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The 1960 United States presidential election in Alabama was held on November 8, 1960 as part of that year's national presidential election. Eleven Democratic electors were elected, of whom six voted for Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia and five for Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
PartyPartyPledged ToElectorUnpledged [a]324,050Unpledged [a]Bruce Henderson323,018Unpledged [a]Edmund Blair322,593Unpledged [a]C. E. Hornsby, Jr.322,124- Virginia
- Southern Democrat
- Harry F. Byrd(by unpledged electors)
- Strom Thurmond
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Kennedy/Johnson, red denotes those won by Nixon/Lodge, light blue denotes the electoral votes for Byrd / Thurmond by Alabama and Mississippi unpledged electors, and a vote for Byrd/ Goldwater by an Oklahoma faithless elector.
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Detailed state-level election results in the state of Alabama for the 1960 Presidential General Election.
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In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all electoral votes (including Alabama's three electoral votes) except one vote in New Hampshire. The popular vote was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President.
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Alabama* 570,225: 324,050: 56.8: 5* 237,981: 41.7 Alaska: 60,762: 29,809: 49.1 30,953: 50.9: 3: Arizona: 398,491: 176,781: 44.4 221,241: 55.5: 4: Arkansas: 428,509: 215,049: 50.2: 8: 184,508: 43.1 California: 6,506,578: 3,224,099: 49.6 3,259,722: 50.1: 32: Colorado: 736,236: 330,629: 44.9 402,242: 54.6: 6: Connecticut: 1,222,883: 657,055: 53.7 ...
Jan 27, 2021 · 1960 Electoral College Results. Byrd received electoral votes for President from Alabama (6), Mississippi (8) and Oklahoma (1). Thurmond received electoral votes for Vice President from Alabama (6) and Mississippi (8). Goldwater received 1 electoral vote for Vice President from Oklahoma.
Results of the presidential election of 1960, won by John F. Kennedy with 303 electoral votes
