The 1960 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. State voters chose nine[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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County Results
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Washington was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 50.68% of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 48.27% of the popular vote.[3][4]
This was the first time since 1892 that Washington state backed a losing Republican candidate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard Nixon | 629,273 | 50.68% | |
Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 599,298 | 48.27% | |
Socialist Labor | Eric Hass | 10,895 | 0.88% | |
Constitution_Party (United States, 1952) | Merritt Curtis | 1,401 | 0.11% | |
Socialist Workers | Farrell Dobbs | 705 | 0.06% | |
Total votes | 1,241,572 | 100% |
County | Richard Nixon Republican |
John F. Kennedy Democratic |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Adams | 2,479 | 58.80% | 1,732 | 41.08% | 5 | 0.12% | 747 | 17.72% | 4,216 |
Asotin | 2,640 | 46.00% | 3,093 | 53.89% | 6 | 0.10% | -453 | -7.89% | 5,739 |
Benton | 13,797 | 52.37% | 12,518 | 47.52% | 29 | 0.11% | 1,279 | 4.85% | 26,344 |
Chelan | 9,854 | 54.10% | 8,177 | 44.89% | 183 | 1.00% | 1,677 | 9.21% | 18,214 |
Clallam | 6,227 | 47.61% | 6,801 | 52.00% | 52 | 0.40% | -574 | -4.39% | 13,080 |
Clark | 20,080 | 49.13% | 20,771 | 50.82% | 17 | 0.04% | -691 | -1.69% | 40,868 |
Columbia | 1,301 | 62.13% | 793 | 37.87% | 0 | 0.00% | 508 | 24.26% | 2,094 |
Cowlitz | 12,103 | 49.79% | 12,054 | 49.58% | 153 | 0.63% | 49 | 0.21% | 24,310 |
Douglas | 3,241 | 51.07% | 3,087 | 48.64% | 18 | 0.28% | 154 | 2.43% | 6,346 |
Ferry | 623 | 40.30% | 921 | 59.57% | 2 | 0.13% | -298 | -19.27% | 1,546 |
Franklin | 4,201 | 44.65% | 5,156 | 54.80% | 52 | 0.55% | -955 | -10.15% | 9,409 |
Garfield | 914 | 56.88% | 690 | 42.94% | 3 | 0.19% | 224 | 13.94% | 1,607 |
Grant | 7,568 | 50.44% | 7,400 | 49.32% | 37 | 0.25% | 168 | 1.12% | 15,005 |
Grays Harbor | 10,067 | 41.94% | 13,773 | 57.37% | 166 | 0.69% | -3,706 | -15.43% | 24,006 |
Island | 3,596 | 59.01% | 2,470 | 40.53% | 28 | 0.46% | 1,126 | 18.48% | 6,094 |
Jefferson | 2,103 | 48.83% | 2,197 | 51.01% | 7 | 0.16% | -94 | -2.18% | 4,307 |
King | 224,150 | 50.85% | 208,756 | 47.36% | 7,904 | 1.79% | 15,394 | 3.49% | 440,810 |
Kitsap | 17,459 | 46.80% | 19,662 | 52.71% | 181 | 0.49% | -2,203 | -5.91% | 37,302 |
Kittitas | 4,640 | 51.83% | 4,303 | 48.06% | 10 | 0.11% | 337 | 3.77% | 8,953 |
Klickitat | 2,836 | 50.69% | 2,744 | 49.04% | 15 | 0.27% | 92 | 1.65% | 5,595 |
Lewis | 11,012 | 56.53% | 8,411 | 43.18% | 57 | 0.29% | 2,601 | 13.35% | 19,480 |
Lincoln | 3,211 | 58.77% | 2,248 | 41.14% | 5 | 0.09% | 963 | 17.63% | 5,464 |
Mason | 3,703 | 46.86% | 4,183 | 52.94% | 16 | 0.20% | -480 | -6.08% | 7,902 |
Okanogan | 5,169 | 48.32% | 5,507 | 51.48% | 22 | 0.21% | -338 | -3.16% | 10,698 |
Pacific | 3,224 | 45.47% | 3,837 | 54.12% | 29 | 0.41% | -613 | -8.65% | 7,090 |
Pend Oreille | 1,305 | 44.19% | 1,641 | 55.57% | 7 | 0.24% | -336 | -11.38% | 2,953 |
Pierce | 57,188 | 46.32% | 64,292 | 52.07% | 1,995 | 1.62% | -7,104 | -5.75% | 123,475 |
San Juan | 1,112 | 63.91% | 624 | 35.86% | 4 | 0.23% | 488 | 28.05% | 1,740 |
Skagit | 12,168 | 52.40% | 11,003 | 47.39% | 49 | 0.21% | 1,165 | 5.01% | 23,220 |
Skamania | 1,032 | 44.75% | 1,269 | 55.03% | 5 | 0.22% | -237 | -10.28% | 2,306 |
Snohomish | 33,731 | 46.10% | 38,793 | 53.02% | 639 | 0.87% | -5,062 | -6.92% | 73,163 |
Spokane | 59,557 | 51.62% | 55,553 | 48.15% | 259 | 0.22% | 4,004 | 3.47% | 115,369 |
Stevens | 4,076 | 51.24% | 3,861 | 48.54% | 18 | 0.23% | 215 | 2.70% | 7,955 |
Thurston | 13,921 | 54.37% | 11,620 | 45.38% | 65 | 0.25% | 2,301 | 8.99% | 25,606 |
Wahkiakum | 796 | 46.23% | 923 | 53.60% | 3 | 0.17% | -127 | -7.37% | 1,722 |
Walla Walla | 11,786 | 63.64% | 6,721 | 36.29% | 12 | 0.06% | 5,065 | 27.35% | 18,519 |
Whatcom | 16,651 | 52.82% | 14,298 | 45.35% | 577 | 1.83% | 2,353 | 7.47% | 31,526 |
Whitman | 8,069 | 59.58% | 5,458 | 40.30% | 17 | 0.13% | 2,611 | 19.28% | 13,544 |
Yakima | 31,683 | 58.68% | 21,958 | 40.67% | 354 | 0.66% | 9,725 | 18.01% | 53,995 |
Totals | 629,273 | 50.68% | 599,298 | 48.27% | 13,001 | 1.05% | 29,975 | 2.41% | 1,241,572 |