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The electoral college, national popular vote, and the presidential election. Oct 23, 2012 in a blogpost yesterday on the electoral college, ny times columnist ross douthat reported that if you believe sean trendes fascinating analysis, richard nixon won the popular vote in the 1960 presidential election. Presidential elections by wattenberg, martin p presidential studies quarterly, vol. The election on november 8, 1960 remains one of the most famous election nights in american history.

The election of 1960 saw women once again fade from political sight. Other electoral vote counts can be found on the main electoral vote page. Presidential election in the closest finish since benjamin harrison defeated grover cleveland in 1888, on november 8, 1960, democratic senator john f. Kennedy, the democratic nominee, effectively raised these issues throughout the general election to support his. Since the end of wwii, there have been three presidential elections four if you count 2000 in which a 1% swing in the popular vote would have changed who became president 1960, 1968, 1976. Kennedy defeated incumbent vice president richard nixon, the republican party nominee. And i decided to reread this classic account of the 1960 election, a book i first read almost. Kennedy, the handsome, charismatic, wealthy senator. Twostage presidential elections were held in finland in 1950, the first time the public had been involved in a presidential election since 1937 as three nonpopular elections had taken place in 1940, 1943 and 1946. Nov 09, 2000 in the weeks leading up to the 2000 election, political pundits and other selfimportant knowitalls kept telling us that this years presidential contest was reminiscent of the one in 1960. June, 1957 nixon and martin luther king confer in accra, ghana. The 1960 united states presidential election in nevada took place on november 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 united states presidential election. Nixon, and the 1960 election american presidential elections paperback october 20, 2017. Probably the electoral college is the only reason why real racist vote suppression after the civil war didnt succeed in stealing the white house in 1876.

The making of the president 1960 harper perennial political. The 1960 election also remains a source of debate among some historians as to whether vote theft in selected states aided kennedys victory. The 1888 election is the fifth instance in which a candidate won the popular vote but not the electoral. After the election, controversy swirled around the vote count, and kennedy shrewdly. In that year, the canonical recitation advises us that sen. Full results by state for the 2016 presidential election and electoral vote count. Black voters, africa, and the 1960 presidential campaign. Kennedy thus became the first roman catholic and the youngest person ever elected president. List of united states presidential elections by popular vote. United states presidential election of 1960 united states. United states presidential election of 1960, american presidential election held on november 8, 1960, in which democrat john f.

In each of those cases, the electoral college made it clear who would be president even when the popular vote wasnt that conclusive. Oct 27, 2016 the 1960 presidential election was a dramatic occasion. Every president who won the election but lost the popular vote. The religious factor in the 1960 presidential election. Kennedy called about king, so he won the black vote. The 1956 united states presidential election was the 43rd quadrennial presidential election. Kennedy announced his candidacy for president on january 2, 1960. Democratic party strategy for the 1960 presidential election included using the space race, the alleged missile gap, and declining american prestige abroad to illustrate the need for new leadership in the white house.

This page details the electoral vote for the 1960 presidential election. The election was the 44th presidential election and took place on november 8, 1960. List of books and articles about presidential election of 1960. This section supercedes the publication 1992 presidential primary election results issued in august 1992. Rorabaugh cuts through the mythology of this famous election to explain. Look at this electoral map from the 1960 presidential election.

Indeed, historical accounts of the election have neglected kennedys own emphases even as they have reduced black voters to men. Its a dramatic story and its hard to understand how without the electoral. In the popular vote, kennedys margin of victory was among the closest ever in american history. The 1960 presidential election was in many ways different from the elections in previous decades and it is even claimed that presidential politics in the united states has undergone a. In mississippi, the eight unpledged electors voted for harry byrd president and strom thurmond vice president. The main issues of the election were domestic, for instance, tax relief, budget, and reforming federal social insurance programs. Eisenhower successfully ran for reelection against adlai stevenson, the former illinois governor whom he had defeated four years earlier. Nixon as the villain and which viewed the outcome as the triumph of liberalism over conservatism. The election results were among the closest ever in us presidential elections history. In the good old days you had to be an adult, twentyone, to voteotherwise this would have been my first election. In the national popular vote, kennedy beat nixon by just one tenth of one percentage point 0. Also included in the publication for the first time are the official election results for the u. Today, the popular image is that the election was about john fitzgerald kennedy as.

