Election in Montana
Main article: 1960 United States presidential election
1960 United States presidential election in Montana
Nominee
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Party
Republican
Democratic
Home state
California
Massachusetts
Running mate
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Electoral vote
4
0
Popular vote
141,841
134,891
Percentage
51.1%
48.6%
County Results
Nixon
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
Kennedy
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
President before election
Dwight Eisenhower
Republican
Elected President
John F. Kennedy
Democratic
The 1960 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election . Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Montana narrowly voted for the Republican nominee, Vice President Richard Nixon , over the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy . Nixon won Montana by a slim margin of 2.50%.
Results [ ]
1960 United States presidential election in Montana[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Republican
Richard Nixon
141,841
51.10%
4
Democratic
John F. Kennedy
134,891
48.60%
0
Prohibition
Rutherford Decker
456
0.16%
0
Militant Workers
Farrell Dobbs
391
0.14%
0
Totals
277,579
100.00%
4
Results by county [ ]
County
Richard Milhous Nixon Republican
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Democratic
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Beaverhead
1,731
56.88%
1,307
42.95%
5
0.16%
424
13.93%
3,043
Big Horn
1,724
53.47%
1,497
46.43%
3
0.09%
227
7.04%
3,224
Blaine
1,290
44.85%
1,569
54.55%
17
0.59%
-279
-9.70%
2,876
Broadwater
680
51.87%
631
48.13%
0
0.00%
49
3.74%
1,311
Carbon
2,050
51.75%
1,903
48.04%
8
0.20%
147
3.71%
3,961
Carter
688
64.00%
383
35.63%
4
0.37%
305
28.37%
1,075
Cascade
11,928
45.72%
14,117
54.11%
45
0.17%
-2,189
-8.39%
26,090
Chouteau
1,672
49.34%
1,708
50.40%
9
0.27%
-36
-1.06%
3,389
Custer
2,943
55.00%
2,393
44.72%
15
0.28%
550
10.28%
5,351
Daniels
763
44.26%
960
55.68%
1
0.06%
-197
-11.43%
1,724
Dawson
2,460
53.69%
2,108
46.01%
14
0.31%
352
7.68%
4,582
Deer Lodge
2,188
29.79%
5,149
70.11%
7
0.10%
-2,961
-40.32%
7,344
Fallon
918
60.55%
597
39.38%
1
0.07%
321
21.17%
1,516
Fergus
3,294
52.24%
2,999
47.56%
13
0.21%
295
4.68%
6,306
Flathead
7,554
52.95%
6,689
46.88%
24
0.17%
865
6.06%
14,267
Gallatin
6,870
64.49%
3,761
35.31%
21
0.20%
3,109
29.19%
10,652
Garfield
515
58.52%
363
41.25%
2
0.23%
152
17.27%
880
Glacier
1,775
43.95%
2,260
55.95%
4
0.10%
-485
-12.01%
4,039
Golden Valley
362
56.65%
277
43.35%
0
0.00%
85
13.30%
639
Granite
722
54.57%
592
44.75%
9
0.68%
130
9.83%
1,323
Hill
3,163
45.73%
3,741
54.09%
12
0.17%
-578
-8.36%
6,916
Jefferson
817
51.38%
769
48.36%
4
0.25%
48
3.02%
1,590
Judith Basin
721
46.10%
842
53.84%
1
0.06%
-121
-7.74%
1,564
Lake
3,240
56.75%
2,462
43.12%
7
0.12%
778
13.63%
5,709
Lewis and Clark
7,260
54.65%
6,008
45.22%
17
0.13%
1,252
9.42%
13,285
Liberty
597
54.27%
501
45.55%
2
0.18%
96
8.73%
1,100
Lincoln
1,902
41.84%
2,623
57.70%
21
0.46%
-721
-15.86%
4,546
McCone
743
49.04%
764
50.43%
8
0.53%
-21
-1.39%
1,515
Madison
1,456
58.97%
1,010
40.91%
3
0.12%
446
18.06%
2,469
Meagher
613
58.49%
431
41.13%
4
0.38%
182
17.37%
1,048
Mineral
549
44.27%
686
55.32%
5
0.40%
-137
-11.05%
1,240
Missoula
10,396
53.76%
8,876
45.90%
65
0.34%
1,520
7.86%
19,337
Musselshell
1,107
50.09%
1,100
49.77%
3
0.14%
7
0.32%
2,210
Park
3,329
59.44%
2,249
40.15%
23
0.41%
1,080
19.28%
5,601
Petroleum
255
53.57%
221
46.43%
0
0.00%
34
7.14%
476
Phillips
1,457
49.81%
1,455
49.74%
13
0.44%
2
0.07%
2,925
Pondera
1,452
46.76%
1,653
53.24%
0
0.00%
-201
-6.47%
3,105
Powder River
665
60.18%
438
39.64%
2
0.18%
227
20.54%
1,105
Powell
1,497
49.49%
1,522
50.31%
6
0.20%
-25
-0.83%
3,025
Prairie
649
65.75%
338
34.25%
0
0.00%
311
31.51%
987
Ravalli
3,121
56.46%
2,381
43.07%
26
0.47%
740
13.39%
5,528
Richland
2,395
56.10%
1,863
43.64%
11
0.26%
532
12.46%
4,269
Roosevelt
1,876
45.40%
2,227
53.90%
29
0.70%
-351
-8.49%
4,132
Rosebud
1,386
57.77%
1,002
41.77%
11
0.46%
384
16.01%
2,399
Sanders
1,497
50.17%
1,469
49.23%
18
0.60%
28
0.94%
2,984
Sheridan
1,196
43.43%
1,549
56.25%
9
0.33%
-353
-12.82%
2,754
Silver Bow
7,290
34.40%
13,754
64.91%
146
0.69%
-6,464
-30.50%
21,190
Stillwater
1,455
58.41%
1,036
41.59%
0
0.00%
419
16.82%
2,491
Sweet Grass
1,096
67.78%
521
32.22%
0
0.00%
575
35.56%
1,617
Teton
1,623
49.54%
1,648
50.31%
5
0.15%
-25
-0.76%
3,276
Toole
1,577
47.10%
1,767
52.78%
4
0.12%
-190
-5.68%
3,348
Treasure
300
52.63%
270
47.37%
0
0.00%
30
5.26%
570
Valley
2,387
44.65%
2,953
55.24%
6
0.11%
-566
-10.59%
5,346
Wheatland
793
52.24%
724
47.69%
1
0.07%
69
4.55%
1,518
Wibaux
387
48.01%
419
51.99%
0
0.00%
-32
-3.97%
806
Yellowstone
19,467
60.82%
12,356
38.61%
183
0.57%
7,111
22.22%
32,006
Totals
141,841
51.10%
134,891
48.60%
847
0.31%
6,950
2.50%
277,579
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