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 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.
With 59.02% of the popular vote, Oklahoma would prove to be Nixon's third strongest state in 1960 after Nebraska and Kansas. 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.
Results
Results by county
Counties that flipped Democratic to Republican
- Atoka
- Beckham
- Caddo
- Comanche
- McClain
- McIntosh
- Muskogee
- Pottawatomie
- Pontotoc
- Pushmataha
- Roger Mills
- Seminole
- Sequoyah
- Stephens
- Washita
- Garvin
- Grady
- Greer
- Haskell
- Hughes
- Kiowa
- LeFlore
See also
- United States presidential elections in Oklahoma
Notes
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