See main article: 1960 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States presidential election in Oklahoma |
| Country: | Oklahoma |
| Flag Year: | 1941 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1956 United States presidential election in Oklahoma |
| Previous Year: | 1956 |
| Next Election: | 1964 United States presidential election in Oklahoma |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960[1] |
| Image1: | Richard Nixon official portrait as Vice President (cropped).tiff |
| Nominee1: | Richard Nixon |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | California |
| Running Mate1: | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. |
| Electoral Vote1: | 7 |
| Popular Vote1: | 533,039 |
| Percentage1: | 59.02% |
| Nominee2: | John F. Kennedy |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Massachusetts |
| Running Mate2: | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 370,111 |
| Percentage2: | 40.98% |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| 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 Oklahoma took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Oklahoma was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 59.02% of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 40.98% of the popular vote. In the Electoral College, Nixon received seven of Oklahoma's eight electoral votes; the eighth was cast by a faithless elector for Harry F. Byrd of Virginia.[2]
With 59.02% of the popular vote, Oklahoma would prove to be Nixon's third strongest state in 1960 after Nebraska and Kansas.[3] This election marked the first time since statehood that a Democrat won the presidency without carrying Oklahoma. Oklahoma was one of four states that swung towards Republicans compared to 1956, alongside Tennessee, Arkansas, and Georgia.
| 1960 United States presidential election in Oklahoma | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Republican | Richard Nixon | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. | 533,039 | 59.02% | 7 | ||
| Democratic | John F. Kennedy | Lyndon B. Johnson | 370,111 | 40.98% | 0 | ||
| Democratic | Barry Goldwater | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | |||
| Totals | 903,150 | 100.00% | 8 | ||||
| County | Richard Nixon Republican | John F. Kennedy Democratic | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||||||||||||
| Adair | 3,655 | 65.76% | 1,903 | 34.24% | 1,752 | 31.52% | 5,558 | ||||||||
| Alfalfa | 3,332 | 75.74% | 1,067 | 24.26% | 2,265 | 51.48% | 4,399 | ||||||||
| Atoka | 1,892 | 51.82% | 1,759 | 48.18% | 133 | 3.64% | 3,651 | ||||||||
| Beaver | 2,442 | 73.36% | 887 | 26.64% | 1,555 | 46.72% | 3,329 | ||||||||
| Beckham | 4,258 | 61.01% | 2,721 | 38.99% | 1,537 | 22.02% | 6,979 | ||||||||
| Blaine | 3,646 | 67.88% | 1,725 | 32.12% | 1,921 | 35.76% | 5,371 | ||||||||
