Election in North Dakota
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.
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]
Results by county[edit]
County[5] | Richard Milhous Nixon Republican | John Fitzgerald 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 | 15.47% | 7,629 |
Benson | 2,259 | 50.84% | 2,181 | 49.09% | 3 | 0.07% | 78 | 1.76% | 4,443 |
Billings | 368 | 47.92% | 400 | 52.08% | 0 | 0.00% | -32 | -4.17% | 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 | 17.79% | 29,711 |
Cavalier | 2,430 | 51.23% | 2,312 | 48.75% | 1 | 0.02% | 118 | 2.49% | 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 | 5.07% | 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 | 6.67% | 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 | 22.89% | 4,090 |
Logan | 1,601 | 64.07% | 898 | 35.93% | 0 | 0.00% | 703 | 28.13% | 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 | 62.19% | 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 | 47.89% | 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 | -8.89% | 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 | 17.45% | 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 | -29.27% | 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 | 48.28% | 2,098 |
Sioux | 571 | 45.35% | 688 | 54.65% | 0 | 0.00% | -117 | -9.29% | 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 | -13.12% | 7,421 |
Steele | 1,209 | 50.76% | 1,173 | 49.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 36 | 1.51% | 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 | 4.37% | 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 | 9.78% | 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 |
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