List of 1960 swing states
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The 1960 U.S. Presidential election
between Democrat
John F. Kennedy
and Vice President
Richard Nixon
was among the closest elections in American history. Kennedy ultimately won, however more than half of the states were decided by margins of less than 10 percent. Below is a list of states with the lowest margins of victory, sorted by the margin percentages and color-coded for Nixon or Kennedy:
United States presidential election, 1960
The United States presidential election of 1960 was the 44th American presidential election, held on November 8, 1960, for the term beginning January 20, 1961, and ending January 20, 1965. The incumbent president, Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower, was not eligible to run again. The Republican Party...
between Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
and Vice President
Vice President of the United States
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Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
was among the closest elections in American history. Kennedy ultimately won, however more than half of the states were decided by margins of less than 10 percent. Below is a list of states with the lowest margins of victory, sorted by the margin percentages and color-coded for Nixon or Kennedy:
- Texas- 2.00% 46,257 votes
- Delaware- 1.64% 3,217 votes
- Minnesota- 1.43% 22,018 votes
- New Jersey- 0.80% 22,091 votes
- New Mexico- 0.74% 2,294 votes
- Missouri- 0.52% 9,980 votes
- Illinois- 0.19% 8,858 votes
- Hawaii- 0.06% 115 votes
- California- 0.55% 35,623 votes
- Alaska- 1.88% 1,144 votes