See main article: 1960 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States presidential election in Nevada |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Flag Year: | 1929 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1956 United States presidential election in Nevada |
| Previous Year: | 1956 |
| Next Election: | 1964 United States presidential election in Nevada |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
| Votes For Election: | All 3 Nevada votes to the Electoral College |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960[1] |
| Image1: | Jfk2 (3x4).jpg |
| Nominee1: | John F. Kennedy |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Massachusetts |
| Running Mate1: | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Electoral Vote1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 54,880 |
| Percentage1: | 51.16% |
| Nominee2: | Richard Nixon |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | California |
| Running Mate2: | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 52,387 |
| Percentage2: | 48.84% |
| Map Size: | 275px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John F. Kennedy |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1960 United States presidential election in Nevada 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. All surrounding states (California, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, and Oregon) voted for Nixon.
Nevada was won by Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 51.16% of the popular vote against incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 48.84% of the popular vote.[3] [4]
Although Nixon lost the state and the election, he would later win Nevada in both 1968 and 1972.
| County | John F. Kennedy Democratic | Richard Nixon Republican | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||||||||||||
| Churchill | 1,309 | 42.58% | 1,765 | 57.42% | -456 | -14.84% | 3,074 | ||||||||
| Clark | 23,949 | 56.82% | 18,197 | 43.18% | 5,752 | 13.64% | 42,146 | ||||||||
| Douglas | 587 | 33.52% | 1,164 | 66.48% | -577 | -32.96% | 1,751 | ||||||||
| Elko | 2,495 | 50.69% | 2,427 | 49.31% | 68 | 1.38% | 4,922 | ||||||||
| Esmeralda | 215 | 57.95% | 156 | 42.05% | 59 | 15.90% | 371 | ||||||||
| Eureka | 223 | 48.27% | 239 | 51.73% | -16 | -3.46% | 462 | ||||||||
| Humboldt | 1,173 | 50.34% | 1,157 | 49.66% | 16 | 0.68% | 2,330 | ||||||||
| Lander | 391 | 50.52% | 383 | 49.48% | 8 | 1.04% | 774 | ||||||||
| Lincoln | 771 | 59.26% | 530 | 40.74% | 241 | 18.52% | 1,301 | ||||||||
| Lyon | 1,009 | 40.31% | 1,494 | 59.69% | -485 | -19.38% | 2,503 | ||||||||
| Mineral | 1,606 | 63.33% | 930 | 36.67% | 676 | 26.66% | 2,536 | ||||||||
| Nye | 993 | 56.55% | 763 | 43.45% | 230 | 13.10% | 1,756 | ||||||||
| Ormsby | 1,283 | 39.73% | 1,946 | 60.27% | -663 | -20.54% | 3,229 | ||||||||
| Pershing | 716 | 52.49% | 648 | 47.51% | 68 | 4.98% | 1,364 | ||||||||
| Storey | 167 | 45.14% | 203 | 54.86% | -36 | -9.72% | 370 | ||||||||
| Washoe | 15,280 | 44.79% | 18,833 | 55.21% | -3,553 | -10.42% | 34,113 | ||||||||
| White Pine | 2,713 | 63.61% | 1,552 | 36.39% | 1,161 | 27.22% | 4,265 | ||||||||
| Totals | 54,880 | 51.16% | 52,387 | 48.84% | 2,493 | 2.32% | 107,267 | ||||||||