1960 United States presidential election in Oklahoma County Results
Nixon
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Kennedy
50-60%
60-70%
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] This election marked the first time since statehood that a Democrat won the presidency without carrying Oklahoma.
County Richard Nixon Republican John F. Kennedy Democratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Adair 3,655 65.76% 1,903 34.24% 1,752 31.52% 5,558 Alfalfa 3,332 75.74% 1,067 24.26% 2,265 51.48% 4,399 Atoka 1,892 51.82% 1,759 48.18% 133 3.64% 3,651 Beaver 2,442 73.36% 887 26.64% 1,555 46.72% 3,329 Beckham 4,258 61.01% 2,721 38.99% 1,537 22.02% 6,979 Blaine 3,646 67.88% 1,725 32.12% 1,921 35.76% 5,371 Bryan 3,845 46.48% 4,428 53.52% -583 -7.04% 8,273 Caddo 5,920 53.65% 5,115 46.35% 805 7.30% 11,035 Canadian 5,697 57.37% 4,234 42.63% 1,463 14.74% 9,931 Carter 6,288 42.69% 8,441 57.31% -2,153 -14.62% 14,729 Cherokee 3,571 57.06% 2,687 42.94% 884 14.12% 6,258 Choctaw 2,531 46.25% 2,941 53.75% -410 -7.50% 5,472 Cimarron 1,316 65.41% 696 34.59% 620 30.82% 2,012 Cleveland 9,292 59.23% 6,397 40.77% 2,895 18.46% 15,689 Coal 1,019 44.54% 1,269 55.46% -250 -10.92% 2,288 Comanche 10,691 52.79% 9,562 47.21% 1,129 5.58% 20,253 Cotton 1,619 49.77% 1,634 50.23% -15 -0.46% 3,253 Craig 3,770 57.45% 2,792 42.55% 978 14.90% 6,562 Creek 8,785 58.61% 6,205 41.39% 2,580 17.22% 14,990 Custer 5,050 64.80% 2,743 35.20% 2,307 29.60% 7,793 Delaware 3,639 61.46% 2,282 38.54% 1,357 22.92% 5,921 Dewey 2,115 66.16% 1,082 33.84% 1,033 32.32% 3,197 Ellis 2,085 74.62% 709 25.38% 1,376 49.24% 2,794 Garfield 14,860 69.30% 6,582 30.70% 8,278 38.60% 21,442 Garvin 5,125 51.66% 4,795 48.34% 330 3.32% 9,920 Grady 5,913 52.06% 5,446 47.94% 467 4.12% 11,359 Grant 2,810 61.99% 1,723 38.01% 1,087 23.98% 4,533 Greer 2,158 55.96% 1,698 44.04% 460 11.92% 3,856 Harmon 1,142 47.44% 1,265 52.56% -123 -5.12% 2,407 Harper 2,057 73.44% 744 26.56% 1,313 46.88% 2,801 Haskell 1,858 52.04% 1,712 47.96% 146 4.08% 3,570 Hughes 3,117 50.49% 3,057 49.51% 60 0.98% 6,174 Jackson 3,375 47.30% 3,761 52.70% -386 -5.40% 7,136 Jefferson 1,343 40.85% 1,945 59.15% -602 -18.30% 3,288 Johnston 1,441 44.16% 1,822 55.84% -381 -11.68% 3,263 Kay 15,156 64.76% 8,249 35.24% 6,907 29.52% 23,405 Kingfisher 3,501 65.78% 1,821 34.22% 1,680 31.56% 5,322 Kiowa 3,515 57.13% 2,638 42.87% 877 14.26% 6,153 Latimer 1,454 48.66% 1,534 51.34% -80 -2.68% 2,988 LeFlore 5,302 52.26% 4,844 47.74% 458 4.52% 10,146 Lincoln 5,528 62.94% 3,255 37.06% 2,273 25.88% 8,783 Logan 5,121 64.49% 2,820 35.51% 2,301 28.98% 7,941 Love 932 39.24% 1,443 60.76% -511 -21.52% 2,375 McClain 2,547 51.85% 2,365 48.15% 182 3.70% 4,912 McCurtain 3,562 45.88% 4,202 54.12% -640 -8.24% 7,764 McIntosh 2,221 50.41% 2,185 49.59% 36 0.82% 4,406 Major 2,892 80.16% 716 19.84% 2,176 60.32% 3,608 Marshall 1,325 42.50% 1,793 57.50% -468 -15.00% 3,118 Mayes 5,194 58.26% 3,721 41.74% 1,473 16.52% 8,915 Murray 1,993 48.35% 2,129 51.65% -136 -3.30% 4,122 Muskogee 12,403 52.81% 11,082 47.19% 1,321 5.62% 23,485 Noble 3,198 62.61% 1,910 37.39% 1,288 25.22% 5,108 Nowata 3,014 58.65% 2,125 41.35% 889 17.30% 5,139 Okfuskee 2,510 56.05% 1,968 43.95% 542 12.10% 4,478 Oklahoma 102,992 61.44% 64,648 38.56% 38,344 22.88% 167,640 Okmulgee 7,107 49.46% 7,262 50.54% -155 -1.08% 14,369 Osage 7,508 56.41% 5,801 43.59% 1,707 12.82% 13,309 Ottawa 6,520 53.33% 5,705 46.67% 815 6.66% 12,225 Pawnee 3,153 65.80% 1,639 34.20% 1,514 31.60% 4,792 Payne 9,943 63.59% 5,694 36.41% 4,249 27.18% 15,637 Pittsburg 5,834 44.39% 7,310 55.61% -1,476 -11.22% 13,144 Pontotoc 5,863 55.75% 4,654 44.25% 1,209 11.50% 10,517 Pottawatomie 9,421 53.87% 8,067 46.13% 1,354 7.74% 17,488 Pushmataha 1,728 51.46% 1,630 48.54% 98 2.92% 3,358 Roger Mills 1,463 64.39% 809 35.61% 654 28.78% 2,272 Rogers 5,412 63.08% 3,167 36.92% 2,245 26.16% 8,579 Seminole 5,505 56.40% 4,256 43.60% 1,249 12.80% 9,761 Sequoyah 3,862 56.76% 2,942 43.24% 920 13.52% 6,804 Stephens 8,084 53.95% 6,899 46.05% 1,185 7.90% 14,983 Texas 4,314 73.58% 1,549 26.42% 2,765 47.16% 5,863 Tillman 2,678 49.46% 2,736 50.54% -58 -1.08% 5,414 Tulsa 89,899 63.03% 52,725 36.97% 37,174 26.06% 142,624 Wagoner 3,570 56.87% 2,707 43.13% 863 13.74% 6,277 Washington 13,700 71.43% 5,479 28.57% 8,221 42.86% 19,179 Washita 3,209 57.07% 2,414 42.93% 795 14.14% 5,623 Woods 4,064 68.12% 1,902 31.88% 2,162 36.24% 5,966 Woodward 4,185 73.78% 1,487 26.22% 2,698 47.56% 5,672 Totals 533,039 59.02% 370,111 40.98% 162,928 18.04% 903,150