Election in Utah
Main article: 1960 United States presidential election
1960 United States presidential election in Utah
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
205,361
169,248
Percentage
54.8%
45.2%
County Results
Nixon
50-60%
60-70%
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 Utah took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election . State voters chose four[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Utah was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R –California ), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. , with 54.81 percent of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D –Massachusetts ), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson , with 45.17 percent of the popular vote.[3] [4]
Results [ ]
Results by county [ ]
County
Richard Milhous Nixon Republican
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Democratic
Farrell Dobbs Socialist Workers
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Beaver
971
45.65%
1,156
54.35%
0
0.00%
-185
-8.70%
2,127
Box Elder
6,594
63.23%
3,831
36.74%
3
0.03%
2,763
26.50%
10,428
Cache
10,281
67.65%
4,917
32.35%
0
0.00%
5,364
35.29%
15,198
Carbon
2,953
32.79%
6,039
67.06%
14
0.16%
-3,086
-34.27%
9,006
Daggett
196
44.95%
239
54.82%
1
0.23%
-43
-9.86%
436
Davis
13,782
57.34%
10,244
42.62%
8
0.03%
3,538
14.72%
24,034
Duchesne
1,546
56.98%
1,166
42.98%
1
0.04%
380
14.01%
2,713
Emery
1,283
50.89%
1,238
49.11%
0
0.00%
45
1.79%
2,521
Garfield
1,083
69.69%
471
30.31%
0
0.00%
612
39.38%
1,554
Grand
1,130
58.40%
805
41.60%
0
0.00%
325
16.80%
1,935
Iron
3,079
63.91%
1,738
36.07%
1
0.02%
1,341
27.83%
4,818
Juab
1,203
50.95%
1,158
49.05%
0
0.00%
45
1.91%
2,361
Kane
876
80.44%
213
19.56%
0
0.00%
663
60.88%
1,089
Millard
2,248
61.15%
1,425
38.76%
3
0.08%
823
22.39%
3,676
Morgan
775
55.44%
622
44.49%
1
0.07%
153
10.94%
1,398
Piute
453
64.71%
247
35.29%
0
0.00%
206
29.43%
700
Rich
511
63.72%
291
36.28%
0
0.00%
220
27.43%
802
Salt Lake
90,845
54.49%
75,868
45.51%
0
0.00%
14,977
8.98%
166,713
San Juan
1,408
62.72%
837
37.28%
0
0.00%
571
25.43%
2,245
Sanpete
3,322
60.35%
2,180
39.60%
3
0.05%
1,142
20.74%
5,505
Sevier
3,166
65.18%
1,690
34.80%
1
0.02%
1,476
30.39%
4,857
Summit
1,607
56.91%
1,217
43.09%
0
0.00%
390
13.81%
2,824
Tooele
3,016
45.10%
3,665
54.80%
7
0.10%
-649
-9.70%
6,688
Uintah
2,882
67.62%
1,380
32.38%
0
0.00%
1,502
35.24%
4,262
Utah
23,057
53.99%
19,626
45.95%
25
0.06%
3,431
8.03%
42,708
Wasatch
1,480
58.11%
1,066
41.85%
1
0.04%
414
16.25%
2,547
Washington
2,876
68.90%
1,298
31.10%
0
0.00%
1,578
37.81%
4,174
Wayne
446
53.86%
382
46.14%
0
0.00%
64
7.73%
828
Weber
22,293
47.88%
24,239
52.06%
31
0.07%
-1,946
-4.18%
46,563
Totals
205,361
54.81%
169,248
45.17%
100
0.03%
36,114
9.64%
374,710
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