| Bryan | 3,845 | 46.48% | 4,428 | 53.52% | -583 | -7.04% | 8,273 | ||||||||
| Caddo | 5,920 | 53.65% | 5,115 | 46.35% | 805 | 7.30% | 11,035 | ||||||||
| Canadian | 5,697 | 57.37% | 4,234 | 42.63% | 1,463 | 14.74% | 9,931 | ||||||||
| Carter | 6,288 | 42.69% | 8,441 | 57.31% | -2,153 | -14.62% | 14,729 | ||||||||
| Cherokee | 3,571 | 57.06% | 2,687 | 42.94% | 884 | 14.12% | 6,258 | ||||||||
| Choctaw | 2,531 | 46.25% | 2,941 | 53.75% | -410 | -7.50% | 5,472 | ||||||||
| Cimarron | 1,316 | 65.41% | 696 | 34.59% | 620 | 30.82% | 2,012 | ||||||||
| Cleveland | 9,292 | 59.23% | 6,397 | 40.77% | 2,895 | 18.46% | 15,689 | ||||||||
| Coal | 1,019 | 44.54% | 1,269 | 55.46% | -250 | -10.92% | 2,288 | ||||||||
| Comanche | 10,691 | 52.79% | 9,562 | 47.21% | 1,129 | 5.58% | 20,253 | ||||||||
| Cotton | 1,619 | 49.77% | 1,634 | 50.23% | -15 | -0.46% | 3,253 | ||||||||
| Craig | 3,770 | 57.45% | 2,792 | 42.55% | 978 | 14.90% | 6,562 | ||||||||
| Creek | 8,785 | 58.61% | 6,205 | 41.39% | 2,580 | 17.22% | 14,990 | ||||||||
| Custer | 5,050 | 64.80% | 2,743 | 35.20% | 2,307 | 29.60% | 7,793 | ||||||||
| Delaware | 3,639 | 61.46% | 2,282 | 38.54% | 1,357 | 22.92% | 5,921 | ||||||||
| Dewey | 2,115 | 66.16% | 1,082 | 33.84% | 1,033 | 32.32% | 3,197 | ||||||||
| Ellis | 2,085 | 74.62% | 709 | 25.38% | 1,376 | 49.24% | 2,794 | ||||||||
| Garfield | 14,860 | 69.30% | 6,582 | 30.70% | 8,278 | 38.60% | 21,442 | ||||||||
| Garvin | 5,125 | 51.66% | 4,795 | 48.34% | 330 | 3.32% | 9,920 | ||||||||
| Grady | 5,913 | 52.06% | 5,446 | 47.94% | 467 | 4.12% | 11,359 | ||||||||
| Grant | 2,810 | 61.99% | 1,723 | 38.01% | 1,087 | 23.98% | 4,533 | ||||||||
| Greer | 2,158 | 55.96% | 1,698 | 44.04% | 460 | 11.92% | 3,856 | ||||||||
| Harmon | 1,142 | 47.44% | 1,265 | 52.56% | -123 | -5.12% | 2,407 | ||||||||
| Harper | 2,057 | 73.44% | 744 | 26.56% | 1,313 | 46.88% | 2,801 | ||||||||
| Haskell | 1,858 | 52.04% | 1,712 | 47.96% | 146 | 4.08% | 3,570 | ||||||||
| Hughes | 3,117 | 50.49% | 3,057 | 49.51% | 60 | 0.98% | 6,174 | ||||||||
| Jackson | 3,375 | 47.30% | 3,761 | 52.70% | -386 | -5.40% | 7,136 | ||||||||
| Jefferson | 1,343 | 40.85% | 1,945 | 59.15% | -602 | -18.30% | 3,288 | ||||||||
| Johnston | 1,441 | 44.16% | 1,822 | 55.84% | -381 | -11.68% | 3,263 | ||||||||
| Kay | 15,156 | 64.76% | 8,249 | 35.24% | 6,907 | 29.52% | 23,405 | ||||||||
| Kingfisher | 3,501 | 65.78% | 1,821 | 34.22% | 1,680 | 31.56% | 5,322 | ||||||||
| Kiowa | 3,515 | 57.13% | 2,638 | 42.87% | 877 | 14.26% | 6,153 | ||||||||
| Latimer | 1,454 | 48.66% | 1,534 | 51.34% | -80 | -2.68% | 2,988 | ||||||||
| LeFlore | 5,302 | 52.26% | 4,844 | 47.74% | 458 | 4.52% | 10,146 | ||||||||
| Lincoln | 5,528 | 62.94% | 3,255 | 37.06% | 2,273 | 25.88% | 8,783 | ||||||||
| Logan | 5,121 | 64.49% | 2,820 | 35.51% | 2,301 | 28.98% | 7,941 | ||||||||
