ELECTION RESULTS:
DEMOCRATS:
JOHN F. KENNEDY (PRES)
LYNDON B. JOHNSON (VP)
Electoral Vote: 303 (56.4%)
Popular Vote: 34,226,731 (49.7%)
REPUBLICANS:
RICHARD M. NIXON (PRES)
HENRY CABOT LODGE (VP)
Electoral Vote: 219 (40.8%)
Popular Vote: 34,108,157 (49.5%)
DEMOCRATS:
HARRY F. BYRD (PRES)
STROM THURMOND (VP)
Electoral Vote: 15 (2.8%)
Popular Vote: 0 (0%)
NOTE:
Senator Harry F. Byrd (D-VA) was not on the ballot, but received 15 electoral votes, including 14 votes from unpledged electors (6 in Alabama and 8 in Mississippi) and 1 vote from a faithless elector (Oklahoma).
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES:
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES:
RESOURCES:
BACKGROUND:
JFK Library
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia
MAPS/ DATA:
American Presidency Project
Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
JFK Presidential Library
SPEECHES:
KENNEDY CONVENTION SPEECH (7/15/1960):
Video (JFK Library, C-SPAN)
Transcript (JFK Library)
NIXON CONVENTION SPEECH (7/28/1960):
Video (C-SPAN)
Transcript (American Presidency Project)
KENNEDY VICTORY SPEECH (11/9/1960):
Transcript (JFK Library)
NIXON CONCESSION SPEECH (11/9/1960):
Transcript (American Presidency Project)
Video (YouTube)
DEBATES:
FIRST DEBATE (9/26/1960):
Transcripts (CPD, JFKL)
Video (JFKL, RNF, PBS Newshour)
SECOND DEBATE (10/7/1960):
Transcripts (CPD, JFKL)
Video (PBS Newshour)
THIRD DEBATE (10/13/1960):
Transcripts (CPD, JFKL)
Video (PBS Newshour)
FOURTH DEBATE (10/21/1960):
Transcripts (CPD, JFKL)
Video (PBS Newshour)
OTHER RESOURCES:
Correspondence (JFK Library)
Briefing Materials (JFK Library)
Index of Topics Covered (JFK Library)
MEDIA COVERAGE:
FRONT PAGES:
New York Times
Washington Post
Chicago Tribune
Baltimore Sun
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
San Francisco Chronicle
Daily Oklahoman
Knoxville New-Sentinel
Nashville Tennessean
ELECTION COVERAGE:
New York Times (Lead Story)
New York Times (11/10/1960 issue)
NBC News
CBS News
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM (7/13/1960):
New York Times
KENNEDY NOMINATION (7/14/1960):
New York Times
New York Times
JOHNSON VP NOMINATION (7/15/1960):
New York Times