Election in Oklahoma
Main article: 1960 United States presidential election
1960 United States presidential election in Oklahoma
Nominee
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Party
Republican
Democratic
Home state
California
Massachusetts
Running mate
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Electoral vote
7
0
Popular vote
533,039
370,111
Percentage
59.02%
40.98%
County Results
Nixon
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Kennedy
50-60%
60-70%
President before election
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican
Elected President
John F. Kennedy
Democratic
The 1960 United States presidential election in Oklahoma took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election . Voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Oklahoma was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R –California ), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. , with 59.02% of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D –Massachusetts ), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson , with 40.98% of the popular vote. In the Electoral College, Nixon received seven of Oklahoma's eight electoral votes; the eighth was cast by a faithless elector for Harry F. Byrd of Virginia .[2]
With 59.02% of the popular vote, Oklahoma would prove to be Nixon's third strongest state in 1960 after Nebraska and Kansas .[3]
Results [ ]
1960 United States presidential election in Oklahoma
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Republican
Richard Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
533,039
59.02%
7
Democratic
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
370,111
40.98%
0
Southern Democrats
Harry F. Byrd
Barry Goldwater
0
0.00%
1
Totals
903,150
100.00%
8
Results by county [ ]
County
Richard Milhous Nixon
Republican
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
Adair
3,655
65.76%
1,903
34.24%
5,558
Alfalfa
3,332
75.74%
1,067
24.26%
4,399
Atoka
1,892
51.82%
1,759
48.18%
3,651
Beaver
2,442
73.36%
887
26.64%
3,329
Beckham
4,258
61.01%
2,721
38.99%
6,979
Blaine
3,646
67.88%
1,725
32.12%
5,371
Bryan
3,845
46.48%
4,428
53.52%
8,273
Caddo
5,920
53.65%
5,115
46.35%
11,035
Canadian
5,697
57.37%
4,234
42.63%
9,931
Carter
6,288
42.69%
8,441
57.31%
14,729
Cherokee
3,571
57.06%
2,687
42.94%
6,258
Choctaw
2,531
46.25%
2,941
53.75%
5,472
Cimarron
1,316
65.41%
696
34.59%
2,012
Cleveland
9,292
59.23%
6,397
40.77%
15,689
Coal
1,019
44.54%
1,269
55.46%
2,288
Comanche
10,691
52.79%
9,562
47.21%
20,253
Cotton
1,619
49.77%
1,634
50.23%
3,253
Craig
3,770
57.45%
2,792
42.55%
6,562
Creek
8,785
58.61%
6,205
41.39%
14,990
Custer
5,050
64.80%
2,743
35.20%
7,793
Delaware
3,639
61.46%
2,282
38.54%
5,921
Dewey
2,115
66.16%
1,082
33.84%
3,197
Ellis
2,085
74.62%
709
25.38%
2,794
Garfield
14,860
69.30%
6,582
30.70%
21,442
Garvin
5,125
51.66%
4,795
48.34%
9,920
Grady
5,913
52.06%
5,446
47.94%
11,359
Grant
2,810
61.99%
1,723
38.01%
4,533
Greer
2,158
55.96%
1,698
44.04%
3,856
Harmon
1,142
47.44%
1,265
52.56%
2,407
Harper
2,057
73.44%
744
26.56%
2,801
Haskell
1,858
52.04%
1,712
47.96%
3,570
Hughes
3,117
50.49%
3,057
49.51%
6,174
Jackson
3,375
47.30%
3,761
52.70%
7,136
Jefferson
1,343
40.85%
1,945
59.15%
3,288
Johnston
1,441
44.16%
1,822
55.84%
3,263
Kay
15,156
64.76%
8,249
35.24%
23,405
Kingfisher
3,501
65.78%
1,821
34.22%
5,322
Kiowa
3,515
57.13%
2,638
42.87%
6,153
Latimer
1,454
48.66%
1,534
51.34%
2,988
Le Flore
5,302
52.26%
4,844
47.74%
10,146
Lincoln
5,528
62.94%
3,255
37.06%
8,783
Logan
5,121
64.49%
2,820
35.51%
7,941
Love
932
39.24%
1,443
60.76%
2,375
McClain
2,547
51.85%
2,365
48.15%
4,912
McCurtain
3,562
45.88%
4,202
54.12%
7,764
McIntosh
2,221
50.41%
2,185
49.59%
4,406
Major
2,892
80.16%
716
19.84%
3,608
Marshall
1,325
42.50%
1,793
57.50%
3,118
Mayes
5,194
58.26%
3,721
41.74%
8,915
Murray
1,993
48.35%
2,129
51.65%
4,122
Muskogee
12,403
52.81%
11,082
47.19%
23,485
Noble
3,198
62.61%
1,910
37.39%
5,108
Nowata
3,014
58.65%
2,125
41.35%
5,139
Okfuskee
2,510
56.05%
1,968
43.95%
4,478
Oklahoma
102,992
61.44%
64,648
38.56%
167,640
Okmulgee
7,107
49.46%
7,262
50.54%
14,369
Osage
7,508
56.41%
5,801
43.59%
13,309
Ottawa
6,520
53.33%
5,705
46.67%
12,225
Pawnee
3,153
65.80%
1,639
34.20%
4,792
Payne
9,943
63.59%
5,694
36.41%
15,637
Pittsburg
5,834
44.39%
7,310
55.61%
13,144
Pontotoc
5,863
55.75%
4,654
44.25%
10,517
Pottawatomie
9,421
53.87%
8,067
46.13%
17,488
Pushmataha
1,728
51.46%
1,630
48.54%
3,358
Roger Mills
1,463
64.39%
809
35.61%
2,272
Rogers
5,412
63.08%
3,167
36.92%
8,579
Seminole
5,505
56.40%
4,256
43.60%
9,761
Sequoyah
3,862
56.76%
2,942
43.24%
6,804
Stephens
8,084
53.95%
6,899
46.05%
14,983
Texas
4,314
73.58%
1,549
26.42%
5,863
Tillman
2,678
49.46%
2,736
50.54%
5,414
Tulsa
89,899
63.03%
52,725
36.97%
142,624
Wagoner
3,570
56.87%
2,707
43.13%
6,277
Washington
13,700
71.43%
5,479
28.57%
19,179
Washita
3,209
57.07%
2,414
42.93%
5,623
Woods
4,064
68.12%
1,902
31.88%
5,966
Woodward
4,185
73.78%
1,487
26.22%
5,672
Totals
533,039
59.02%
370,111
40.98%
903,150
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