Clement – 14
- Pat Brown – 1
- Lyndon B. Johnson – 1
- Stuart Symington – 1
Second ballot:
- John F. Kennedy – 618
- Estes Kefauver – 551.5
- Albert Gore, Sr. – 110.5
- Hubert Humphrey – 74.5
- Robert F. Wagner, Jr. – 9.5
- Luther Hodges – 0.5
Third ballot:
- Estes Kefauver – 755.5
- John F. Kennedy – 589
- Albert Gore, Sr. – 13.5
- Robert F. Wagner, Jr. – 6
- Hubert Humphrey – 2
Massachusetts United States Senate election, 1958:[8]
- John F. Kennedy (D) (inc.) – 1,362,926 (73.20%)
- Vincent J. Celeste (R) – 488,318 (26.23%)
- Lawrence Gilfedder (Socialist Labor) – 5,457 (0.29%)
- Mark R. Shaw (Prohibition) – 5,335 (0.29%)
1960 Democratic presidential primaries:[9]
- John F. Kennedy – 1,847,259 (31.43%)
- Pat Brown – 1,354,031 (23.04%)
- George H. McLain – 646,387 (11.00%)
- Hubert Humphrey – 590,410 (10.05%)
- George Smathers – 322,235 (5.48%)
- Michael DiSalle – 315,312 (5.37%)
- Unpledged delegates – 241,958 (4.12%)
- Albert S. Potter – 208,057 (3.54%)
- Wayne Morse – 147,262 (2.51%)
- Adlai Stevenson II – 51,833 (0.88%)
1960 Democratic National Convention (Presidential tally):[10]
- John F. Kennedy – 806 (52.89%)
- Lyndon B. Johnson – 409 (26.84%)
- Stuart Symington – 86 (5.64%)
- Adlai Stevenson II – 80 (5.25%)
- Robert Meyner – 43 (2.82%)
- Hubert Humphrey – 42 (2.76%)
- George Smathers – 30 (1.97%)
- Ross Barnett – 23 (1.51%)
- Herschel C. Loveless – 2 (0.13%)
- Pat Brown – 1 (0.07%)
- Orval E. Faubus – 1 (0.07%)
- Albert Rosellini – 1 (0.07%)
1960 United States presidential election:
- John F. Kennedy/Lyndon B. Johnson (D) – 34,220,984 (49.7%) and 303 electoral votes (22 states carried)
- Richard Nixon/Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (R) – 34,108,157 (49.5%) and 219 electoral votes (26 states carried)
- Harry F. Byrd/Strom Thurmond (I) – 286,359 (0.4%) and 14 electoral votes (2 states carried)
- Harry F. Byrd/Barry Goldwater (I) – 1 electoral vote (Oklahoma faithless elector)
- Orval E. Faubus/James G. Crommelin (States' Rights) – 44,984 (0.1%)
| Presidential candidate | Party | Home state | Popular vote | Electoral vote |
Running mate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Percentage | Vice-presidential candidate | Home state | Electoral vote | ||||
| John F. Kennedy | Democratic | Massachusetts | 34,220,984(a) | 49.72% | 303 | Lyndon B. Johnson | Texas | 303 |
| Richard Nixon | Republican | California | 34,108,157 | 49.55% | 219 | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. | Massachusetts | 219 |
| Harry F. Byrd | Southern Democratic | Virginia | —(b) | —(b) | 15 | James Strom Thurmond | South Carolina | 14 |
| Barry Morris Goldwater(c) | Arizona | 1(c) | ||||||
| (unpledged electors) | Democratic | (n/a) | 610,409 | 0.42% | —(d) | (n/a) | (n/a) | —(d) |
| Eric Hass | Socialist Labor | New York | 47,522 | 0.07% | 0 | Georgia Cozzini | Wisconsin | 0 |
| Rutherford L. Decker | Prohibition | Missouri | 46,203 | 0.07% | 0 | E. Harold Munn | Michigan | 0 |
| Orval Faubus | States' Rights | Arkansas | 44,984 | 0.07% | 0 | John G. Crommelin | Alabama | 0 |
| Farrell Dobbs | Socialist Workers | New York | 40,175 | 0.06% | 0 | Myra Tanner Weiss | New York | 0 |
| Charles Sullivan | Constitution | Mississippi | (TX) 18,162 | 0.03% | 0 | Merritt Curtis | California | 0 |
| J. Bracken Lee | Conservative | Utah | (NJ) 8,708 | 0.01% | 0 | Kent Courtney | Louisiana | 0 |
| Other | 11,128 | 0.02% | — | Other | — | |||
| Total | 68,832,482 | 100% | 537 | 537 | ||||
| Needed to win | 269 | 269 | ||||||
1960 Democratic presidential primaries
1960 U.S. presidential election
References
- http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=505122
- Our Campaigns – MA District 11 Race – Nov 5, 1946
- Michael J. Dubin, "United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results", McFarland & Company, 1998, p. 571.
- Our Campaigns – MA District 11 Race – Nov 7, 1950
- Our Campaigns – MA US Senate Race – Nov 4, 1952
- Our Campaigns – MA US President – D Primary Race – Apr 24, 1956
- Our Campaigns – US President – D Primaries Race – Feb 1, 1956
- Our Campaigns – MA US Senate Race – Nov 4, 1958
- Our Campaigns – US President – D Primaries Race – Feb 1, 1960
- Our Campaigns – US President – D Convention Race – Jul 11, 1960
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