<Table> United States presidential election, 1960 <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 1956 </Td> <Td> November 8, 1960 </Td> <Td> 1964 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> All 537 electoral votes of the Electoral College 269 electoral votes needed to win </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Turnout </Th> <Td> 62.8% 2.2% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nominee </Th> <Td> John F. Kennedy </Td> <Td> Richard Nixon </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Party </Th> <Td> Democratic </Td> <Td> Republican </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Home state </Th> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> California </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running mate </Th> <Td> Lyndon B. Johnson </Td> <Td> Henry Cabot Lodge Jr . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Electoral vote </Th> <Td> 303 </Td> <Td> 219 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> States carried </Th> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Popular vote </Th> <Td> 34,220,984 </Td> <Td> 34,108,157 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Percentage </Th> <Td> 49.72% </Td> <Td> 49.55% </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Presidential election results map . Blue denotes states won by Kennedy / Johnson, red denotes those won by Nixon / Lodge, orange denotes the electoral votes for Byrd / Thurmond by Alabama and Mississippi unpledged electors, and a vote for Byrd / Goldwater by an Oklahoma faithless elector . Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> President before election <P> Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican </P> </Td> <Td> Elected President <P> John F. Kennedy Democratic </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 1956 </Td> <Td> November 8, 1960 </Td> <Td> 1964 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 1956 </Td> <Td> November 8, 1960 </Td> <Td> 1964 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 1956 </Td> <Td> November 8, 1960 </Td> <Td> 1964 → </Td> </Tr>

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