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Election in Washington
The 1960 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the
1960 United States presidential election. State voters chose nine
[2] representatives, or electors, to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
Washington was won by
incumbent Vice President
Richard Nixon (
R–
California), running with
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 50.68% of the popular vote, against
Senator
John F. Kennedy (
D–
Massachusetts), running with Senator
Lyndon B. Johnson, with 48.27% of the popular vote.
[3]
[4]
Results
Results by county
County
|
Richard Milhous Nixon Republican
|
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Democratic
|
Various candidates Other parties
|
Margin
|
Total votes cast
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Adams
|
2,479
|
58.80%
|
1,732
|
41.08%
|
5
|
0.12%
|
747
|
17.72%
|
4,216
|
Asotin
|
2,640
|
46.00%
|
3,093
|
53.89%
|
6
|
0.10%
|
-453
|
-7.89%
|
5,739
|
Benton
|
13,797
|
52.37%
|
12,518
|
47.52%
|
29
|
0.11%
|
1,279
|
4.85%
|
26,344
|
Chelan
|
9,854
|
54.10%
|
8,177
|
44.89%
|
183
|
1.00%
|
1,677
|
9.21%
|
18,214
|
Clallam
|
6,227
|
47.61%
|
6,801
|
52.00%
|
52
|
0.40%
|
-574
|
-4.39%
|
13,080
|
Clark
|
20,080
|
49.13%
|
20,771
|
50.82%
|
17
|
0.04%
|
-691
|
-1.69%
|
40,868
|
Columbia
|
1,301
|
62.13%
|
793
|
37.87%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
508
|
24.26%
|
2,094
|
Cowlitz
|
12,103
|
49.79%
|
12,054
|
49.58%
|
153
|
0.63%
|
49
|
0.20%
|
24,310
|
Douglas
|
3,241
|
51.07%
|
3,087
|
48.64%
|
18
|
0.28%
|
154
|
2.43%
|
6,346
|
Ferry
|
623
|
40.30%
|
921
|
59.57%
|
2
|
0.13%
|
-298
|
-19.28%
|
1,546
|
Franklin
|
4,201
|
44.65%
|
5,156
|
54.80%
|
52
|
0.55%
|
-955
|
-10.15%
|
9,409
|
Garfield
|
914
|
56.88%
|
690
|
42.94%
|
3
|
0.19%
|
224
|
13.94%
|
1,607
|
Grant
|
7,568
|
50.44%
|
7,400
|
49.32%
|
37
|
0.25%
|
168
|
1.12%
|
15,005
|
Grays Harbor
|
10,067
|
41.94%
|
13,773
|
57.37%
|
166
|
0.69%
|
-3,706
|
-15.44%
|
24,006
|
Island
|
3,596
|
59.01%
|
2,470
|
40.53%
|
28
|
0.46%
|
1,126
|
18.48%
|
6,094
|
Jefferson
|
2,103
|
48.83%
|
2,197
|
51.01%
|
7
|
0.16%
|
-94
|
-2.18%
|
4,307
|
King
|
224,150
|
50.85%
|
208,756
|
47.36%
|
7,904
|
1.79%
|
15,394
|
3.49%
|
440,810
|
Kitsap
|
17,459
|
46.80%
|
19,662
|
52.71%
|
181
|
0.49%
|
-2,203
|
-5.91%
|
37,302
|
Kittitas
|
4,640
|
51.83%
|
4,303
|
48.06%
|
10
|
0.11%
|
337
|
3.76%
|
8,953
|
Klickitat
|
2,836
|
50.69%
|
2,744
|
49.04%
|
15
|
0.27%
|
92
|
1.64%
|
5,595
|
Lewis
|
11,012
|
56.53%
|
8,411
|
43.18%
|
57
|
0.29%
|
2,601
|
13.35%
|
19,480
|
Lincoln
|
3,211
|
58.77%
|
2,248
|
41.14%
|
5
|
0.09%
|
963
|
17.62%
|
5,464
|
Mason
|
3,703
|
46.86%
|
4,183
|
52.94%
|
16
|
0.20%
|
-480
|
-6.07%
|
7,902
|
Okanogan
|
5,169
|
48.32%
|
5,507
|
51.48%
|
22
|
0.21%
|
-338
|
-3.16%
|
10,698
|
Pacific
|
3,224
|
45.47%
|
3,837
|
54.12%
|
29
|
0.41%
|
-613
|
-8.65%
|
7,090
|
Pend Oreille
|
1,305
|
44.19%
|
1,641
|
55.57%
|
7
|
0.24%
|
-336
|
-11.38%
|
2,953
|
Pierce
|
57,188
|
46.32%
|
64,292
|
52.07%
|
1,995
|
1.62%
|
-7,104
|
-5.75%
|
123,475
|
San Juan
|
1,112
|
63.91%
|
624
|
35.86%
|
4
|
0.23%
|
488
|
28.05%
|
1,740
|
Skagit
|
12,168
|
52.40%
|
11,003
|
47.39%
|
49
|
0.21%
|
1,165
|
5.02%
|
23,220
|
Skamania
|
1,032
|
44.75%
|
1,269
|
55.03%
|
5
|
0.22%
|
-237
|
-10.28%
|
2,306
|
Snohomish
|
33,731
|
46.10%
|
38,793
|
53.02%
|
639
|
0.87%
|
-5,062
|
-6.92%
|
73,163
|
Spokane
|
59,557
|
51.62%
|
55,553
|
48.15%
|
259
|
0.22%
|
4,004
|
3.47%
|
115,369
|
Stevens
|
4,076
|
51.24%
|
3,861
|
48.54%
|
18
|
0.23%
|
215
|
2.70%
|
7,955
|
Thurston
|
13,921
|
54.37%
|
11,620
|
45.38%
|
65
|
0.25%
|
2,301
|
8.99%
|
25,606
|
Wahkiakum
|
796
|
46.23%
|
923
|
53.60%
|
3
|
0.17%
|
-127
|
-7.38%
|
1,722
|
Walla Walla
|
11,786
|
63.64%
|
6,721
|
36.29%
|
12
|
0.06%
|
5,065
|
27.35%
|
18,519
|
Whatcom
|
16,651
|
52.82%
|
14,298
|
45.35%
|
577
|
1.83%
|
2,353
|
7.46%
|
31,526
|
Whitman
|
8,069
|
59.58%
|
5,458
|
40.30%
|
17
|
0.13%
|
2,611
|
19.28%
|
13,544
|
Yakima
|
31,683
|
58.68%
|
21,958
|
40.67%
|
354
|
0.66%
|
9,725
|
18.01%
|
53,995
|
Totals |
629,273 |
50.68% |
599,298 |
48.27% |
13,001 |
1.05% |
29,975 |
2.41% |
1,241,572
|
See also
References