| Love | 932 | 39.24% | 1,443 | 60.76% | -511 | -21.52% | 2,375 | ||||||||
| McClain | 2,547 | 51.85% | 2,365 | 48.15% | 182 | 3.70% | 4,912 | ||||||||
| McCurtain | 3,562 | 45.88% | 4,202 | 54.12% | -640 | -8.24% | 7,764 | ||||||||
| McIntosh | 2,221 | 50.41% | 2,185 | 49.59% | 36 | 0.82% | 4,406 | ||||||||
| Major | 2,892 | 80.16% | 716 | 19.84% | 2,176 | 60.32% | 3,608 | ||||||||
| Marshall | 1,325 | 42.50% | 1,793 | 57.50% | -468 | -15.00% | 3,118 | ||||||||
| Mayes | 5,194 | 58.26% | 3,721 | 41.74% | 1,473 | 16.52% | 8,915 | ||||||||
| Murray | 1,993 | 48.35% | 2,129 | 51.65% | -136 | -3.30% | 4,122 | ||||||||
| Muskogee | 12,403 | 52.81% | 11,082 | 47.19% | 1,321 | 5.62% | 23,485 | ||||||||
| Noble | 3,198 | 62.61% | 1,910 | 37.39% | 1,288 | 25.22% | 5,108 | ||||||||
| Nowata | 3,014 | 58.65% | 2,125 | 41.35% | 889 | 17.30% | 5,139 | ||||||||
| Okfuskee | 2,510 | 56.05% | 1,968 | 43.95% | 542 | 12.10% | 4,478 | ||||||||
| Oklahoma | 102,992 | 61.44% | 64,648 | 38.56% | 38,344 | 22.88% | 167,640 | ||||||||
| Okmulgee | 7,107 | 49.46% | 7,262 | 50.54% | -155 | -1.08% | 14,369 | ||||||||
| Osage | 7,508 | 56.41% | 5,801 | 43.59% | 1,707 | 12.82% | 13,309 | ||||||||
| Ottawa | 6,520 | 53.33% | 5,705 | 46.67% | 815 | 6.66% | 12,225 | ||||||||
| Pawnee | 3,153 | 65.80% | 1,639 | 34.20% | 1,514 | 31.60% | 4,792 | ||||||||
| Payne | 9,943 | 63.59% | 5,694 | 36.41% | 4,249 | 27.18% | 15,637 | ||||||||
| Pittsburg | 5,834 | 44.39% | 7,310 | 55.61% | -1,476 | -11.22% | 13,144 | ||||||||
| Pontotoc | 5,863 | 55.75% | 4,654 | 44.25% | 1,209 | 11.50% | 10,517 | ||||||||
| Pottawatomie | 9,421 | 53.87% | 8,067 | 46.13% | 1,354 | 7.74% | 17,488 | ||||||||
| Pushmataha | 1,728 | 51.46% | 1,630 | 48.54% | 98 | 2.92% | 3,358 | ||||||||
| Roger Mills | 1,463 | 64.39% | 809 | 35.61% | 654 | 28.78% | 2,272 | ||||||||
| Rogers | 5,412 | 63.08% | 3,167 | 36.92% | 2,245 | 26.16% | 8,579 | ||||||||
| Seminole | 5,505 | 56.40% | 4,256 | 43.60% | 1,249 | 12.80% | 9,761 | ||||||||
| Sequoyah | 3,862 | 56.76% | 2,942 | 43.24% | 920 | 13.52% | 6,804 | ||||||||
| Stephens | 8,084 | 53.95% | 6,899 | 46.05% | 1,185 | 7.90% | 14,983 | ||||||||
| Texas | 4,314 | 73.58% | 1,549 | 26.42% | 2,765 | 47.16% | 5,863 | ||||||||
| Tillman | 2,678 | 49.46% | 2,736 | 50.54% | -58 | -1.08% | 5,414 | ||||||||
| Tulsa | 89,899 | 63.03% | 52,725 | 36.97% | 37,174 | 26.06% | 142,624 | ||||||||
| Wagoner | 3,570 | 56.87% | 2,707 | 43.13% | 863 | 13.74% | 6,277 | ||||||||
| Washington | 13,700 | 71.43% | 5,479 | 28.57% | 8,221 | 42.86% | 19,179 | ||||||||
| Washita | 3,209 | 57.07% | 2,414 | 42.93% | 795 | 14.14% | 5,623 | ||||||||
| Woods | 4,064 | 68.12% | 1,902 | 31.88% | 2,162 | 36.24% | 5,966 | ||||||||
| Woodward | 4,185 | 73.78% | 1,487 | 26.22% | 2,698 | 47.56% | 5,672 | ||||||||
| Totals | 533,039 | 59.02% | 370,111 | 40.98% | 162,928 | 18.04% | 903,150 | ||||||||