1960 U.S. Presidential Election



The 1960 U.S. Presidential Election was between John F. Kennedy (Democrat/Massachusetts) and Richard Nixon (Republican/California). John F. Kennedy won the election by capturing The South, Rust Belt and part of the Northeast. Third-Party candidate Harry F. Byrd won the state of Mississippi by a slim margin (Link).

Trivia

 * This was the first election where Alaska and Hawaii participated.
 * This was the final election where Washington D.C. was not represented in electoral votes.
 * Richard Nixon would run again (and win) in the 1968 U.S. Presidential Election.
 * Harry Byrd's running-mate, Barry Goldwater, would run on the Republican ticket in 1964.