The 1960 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Voters chose four[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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 County Results
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North Dakota was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 55.42% of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 44.52% of the popular vote, a 10.90% margin of victory.[3][4]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Nixon | 154,310 | 55.42% | |
| Democratic–NPL | John F. Kennedy | 123,963 | 44.52% | |
| Socialist Workers | Farrell Dobbs | 158 | 0.06% | |
| Total votes | 278,431 | 100% | ||
Results by county
edit| County[5] | Richard Nixon Republican |
John F. Kennedy Democratic-NPL |
Farrell Dobbs Socialist Workers |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,232 | 59.69% | 832 | 40.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 400 | 19.38% | 2,064 |
| Barnes | 4,403 | 57.71% | 3,223 | 42.25% | 3 | 0.04% | 1,180 | 15.46% | 7,629 |
| Benson | 2,259 | 50.84% | 2,181 | 49.09% | 3 | 0.07% | 78 | 1.75% | 4,443 |
| Billings | 368 | 47.92% | 400 | 52.08% | 0 | 0.00% | -32 | -4.16% | 768 |
| Bottineau | 3,092 | 61.00% | 1,974 | 38.94% | 3 | 0.06% | 1,118 | 22.06% | 5,069 |
| Bowman | 1,038 | 54.98% | 847 | 44.86% | 3 | 0.16% | 191 | 10.12% | 1,888 |
| Burke | 1,609 | 59.88% | 1,076 | 40.04% | 2 | 0.07% | 533 | 19.84% | 2,687 |
| Burleigh | 9,492 | 62.13% | 5,761 | 37.71% | 25 | 0.16% | 3,731 | 24.42% | 15,278 |
| Cass | 17,498 | 58.89% | 12,213 | 41.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,285 | 17.78% | 29,711 |
| Cavalier | 2,430 | 51.23% | 2,312 | 48.75% | 1 | 0.02% | 118 | 2.48% | 4,743 |
| Dickey | 2,420 | 62.76% | 1,433 | 37.16% | 3 | 0.08% | 987 | 25.60% | 3,856 |
| Divide | 1,348 | 51.95% | 1,243 | 47.90% | 4 | 0.15% | 105 | 4.05% | 2,595 |
| Dunn | 1,462 | 52.53% | 1,321 | 47.47% | 0 | 0.00% | 141 | 5.06% | 2,783 |
| Eddy | 1,188 | 50.73% | 1,152 | 49.19% | 2 | 0.09% | 36 | 1.54% | 2,342 |
| Emmons | 1,785 | 46.42% | 2,058 | 53.52% | 2 | 0.05% | -273 | -7.10% | 3,845 |
| Foster | 1,351 | 53.34% | 1,182 | 46.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 169 | 6.68% | 2,533 |
| Golden Valley | 825 | 55.04% | 672 | 44.83% | 2 | 0.13% | 153 | 10.21% | 1,499 |
| Grand Forks | 10,997 | 56.85% | 8,341 | 43.12% | 5 | 0.03% | 2,656 | 13.73% | 19,343 |
| Grant | 1,794 | 65.21% | 955 | 34.71% | 2 | 0.07% | 839 | 30.50% | 2,751 |
| Griggs | 1,278 | 49.90% | 1,279 | 49.94% | 4 | 0.16% | -1 | -0.04% | 2,561 |
| Hettinger | 1,541 | 55.79% | 1,219 | 44.13% | 2 | 0.07% | 322 | 11.66% | 2,762 |
| Kidder | 1,574 | 64.43% | 868 | 35.53% | 1 | 0.04% | 706 | 28.90% | 2,443 |
| LaMoure | 2,511 | 61.39% | 1,575 | 38.51% | 4 | 0.10% | 936 | 22.88% | 4,090 |
| Logan | 1,601 | 64.07% | 898 | 35.93% | 0 | 0.00% | 703 | 28.14% | 2,499 |
