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Elections in Utah |
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The 1960 United States presidential election in Utah took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. State voters chose four [2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Utah was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon ( R– California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 54.81 percent of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy ( D– Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 45.17 percent of the popular vote. [3] [4] This was the first election since 1912 where Utah voted for the losing candidate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard Nixon | 205,361 | 54.81% | |
Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 169,248 | 45.17% | |
Socialist Workers | Farrell Dobbs | 100 | 0.03% | |
Total votes | 374,709 | 100% |
County | Richard Nixon Republican |
John F. Kennedy Democratic |
Farrell Dobbs Socialist Workers |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Beaver | 971 | 45.65% | 1,156 | 54.35% | 0 | 0.00% | -185 | -8.70% | 2,127 |
Box Elder | 6,594 | 63.23% | 3,831 | 36.74% | 3 | 0.03% | 2,763 | 26.49% | 10,428 |
Cache | 10,281 | 67.65% | 4,917 | 32.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,364 | 35.30% | 15,198 |
Carbon | 2,953 | 32.79% | 6,039 | 67.06% | 14 | 0.16% | -3,086 | -34.27% | 9,006 |
Daggett | 196 | 44.95% | 239 | 54.82% | 1 | 0.23% | -43 | -9.87% | 436 |
Davis | 13,782 | 57.34% | 10,244 | 42.62% | 8 | 0.03% | 3,538 | 14.72% | 24,034 |
Duchesne | 1,546 | 56.98% | 1,166 | 42.98% | 1 | 0.04% | 380 | 14.00% | 2,713 |
Emery | 1,283 | 50.89% | 1,238 | 49.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 45 | 1.78% | 2,521 |
Garfield | 1,083 | 69.69% | 471 | 30.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 612 | 39.38% | 1,554 |
Grand | 1,130 | 58.40% | 805 | 41.60% | 0 | 0.00% | 325 | 16.80% | 1,935 |
Iron | 3,079 | 63.91% | 1,738 | 36.07% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,341 | 27.84% | 4,818 |
Juab | 1,203 | 50.95% | 1,158 | 49.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 45 | 1.90% | 2,361 |
Kane | 876 | 80.44% | 213 | 19.56% | 0 | 0.00% | 663 | 60.88% | 1,089 |
Millard | 2,248 | 61.15% | 1,425 | 38.76% | 3 | 0.08% | 823 | 22.39% | 3,676 |
Morgan | 775 | 55.44% | 622 | 44.49% | 1 | 0.07% | 153 | 10.95% | 1,398 |
Piute | 453 | 64.71% | 247 | 35.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 206 | 29.42% | 700 |
Rich | 511 | 63.72% | 291 | 36.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 220 | 27.44% | 802 |
Salt Lake | 90,845 | 54.49% | 75,868 | 45.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 14,977 | 8.98% | 166,713 |
San Juan | 1,408 | 62.72% | 837 | 37.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 571 | 25.44% | 2,245 |
Sanpete | 3,322 | 60.35% | 2,180 | 39.60% | 3 | 0.05% | 1,142 | 20.75% | 5,505 |
Sevier | 3,166 | 65.18% | 1,690 | 34.80% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,476 | 30.38% | 4,857 |
Summit | 1,607 | 56.91% | 1,217 | 43.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 390 | 13.82% | 2,824 |
Tooele | 3,016 | 45.10% | 3,665 | 54.80% | 7 | 0.10% | -649 | -9.70% | 6,688 |
Uintah | 2,882 | 67.62% | 1,380 | 32.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,502 | 35.24% | 4,262 |
Utah | 23,057 | 53.99% | 19,626 | 45.95% | 25 | 0.06% | 3,431 | 8.04% | 42,708 |
Wasatch | 1,480 | 58.11% | 1,066 | 41.85% | 1 | 0.04% | 414 | 16.26% | 2,547 |
Washington | 2,876 | 68.90% | 1,298 | 31.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,578 | 37.80% | 4,174 |
Wayne | 446 | 53.86% | 382 | 46.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 64 | 7.72% | 828 |
Weber | 22,293 | 47.88% | 24,239 | 52.06% | 31 | 0.07% | -1,946 | -4.18% | 46,563 |
Totals | 205,361 | 54.81% | 169,248 | 45.17% | 100 | 0.03% | 36,113 | 9.64% | 374,709 |
