Electoral history of

John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination ...

, who served as the 35th

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(1961–1963) and as a

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(1953–1960) and

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(1947–1953) from

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U.S. House of Representatives elections (1946–1950)

U.S. Senate elections (1952–1958)

Presidential elections (1956–1960)

1960 United States presidential election: *

Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He had previously served as the 37th vice ...

(D) – 34,220,984 (49.7%) and 303 electoral votes (22 states carried) *

Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...

/ Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (R) – 34,108,157 (49.5%) and 219 electoral votes (26 states carried) *

Harry F. Byrd Harry Flood Byrd Sr. (June 10, 1887 – October 20, 1966) was an American newspaper publisher, politician, and leader of the Democratic Party in Virginia for four decades as head of a political faction that became known as the Byrd Organization. ...

/ Strom Thurmond (I) – 286,359 (0.4%) and 14 electoral votes (2 states carried) *

/ Barry Goldwater (I) – 1 electoral vote ( Oklahoma

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) * Orval E. Faubus/ James G. Crommelin (

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) – 44,984 (0.1%)

References

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