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Election in Washington
The 1960 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. State voters chose nine[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Washington was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 50.68% of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 48.27% of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results[edit]
Results by county[edit]
County
|
Richard Milhous Nixon Republican
|
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Democratic
|
Various candidates Other parties
|
Margin
|
Total votes cast
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Adams
|
2,479
|
58.80%
|
1,732
|
41.08%
|
5
|
0.12%
|
747
|
17.72%
|
4,216
|
Asotin
|
2,640
|
46.00%
|
3,093
|
53.89%
|
6
|
0.10%
|
-453
|
-7.89%
|
5,739
|
Benton
|
13,797
|
52.37%
|
12,518
|
47.52%
|
29
|
0.11%
|
1,279
|
4.85%
|
26,344
|
Chelan
|
9,854
|
54.10%
|
8,177
|
44.89%
|
183
|
1.00%
|
1,677
|
9.21%
|
18,214
|
Clallam
|
6,227
|
47.61%
|
6,801
|
52.00%
|
52
|
0.40%
|
-574
|
-4.39%
|
13,080
|
Clark
|
20,080
|
49.13%
|
20,771
|
50.82%
|
17
|
0.04%
|
-691
|
-1.69%
|
40,868
|
Columbia
|
1,301
|
62.13%
|
793
|
37.87%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
508
|
24.26%
|
2,094
|
Cowlitz
|
12,103
|
49.79%
|
12,054
|
49.58%
|
153
|
0.63%
|
49
|
0.20%
|
24,310
|
Douglas
|
3,241
|
51.07%
|
3,087
|
48.64%
|
18
|
0.28%
|
154
|
2.43%
|
6,346
|
Ferry
|
623
|
40.30%
|
921
|
59.57%
|
2
|
0.13%
|
-298
|
-19.28%
|
1,546
|
Franklin
|
4,201
|
44.65%
|
5,156
|
54.80%
|
52
|
0.55%
|
-955
|
-10.15%
|
9,409
|
Garfield
|
914
|
56.88%
|
690
|
42.94%
|
3
|
0.19%
|
224
|
13.94%
|
1,607
|
Grant
|
7,568
|
50.44%
|
7,400
|
49.32%
|
37
|
0.25%
|
168
|
1.12%
|
15,005
|
Grays Harbor
|
10,067
|
41.94%
|
13,773
|
57.37%
|
166
|
0.69%
|
-3,706
|
-15.44%
|
24,006
|
Island
|
3,596
|
59.01%
|
2,470
|
40.53%
|
28
|
0.46%
|
1,126
|
18.48%
|
6,094
|
Jefferson
|
2,103
|
48.83%
|
2,197
|
51.01%
|
7
|
0.16%
|
-94
|
-2.18%
|
4,307
|
King
|
224,150
|
50.85%
|
208,756
|
47.36%
|
7,904
|
1.79%
|
15,394
|
3.49%
|
440,810
|
Kitsap
|
17,459
|
46.80%
|
19,662
|
52.71%
|
181
|
0.49%
|
-2,203
|
-5.91%
|
37,302
|
Kittitas
|
4,640
|
51.83%
|
4,303
|
48.06%
|
10
|
0.11%
|
337
|
3.76%
|
8,953
|
Klickitat
|
2,836
|
50.69%
|
2,744
|
49.04%
|
15
|
0.27%
|
92
|
1.64%
|
5,595
|
Lewis
|
11,012
|
56.53%
|
8,411
|
43.18%
|
57
|
0.29%
|
2,601
|
13.35%
|
19,480
|
Lincoln
|
3,211
|
58.77%
|
2,248
|
41.14%
|
5
|
0.09%
|
963
|
17.62%
|
5,464
|
Mason
|
3,703
|
46.86%
|
4,183
|
52.94%
|
16
|
0.20%
|
-480
|
-6.07%
|
7,902
|
Okanogan
|
5,169
|
48.32%
|
5,507
|
51.48%
|
22
|
0.21%
|
-338
|
-3.16%
|
10,698
|
Pacific
|
3,224
|
45.47%
|
3,837
|
54.12%
|
29
|
0.41%
|
-613
|
-8.65%
|
7,090
|
Pend Oreille
|
1,305
|
44.19%
|
1,641
|
55.57%
|
7
|
0.24%
|
-336
|
-11.38%
|
2,953
|
Pierce
|
57,188
|
46.32%
|
64,292
|
52.07%
|
1,995
|
1.62%
|
-7,104
|
-5.75%
|
123,475
|
San Juan
|
1,112
|
63.91%
|
624
|
35.86%
|
4
|
0.23%
|
488
|
28.05%
|
1,740
|
Skagit
|
12,168
|
52.40%
|
11,003
|
47.39%
|
49
|
0.21%
|
1,165
|
5.02%
|
23,220
|
Skamania
|
1,032
|
44.75%
|
1,269
|
55.03%
|
5
|
0.22%
|
-237
|
-10.28%
|
2,306
|
Snohomish
|
33,731
|
46.10%
|
38,793
|
53.02%
|
639
|
0.87%
|
-5,062
|
-6.92%
|
73,163
|
Spokane
|
59,557
|
51.62%
|
55,553
|
48.15%
|
259
|
0.22%
|
4,004
|
3.47%
|
115,369
|
Stevens
|
4,076
|
51.24%
|
3,861
|
48.54%
|
18
|
0.23%
|
215
|
2.70%
|
7,955
|
Thurston
|
13,921
|
54.37%
|
11,620
|
45.38%
|
65
|
0.25%
|
2,301
|
8.99%
|
25,606
|
Wahkiakum
|
796
|
46.23%
|
923
|
53.60%
|
3
|
0.17%
|
-127
|
-7.38%
|
1,722
|
Walla Walla
|
11,786
|
63.64%
|
6,721
|
36.29%
|
12
|
0.06%
|
5,065
|
27.35%
|
18,519
|
Whatcom
|
16,651
|
52.82%
|
14,298
|
45.35%
|
577
|
1.83%
|
2,353
|
7.46%
|
31,526
|
Whitman
|
8,069
|
59.58%
|
5,458
|
40.30%
|
17
|
0.13%
|
2,611
|
19.28%
|
13,544
|
Yakima
|
31,683
|
58.68%
|
21,958
|
40.67%
|
354
|
0.66%
|
9,725
|
18.01%
|
53,995
|
Totals |
629,273 |
50.68% |
599,298 |
48.27% |
13,001 |
1.05% |
29,975 |
2.41% |
1,241,572
|
See also[edit]
References[edit]