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1960 Democratic Party presidential primaries. From March 8 to June 7, 1960, voters and members of the Democratic Party elected delegates to the 1960 Democratic National Convention through a series of caucuses, conventions, and primaries, partly for the purpose of nominating a candidate for President of the United States in the 1960 election.
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There were only sixteen primaries in 1960, and most of them were in smaller states with relatively few delegates at stake. So they handpicked states where they thought they could win...
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Results of 1960 Presidential Election Primaries. Primary Date and Location. Republican Candidate. Number of Votes for Candidate and Percentage of All Votes. Democractic Candidate. Number of Votes for Candidate and Percentage of All Votes. March 8 - New Hampshire. Richard M. Nixon (N.Y.) 65,204 (89.3%)
Elected President. John F. Kennedy. Democratic. The 1960 United States presidential election was the 44th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1960. In a closely contested election, Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy defeated the incumbent Republican Vice President Richard Nixon.
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The presidential primaries were inconclusive, as several of the leading contenders did not enter them, but U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts emerged as the strongest candidate and won the nomination over Lyndon B. Johnson at the convention, held from July 11 to 15 at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.
1960 Democratic Party Platform. July 11, 1960. In 1796, in America's first contested national election, our Party, under the leadership of Thomas Jefferson, campaigned on the principles of "The Rights of Man." Ever since, these four words have underscored our identity with the plain people of America and the world.