| McHenry | 2,715 | 54.87% | 2,231 | 45.09% | 2 | 0.04% | 484 | 9.78% | 4,948 |
| McIntosh | 2,694 | 81.10% | 628 | 18.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,066 | 62.20% | 3,322 |
| McKenzie | 1,715 | 53.08% | 1,514 | 46.86% | 2 | 0.06% | 201 | 6.22% | 3,231 |
| McLean | 3,398 | 55.05% | 2,771 | 44.89% | 4 | 0.06% | 627 | 10.16% | 6,173 |
| Mercer | 2,395 | 73.94% | 844 | 26.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,551 | 47.88% | 3,239 |
| Morton | 4,028 | 45.28% | 4,866 | 54.70% | 1 | 0.01% | -838 | -9.42% | 8,895 |
| Mountrail | 1,894 | 45.50% | 2,264 | 54.38% | 5 | 0.12% | -370 | -8.88% | 4,163 |
| Nelson | 1,934 | 52.00% | 1,783 | 47.94% | 2 | 0.05% | 151 | 4.06% | 3,719 |
| Oliver | 703 | 58.68% | 494 | 41.24% | 1 | 0.08% | 209 | 17.44% | 1,198 |
| Pembina | 3,348 | 57.62% | 2,460 | 42.34% | 2 | 0.03% | 888 | 15.28% | 5,810 |
| Pierce | 1,464 | 44.19% | 1,848 | 55.78% | 1 | 0.03% | -384 | -11.59% | 3,313 |
| Ramsey | 3,599 | 56.12% | 2,813 | 43.86% | 1 | 0.02% | 786 | 12.26% | 6,413 |
| Ransom | 2,324 | 56.26% | 1,806 | 43.72% | 1 | 0.02% | 518 | 12.54% | 4,131 |
| Renville | 1,012 | 45.38% | 1,217 | 54.57% | 1 | 0.04% | -205 | -9.19% | 2,230 |
| Richland | 4,711 | 54.04% | 4,003 | 45.92% | 4 | 0.05% | 708 | 8.12% | 8,718 |
| Rolette | 1,277 | 35.33% | 2,335 | 64.59% | 3 | 0.08% | -1,058 | -29.26% | 3,615 |
| Sargent | 1,591 | 48.98% | 1,655 | 50.95% | 2 | 0.06% | -64 | -1.97% | 3,248 |
| Sheridan | 1,552 | 73.98% | 539 | 25.69% | 7 | 0.33% | 1,013 | 48.29% | 2,098 |
| Sioux | 571 | 45.35% | 688 | 54.65% | 0 | 0.00% | -117 | -9.30% | 1,259 |
| Slope | 475 | 52.43% | 431 | 47.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 44 | 4.86% | 906 |
| Stark | 3,223 | 43.43% | 4,197 | 56.56% | 1 | 0.01% | -974 | -13.13% | 7,421 |
| Steele | 1,209 | 50.76% | 1,173 | 49.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 36 | 1.52% | 2,382 |
| Stutsman | 5,905 | 56.78% | 4,481 | 43.09% | 13 | 0.13% | 1,424 | 13.69% | 10,399 |
| Towner | 1,410 | 52.16% | 1,292 | 47.80% | 1 | 0.04% | 118 | 4.36% | 2,703 |
| Traill | 3,218 | 60.68% | 2,084 | 39.30% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,134 | 21.38% | 5,303 |
| Walsh | 4,036 | 50.16% | 4,009 | 49.82% | 2 | 0.02% | 27 | 0.34% | 8,047 |
| Ward | 9,680 | 54.83% | 7,954 | 45.06% | 19 | 0.11% | 1,726 | 9.77% | 17,653 |
| Wells | 2,641 | 58.24% | 1,885 | 41.57% | 9 | 0.20% | 756 | 16.67% | 4,535 |
| Williams | 4,492 | 48.95% | 4,683 | 51.03% | 2 | 0.02% | -191 | -2.08% | 9,177 |
| Totals | 154,310 | 55.42% | 123,963 | 44.52% | 158 | 0.06% | 30,347 | 10.90% | 278,431 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1960 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ "1960 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ "1960 Presidential General Election Results - North Dakota". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ "ND US President Race, November 08, 1960". Our Campaigns.