1960 U.S. Presidential Election
Who won the 1960 U.S. Presidential Election?
John F. Kennedy won the 1960 U.S. Presidential Election. John F. Kennedy received 34,227,096 popular votes (49.7%) and 303 electoral votes. The main challenger was Richard Nixon (49.5%).
See the full head-to-head between Kennedy and Nixon
Kennedy won the electoral college 303–219
49.7% popular · 34,227,096 votes
Running mate: Lyndon B. Johnson
Popular-vote counts come from official certified totals (1976–2024) and official public returns for earlier years, cross-checked against the MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial. Six states chose electors through their legislatures.