1960 United States presidential election in Wyoming
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.
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Wyoming was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., with 55.01 percent of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 44.99% of the popular vote.[3][4]
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]
Results
| 1960 United States presidential election in Wyoming | |||||||||
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| 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% |  5.07% | ||
| Democratic | John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts | Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas | 63,331 | 44.99% | 0 | 0.00% |  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 |
Endorsements
- John J. Hickey, 24th Governor of Wyoming
- Jack R. Gage, Secretary of State of Wyoming
- Velma Linford, 12th Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction[9]
- Teno Roncalio, Chairman of the Wyoming Democratic Party
References
- "United States Presidential election of 1960". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- "1960 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- "1960 Presidential General Election Results – Wyoming". Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1960". Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- Bradlee, Ben (May 31, 2011). A Good Life. Simon and Schuster. p. 198. ISBN 9781439128855 – via Google Books.
- Robb, David L. (March 15, 2012). Santa Monica Press. Eastwood-Kirchner Printing Company. ISBN 9781595808509.
- "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.
- "Republican Presidential Electors". Jackson's Hole Courier. November 10, 1960. p. 2. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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.