The presidential election of 1960 pitted against each other two of the more interesting political personalities of the twentieth century john f. Discover librarianselected research resources on presidential election of 1960 from the questia online library, including fulltext online books. Presidential election results since 1960 flashcards quizlet. Five presidential nominees who won popular vote but lost the. American history and world history can be found at historycental historys home on the web.

Presidential primaries that 39 states, plus the district of columbia and puerto rico, held in 1992. In alabama, the 11 presidential electors were directly elected. The 1960 united states presidential election was the 44th quadrennial presidential election. Jfk d won because of some questionable democratic voting shenanigans in illinois and texas.

On 16 and 17 january the public elected presidential electors to an electoral college. Nevertheless, i feel that his discussion of the 1960 election both gives nixon. The presidential election of 1960, edmund kallina views this election as a turning point in us history and says his goal is to write an overview of the election with emphasis on the most critical and controversial events and issues. Research our special sections on diverse subjects ranging from presidential elections to naval history.

Its very interesting to compare this to more recent elections. Kennedy was also the first president born in the 20th century. Nixon faced little opposition in the republican race to succeed popular incumbent dwight d. Politics have shifted somewhat since that election. In a closely contested election, democrat united states senator john f. Nevada voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the electoral college, who voted for president and vice president. When john kennedy won the presidency in 1960, he also won the right to put his own. Some of this was due to the ongoing campaign of the dnc to downplay the idea that there was a womans vote, and some was due to the rise of new issues. Nov 08, 2014 its very interesting to compare this to more recent elections. Vice president richard nixon announced his candidacy on january 9, 1960.

Vice president richard nixon, the crusading anticommunist, was pitted against john f. I hadnt seen this claim before, and im a dork, so i popped over to take a look. The candidates and the issues an examination of the 1960. Political issues in the presidential election of 1960 history. Especially notable is the red california and blue texas. The 1960 presidential election was a dramatic occasion. May 19, 2017 in the good old days you had to be an adult, twentyone, to voteotherwise this would have been my first election. The 1960 election also remains a source of debate among some historians as to whether vote theft in. For the lazy ap government student, the absent minded college student in a politic. Explore our complete time lines of major events in american history as well as world history. This election was the last to not count district of columbia as an electoral vote until the 1964 election. How many candidates have won the popular vote but lost the. Kennedy won the presidency against republican vicepresident richard m. Bob dole, former presidential candidate, speaking for the republicans, tells network viewers that everyone knows that illinois is crooked, that mayor richard daley, william daleys father bill daley is chairman of the gore campaign, stole the election for john f.

The 1960 presidential election as the first modern campaign. In the popular vote, kennedys victory was among the closest ever in american history. National popular vote electoral college reform by direct. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. The political candidates in the 2000 election were george w. Closeness of 1960 presidential election jfk library.

The electoral college, national popular vote, and the. Hughes cuts through the 1960 election like a hot knife through butter. Kennedy defeated vice president richard nixon in an incredibly close popular vote, 34,220,984. I was too young to vote in 1960, and was just a sophomore in high school, but it was the first presidential election that i took part in through campaigning. In addition to being a bestseller, whites book was the first in a series of books on us presidential elections and set the tone for the interpretation of the 1960 election, a tone which glamorized john f. Buy the making of the president 1960 harper perennial political classics. This book is in no way biased against kennedy or nixon, and details both. August 3, 1957 death of jackies father, black jack bouvier. The electoral vote totals in the election of 1960 were not as close with kennedys 303 to nixons 219 carney, francis m.