The 1960 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the

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, which was held throughout all 50 states. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Connecticut voted for the

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nominee,

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John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts, over the Republican nominee, Vice President Richard Nixon of California. Kennedy ran with Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, while Nixon's running mate was Ambassador

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of Massachusetts. Kennedy carried Connecticut by a comfortable margin of 7.47%, making him the first Democratic winner in the state since Franklin D. Roosevelt in

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. Middlesex County voted Democratic for the first time since

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. As of the

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, this marks the last time in which the town of

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was carried by the Republican nominee, as well as the last time in which Connecticut voted for a different candidate than Maine. This is also the most recent occasion that Connecticut voted more Democratic than neighboring

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Background

Connecticut had not voted for the

presidential nominee since the 1944 election.

Results

By county

References

Works cited

* Connecticut

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1960 Connecticut elections {{Connecticut-election-stub

Background

Results

By county

See also

References

Works cited