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Elections in Utah |
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The 1960 United States presidential election in Utah took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. State voters chose four [2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Utah was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon ( R– California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 54.81 percent of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy ( D– Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 45.17 percent of the popular vote. [3] [4] This was the first election since 1912 where Utah voted for the losing candidate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard Nixon | 205,361 | 54.81% | |
Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 169,248 | 45.17% | |
Socialist Workers | Farrell Dobbs | 100 | 0.03% | |
Total votes | 374,709 | 100% |
County | Richard Nixon Republican |
John F. Kennedy Democratic |
Farrell Dobbs Socialist Workers |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Beaver | 971 | 45.65% | 1,156 | 54.35% | 0 | 0.00% | -185 | -8.70% | 2,127 |
Box Elder | 6,594 | 63.23% | 3,831 | 36.74% | 3 | 0.03% | 2,763 | 26.49% | 10,428 |
Cache | 10,281 | 67.65% | 4,917 | 32.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,364 | 35.30% | 15,198 |
Carbon | 2,953 | 32.79% | 6,039 | 67.06% | 14 | 0.16% | -3,086 | -34.27% | 9,006 |
Daggett | 196 | 44.95% | 239 | 54.82% | 1 | 0.23% | -43 | -9.87% | 436 |
Davis | 13,782 | 57.34% | 10,244 | 42.62% | 8 | 0.03% | 3,538 | 14.72% | 24,034 |
Duchesne | 1,546 | 56.98% | 1,166 | 42.98% | 1 | 0.04% | 380 | 14.00% | 2,713 |
Emery | 1,283 | 50.89% | 1,238 | 49.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 45 | 1.78% | 2,521 |
Garfield | 1,083 | 69.69% | 471 | 30.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 612 | 39.38% | 1,554 |
Grand | 1,130 | 58.40% | 805 | 41.60% | 0 | 0.00% | 325 | 16.80% | 1,935 |
Iron | 3,079 | 63.91% | 1,738 | 36.07% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,341 | 27.84% | 4,818 |
Juab | 1,203 | 50.95% | 1,158 | 49.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 45 | 1.90% | 2,361 |
Kane | 876 | 80.44% | 213 | 19.56% | 0 | 0.00% | 663 | 60.88% | 1,089 |
Millard | 2,248 | 61.15% | 1,425 | 38.76% | 3 | 0.08% | 823 | 22.39% | 3,676 |
Morgan | 775 | 55.44% | 622 | 44.49% | 1 | 0.07% | 153 | 10.95% | 1,398 |
Piute | 453 | 64.71% | 247 | 35.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 206 | 29.42% | 700 |
Rich | 511 | 63.72% | 291 | 36.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 220 | 27.44% | 802 |
Salt Lake | 90,845 | 54.49% | 75,868 | 45.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 14,977 | 8.98% | 166,713 |
San Juan | 1,408 | 62.72% | 837 | 37.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 571 | 25.44% | 2,245 |
Sanpete | 3,322 | 60.35% | 2,180 | 39.60% | 3 | 0.05% | 1,142 | 20.75% | 5,505 |
Sevier | 3,166 | 65.18% | 1,690 | 34.80% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,476 | 30.38% | 4,857 |
Summit | 1,607 | 56.91% | 1,217 | 43.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 390 | 13.82% | 2,824 |
Tooele | 3,016 | 45.10% | 3,665 | 54.80% | 7 | 0.10% | -649 | -9.70% | 6,688 |
Uintah | 2,882 | 67.62% | 1,380 | 32.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,502 | 35.24% | 4,262 |
Utah | 23,057 | 53.99% | 19,626 | 45.95% | 25 | 0.06% | 3,431 | 8.04% | 42,708 |
Wasatch | 1,480 | 58.11% | 1,066 | 41.85% | 1 | 0.04% | 414 | 16.26% | 2,547 |
Washington | 2,876 | 68.90% | 1,298 | 31.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,578 | 37.80% | 4,174 |
Wayne | 446 | 53.86% | 382 | 46.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 64 | 7.72% | 828 |
Weber | 22,293 | 47.88% | 24,239 | 52.06% | 31 | 0.07% | -1,946 | -4.18% | 46,563 |
Totals | 205,361 | 54.81% | 169,248 | 45.17% | 100 | 0.03% | 36,113 | 9.64% | 374,709 |