1960 United States presidential election in Delaware|
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 County Results
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Kennedy
40-50%
50-60%
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Nixon
50-60%
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The 1960 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. State voters chose three[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Delaware was won by Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 50.63% of the popular vote against incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 49.00% of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
Results by county
| County
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John F. Kennedy
Democratic
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Richard Nixon
Republican
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Various candidates
Other parties
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Margin
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Total votes cast
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%
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%
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%
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%
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| Kent
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10,754
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49.75%
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10,697
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49.49%
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165
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0.76%
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57
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0.26%
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21,616
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| New Castle
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73,364
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51.31%
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69,284
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48.46%
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326
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0.23%
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4,080
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2.85%
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142,974
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| Sussex
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15,472
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48.21%
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16,392
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51.08%
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229
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0.71%
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-920
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-2.87%
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32,093
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| Totals |
99,590 |
50.63% |
96,373 |
49.00% |
720 |
0.37% |
3,217 |
1.63% |
196,683
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
References
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