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The 1960 United States presidential election in California took place on November 8, 1960 as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. State voters chose 32 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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 election of 1960 was one of the closest in American history. John F. Kennedy won the popular vote by a slim margin of approximately 100,000 votes. Richard Nixon won more individual states than Kennedy, but it was Kennedy who prevailed by winning key states with many electoral votes.
1960 Presidential General Election Results - California. Detailed state-level election results in the state of California for the 1960 Presidential General Election.
Party Nominees: Electoral Vote: Popular Vote Presidential: Vice Presidential Democratic: John F. Kennedy: Lyndon B. Johnson: 303: 56.4%: 34,226,731: 49.7%
Results of the presidential election of 1960, won by John F. Kennedy with 303 electoral votes.
