1960 United States presidential election in Wyoming
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Nominee Richard Nixon John F. Kennedy
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California Massachusetts
Running mate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Lyndon B. Johnson
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 77,451 63,331
Percentage 55.01% 44.99%
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The 1960 United States presidential election in Wyoming 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.

Wyoming was won by the incumbent Vice President, Republican Party (United States) Richard Nixon, running with former United Nations Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 55.01 percent of the popular vote, against the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy, running with Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 44.99% of the popular vote, a 10% margin of victory.[3][4] Nixon's victory was significantly smaller than Dwight Eisenhower's 20.2% margin of victory in 1956.

With Nixon's victory in the state, Republicans would see a full sweep of statewide offices that were on the ballot, including the sole House of Representatives election and the Class II Senate seat.

Campaign

At the Democratic National Convention the Wyoming delegation had the ceremonial role of giving Kennedy the minimum amount needed to win the Democratic presidential nomination with Teno Roncalio casting the votes although Tracy S. McCraken, Wyoming's national committeeman, was incorrectly stated to have been the one to cast the votes by Time magazine.[5][6] Governor John J. Hickey stated that the issue over Kennedy's Catholicism would not be important in Wyoming due to Hickey, who was also a Catholic, having won in 1958.[7] During the campaign Nixon conducted a fifty-state strategy and visited every state at least once including Wyoming.

The Republican Party selected Harry B. Henderson, Mary Ellen Hinrichs, and James B. Griffith Sr. as their presidential electors.[8]

Endorsements

Kennedy Endorsements

Results

1960 United States presidential election in Wyoming
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote Swing
Count % Count %
Republican Richard Nixon of California Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. of Massachusetts 77,451 55.01% 3 100.00% Decrease 5.07%
Democratic John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas 63,331 44.99% 0 0.00% Increase 5.07%
Total 140,782 100.00% 3 100.00%

Results by county

County Richard Milhous Nixon
Republican 		John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Albany 4,356 50.43% 4,282 49.57% 74 0.86% 8,638
Big Horn 3,449 62.79% 2,044 37.21% 1,405 25.58% 5,493
Campbell 1,575 64.66% 861 35.34% 714 29.32% 2,436
Carbon 3,147 45.12% 3,828 54.88% -681 -9.76% 6,975
Converse 1,933 67.61% 926 32.39% 1,007 35.22% 2,859
Crook 1,537 72.84% 573 27.16% 964 45.68% 2,110
Fremont 5,738 57.46% 4,248 42.54% 1,490 14.92% 9,986
Goshen 3,178 56.83% 2,414 43.17% 764 13.66% 5,592
Hot Springs 1,659 59.19% 1,144 40.81% 515 18.38% 2,803
Johnson 1,806 69.35% 798 30.65% 1,008 38.70% 2,604
Laramie 11,637 49.05% 12,086 50.95% -449 -1.90% 23,723
Lincoln 2,010 50.78% 1,948 49.22% 62 1.56% 3,958
Natrona 11,809 56.74% 9,002 43.26% 2,807 13.48% 20,811
Niobrara 1,362 70.57% 568 29.43% 794 41.14% 1,930
Park 4,510 64.37% 2,496 35.63% 2,014 28.74% 7,006
Platte 1,771 53.20% 1,558 46.80% 213 6.40% 3,329
Sheridan 5,690 60.05% 3,786 39.95% 1,904 20.10% 9,476
Sublette 978 60.22% 646 39.78% 332 20.44% 1,624
Sweetwater 2,545 32.04% 5,398 67.96% -2,853 -35.92% 7,943
Teton 1,158 66.51% 583 33.49% 575 33.02% 1,741
Uinta 1,606 50.09% 1,600 49.91% 6 0.18% 3,206
Washakie 2,254 62.70% 1,341 37.30% 913 25.40% 3,595
Weston 1,743 59.21% 1,201 40.79% 542 18.42% 2,944
Totals 77,451 55.01% 63,331 44.99% 14,120 10.02% 140,782
County flips from 1956:

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1960". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "1960 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "1960 Presidential General Election Results – Wyoming". Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1960". Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  5. ^ Bradlee, Ben (May 31, 2011). A Good Life. Simon and Schuster. p. 198. ISBN 9781439128855 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Robb, David L. (March 15, 2012). Santa Monica Press. Eastwood-Kirchner Printing Company. ISBN 9781595808509.
  7. ^ "Religion No Issue Here, Hickey Says". Casper Star-Tribune. July 21, 1960. p. 2. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Republican Presidential Electors". Jackson's Hole Courier. November 10, 1960. p. 2. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gage, Linford Rejoice Over Kennedy Win". Casper Star-Tribune. July 17, 1960. p. 4. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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