United States presidential election in Oklahoma, 1960

United States presidential election in Oklahoma, 1960

November 8, 1960

Nominee Richard Nixon John F. Kennedy Unpledged Electors Harry F. Byrd Party Republican Democratic Southern Democrat Home state California Massachusetts Virginia Running mate Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Lyndon B. Johnson Strom Thurmond Electoral vote 8 0 1 Popular vote 533,039 370,111 0 Percentage 59.02% 40.9% 0.0%

President before election Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Elected President John F. Kennedy Democratic

The 1960 United States presidential election in Oklahoma took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Oklahoma voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Oklahoma was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., with 59.02% of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 40.98% of the popular vote. Nixon received eight of Oklahoma's nine electoral votes; the ninth was cast by an unpledged elector to Harry F. Byrd of Virginia.

Results

United States presidential election in Oklahoma, 1960
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Richard Nixon	Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.	533,039	59.02%	8
	Democratic	John F. Kennedy	Lyndon B. Johnson	370,111	40.98%	0
	Southern Democrats	Harry F. Byrd	Strom Thurmond	0	0.00%	1
Totals				903,150	100.00%	9