KENNEDY'S VICTORY WON BY CLOSE MARGIN
New York City (JFK+50) Senator John F. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) was elected POTUS by a close margin over Vice-President Richard M. Nixon on November 8, 1960.
The Senator's electoral margin left no doubt but the popular vote difference was calculated at less than 1/2 of 1 per cent making it the closest presidential election since 1880.
The New York Times reported on November 10, 1960 that the Democrats had won control of the White House, the House of Representatives and the United States Senate along with a 34 to 16 advantage in state governorships.
The Times also stated that President Dwight D. Eisenhower offered an "orderly transition."
*Nixon won 26 states with 219 electoral votes while Kennedy won 22 states with 303 electoral votes. JFK received 34,220,984 or 49.72% of the popular vote & Nixon won 34,108,157 or 49.55%.
SOURCE
"Kennedy's Victory Won By Close Margin; He Promises Fight For World Freedom; