Election in Washington
Main article: 1960 United States presidential election
1960 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
Nominee
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Party
Republican
Democratic
Home state
California
Massachusetts
Running mate
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Electoral vote
9
0
Popular vote
629,273
599,298
Percentage
50.7%
48.3%
County Results
Nixon
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
Kennedy
50-60%
President before election
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican
Elected President
John F. Kennedy
Democratic
The 1960 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election . State voters chose nine[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Washington was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R –California ), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. , with 50.68% of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D –Massachusetts ), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson , with 48.27% of the popular vote.[3] [4]
Results [ ]
Results by county [ ]
County
Richard Milhous Nixon Republican
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Democratic
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adams
2,479
58.80%
1,732
41.08%
5
0.12%
747
17.72%
4,216
Asotin
2,640
46.00%
3,093
53.89%
6
0.10%
-453
-7.89%
5,739
Benton
13,797
52.37%
12,518
47.52%
29
0.11%
1,279
4.85%
26,344
Chelan
9,854
54.10%
8,177
44.89%
183
1.00%
1,677
9.21%
18,214
Clallam
6,227
47.61%
6,801
52.00%
52
0.40%
-574
-4.39%
13,080
Clark
20,080
49.13%
20,771
50.82%
17
0.04%
-691
-1.69%
40,868
Columbia
1,301
62.13%
793
37.87%
0
0.00%
508
24.26%
2,094
Cowlitz
12,103
49.79%
12,054
49.58%
153
0.63%
49
0.20%
24,310
Douglas
3,241
51.07%
3,087
48.64%
18
0.28%
154
2.43%
6,346
Ferry
623
40.30%
921
59.57%
2
0.13%
-298
-19.28%
1,546
Franklin
4,201
44.65%
5,156
54.80%
52
0.55%
-955
-10.15%
9,409
Garfield
914
56.88%
690
42.94%
3
0.19%
224
13.94%
1,607
Grant
7,568
50.44%
7,400
49.32%
37
0.25%
168
1.12%
15,005
Grays Harbor
10,067
41.94%
13,773
57.37%
166
0.69%
-3,706
-15.44%
24,006
Island
3,596
59.01%
2,470
40.53%
28
0.46%
1,126
18.48%
6,094
Jefferson
2,103
48.83%
2,197
51.01%
7
0.16%
-94
-2.18%
4,307
King
224,150
50.85%
208,756
47.36%
7,904
1.79%
15,394
3.49%
440,810
Kitsap
17,459
46.80%
19,662
52.71%
181
0.49%
-2,203
-5.91%
37,302
Kittitas
4,640
51.83%
4,303
48.06%
10
0.11%
337
3.76%
8,953
Klickitat
2,836
50.69%
2,744
49.04%
15
0.27%
92
1.64%
5,595
Lewis
11,012
56.53%
8,411
43.18%
57
0.29%
2,601
13.35%
19,480
Lincoln
3,211
58.77%
2,248
41.14%
5
0.09%
963
17.62%
5,464
Mason
3,703
46.86%
4,183
52.94%
16
0.20%
-480
-6.07%
7,902
Okanogan
5,169
48.32%
5,507
51.48%
22
0.21%
-338
-3.16%
10,698
Pacific
3,224
45.47%
3,837
54.12%
29
0.41%
-613
-8.65%
7,090
Pend Oreille
1,305
44.19%
1,641
55.57%
7
0.24%
-336
-11.38%
2,953
Pierce
57,188
46.32%
64,292
52.07%
1,995
1.62%
-7,104
-5.75%
123,475
San Juan
1,112
63.91%
624
35.86%
4
0.23%
488
28.05%
1,740
Skagit
12,168
52.40%
11,003
47.39%
49
0.21%
1,165
5.02%
23,220
Skamania
1,032
44.75%
1,269
55.03%
5
0.22%
-237
-10.28%
2,306
Snohomish
33,731
46.10%
38,793
53.02%
639
0.87%
-5,062
-6.92%
73,163
Spokane
59,557
51.62%
55,553
48.15%
259
0.22%
4,004
3.47%
115,369
Stevens
4,076
51.24%
3,861
48.54%
18
0.23%
215
2.70%
7,955
Thurston
13,921
54.37%
11,620
45.38%
65
0.25%
2,301
8.99%
25,606
Wahkiakum
796
46.23%
923
53.60%
3
0.17%
-127
-7.38%
1,722
Walla Walla
11,786
63.64%
6,721
36.29%
12
0.06%
5,065
27.35%
18,519
Whatcom
16,651
52.82%
14,298
45.35%
577
1.83%
2,353
7.46%
31,526
Whitman
8,069
59.58%
5,458
40.30%
17
0.13%
2,611
19.28%
13,544
Yakima
31,683
58.68%
21,958
40.67%
354
0.66%
9,725
18.01%
53,995
Totals
629,273
50.68%
599,298
48.27%
13,001
1.05%
29,975
2.41%
1,241,572
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