1960 United States presidential election in Montana
The 1960 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 8, 1960 as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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 County Results
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| Elections in Montana |
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Montana narrowly voted for the Republican nominee, Vice President Richard Nixon, over the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy. Nixon won Montana by a slim margin of 2.50%.
Results
| 1960 United States presidential election in Montana[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Richard Nixon | 141,841 | 51.10% | 4 | |
| Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 134,891 | 48.60% | 0 | |
| Prohibition | Rutherford Decker | 456 | 0.16% | 0 | |
| Militant Workers | Farrell Dobbs | 391 | 0.14% | 0 | |
| Totals | 277,579 | 100.00% | 4 | ||
Results by county
| County | Richard Milhous Nixon Republican |
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Democratic |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Beaverhead | 1,731 | 56.88% | 1,307 | 42.95% | 5 | 0.16% | 424 | 13.93% | 3,043 |
| Big Horn | 1,724 | 53.47% | 1,497 | 46.43% | 3 | 0.09% | 227 | 7.04% | 3,224 |
| Blaine | 1,290 | 44.85% | 1,569 | 54.55% | 17 | 0.59% | -279 | -9.70% | 2,876 |
| Broadwater | 680 | 51.87% | 631 | 48.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 49 | 3.74% | 1,311 |
| Carbon | 2,050 | 51.75% | 1,903 | 48.04% | 8 | 0.20% | 147 | 3.71% | 3,961 |
| Carter | 688 | 64.00% | 383 | 35.63% | 4 | 0.37% | 305 | 28.37% | 1,075 |
| Cascade | 11,928 | 45.72% | 14,117 | 54.11% | 45 | 0.17% | -2,189 | -8.39% | 26,090 |
| Chouteau | 1,672 | 49.34% | 1,708 | 50.40% | 9 | 0.27% | -36 | -1.06% | 3,389 |
| Custer | 2,943 | 55.00% | 2,393 | 44.72% | 15 | 0.28% | 550 | 10.28% | 5,351 |
| Daniels | 763 | 44.26% | 960 | 55.68% | 1 | 0.06% | -197 | -11.43% | 1,724 |
| Dawson | 2,460 | 53.69% | 2,108 | 46.01% | 14 | 0.31% | 352 | 7.68% | 4,582 |
| Deer Lodge | 2,188 | 29.79% | 5,149 | 70.11% | 7 | 0.10% | -2,961 | -40.32% | 7,344 |
| Fallon | 918 | 60.55% | 597 | 39.38% | 1 | 0.07% | 321 | 21.17% | 1,516 |
| Fergus | 3,294 | 52.24% | 2,999 | 47.56% | 13 | 0.21% | 295 | 4.68% | 6,306 |
| Flathead | 7,554 | 52.95% | 6,689 | 46.88% | 24 | 0.17% | 865 | 6.06% | 14,267 |
| Gallatin | 6,870 | 64.49% | 3,761 | 35.31% | 21 | 0.20% | 3,109 | 29.19% | 10,652 |
| Garfield | 515 | 58.52% | 363 | 41.25% | 2 | 0.23% | 152 | 17.27% | 880 |
| Glacier | 1,775 | 43.95% | 2,260 | 55.95% | 4 | 0.10% | -485 | -12.01% | 4,039 |
| Golden Valley | 362 | 56.65% | 277 | 43.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 85 | 13.30% | 639 |
| Granite | 722 | 54.57% | 592 | 44.75% | 9 | 0.68% | 130 | 9.83% | 1,323 |
| Hill | 3,163 | 45.73% | 3,741 | 54.09% | 12 | 0.17% | -578 | -8.36% | 6,916 |
| Jefferson | 817 | 51.38% | 769 | 48.36% | 4 | 0.25% | 48 | 3.02% | 1,590 |
| Judith Basin | 721 | 46.10% | 842 | 53.84% | 1 | 0.06% | -121 | -7.74% | 1,564 |
| Lake | 3,240 | 56.75% | 2,462 | 43.12% | 7 | 0.12% | 778 | 13.63% | 5,709 |
| Lewis and Clark | 7,260 | 54.65% | 6,008 | 45.22% | 17 | 0.13% | 1,252 | 9.42% | 13,285 |
| Liberty | 597 | 54.27% | 501 | 45.55% | 2 | 0.18% | 96 | 8.73% | 1,100 |
| Lincoln | 1,902 | 41.84% | 2,623 | 57.70% | 21 | 0.46% | -721 | -15.86% | 4,546 |
| McCone | 743 | 49.04% | 764 | 50.43% | 8 | 0.53% | -21 | -1.39% | 1,515 |
| Madison | 1,456 | 58.97% | 1,010 | 40.91% | 3 | 0.12% | 446 | 18.06% | 2,469 |
| Meagher | 613 | 58.49% | 431 | 41.13% | 4 | 0.38% | 182 | 17.37% | 1,048 |
| Mineral | 549 | 44.27% | 686 | 55.32% | 5 | 0.40% | -137 | -11.05% | 1,240 |
| Missoula | 10,396 | 53.76% | 8,876 | 45.90% | 65 | 0.34% | 1,520 | 7.86% | 19,337 |
| Musselshell | 1,107 | 50.09% | 1,100 | 49.77% | 3 | 0.14% | 7 | 0.32% | 2,210 |
| Park | 3,329 | 59.44% | 2,249 | 40.15% | 23 | 0.41% | 1,080 | 19.28% | 5,601 |
| Petroleum | 255 | 53.57% | 221 | 46.43% | 0 | 0.00% | 34 | 7.14% | 476 |
| Phillips | 1,457 | 49.81% | 1,455 | 49.74% | 13 | 0.44% | 2 | 0.07% | 2,925 |
| Pondera | 1,452 | 46.76% | 1,653 | 53.24% | 0 | 0.00% | -201 | -6.47% | 3,105 |
| Powder River | 665 | 60.18% | 438 | 39.64% | 2 | 0.18% | 227 | 20.54% | 1,105 |
| Powell | 1,497 | 49.49% | 1,522 | 50.31% | 6 | 0.20% | -25 | -0.83% | 3,025 |
| Prairie | 649 | 65.75% | 338 | 34.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 311 | 31.51% | 987 |
| Ravalli | 3,121 | 56.46% | 2,381 | 43.07% | 26 | 0.47% | 740 | 13.39% | 5,528 |
| Richland | 2,395 | 56.10% | 1,863 | 43.64% | 11 | 0.26% | 532 | 12.46% | 4,269 |
| Roosevelt | 1,876 | 45.40% | 2,227 | 53.90% | 29 | 0.70% | -351 | -8.49% | 4,132 |
| Rosebud | 1,386 | 57.77% | 1,002 | 41.77% | 11 | 0.46% | 384 | 16.01% | 2,399 |
| Sanders | 1,497 | 50.17% | 1,469 | 49.23% | 18 | 0.60% | 28 | 0.94% | 2,984 |
| Sheridan | 1,196 | 43.43% | 1,549 | 56.25% | 9 | 0.33% | -353 | -12.82% | 2,754 |
| Silver Bow | 7,290 | 34.40% | 13,754 | 64.91% | 146 | 0.69% | -6,464 | -30.50% | 21,190 |
| Stillwater | 1,455 | 58.41% | 1,036 | 41.59% | 0 | 0.00% | 419 | 16.82% | 2,491 |
| Sweet Grass | 1,096 | 67.78% | 521 | 32.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 575 | 35.56% | 1,617 |
| Teton | 1,623 | 49.54% | 1,648 | 50.31% | 5 | 0.15% | -25 | -0.76% | 3,276 |
| Toole | 1,577 | 47.10% | 1,767 | 52.78% | 4 | 0.12% | -190 | -5.68% | 3,348 |
| Treasure | 300 | 52.63% | 270 | 47.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 30 | 5.26% | 570 |
| Valley | 2,387 | 44.65% | 2,953 | 55.24% | 6 | 0.11% | -566 | -10.59% | 5,346 |
| Wheatland | 793 | 52.24% | 724 | 47.69% | 1 | 0.07% | 69 | 4.55% | 1,518 |
| Wibaux | 387 | 48.01% | 419 | 51.99% | 0 | 0.00% | -32 | -3.97% | 806 |
| Yellowstone | 19,467 | 60.82% | 12,356 | 38.61% | 183 | 0.57% | 7,111 | 22.22% | 32,006 |
| Totals | 141,841 | 51.10% | 134,891 | 48.60% | 847 | 0.31% | 6,950 | 2.50% | 277,579 |
References
- David Leip. "1960 Presidential General Election Results – Montana". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
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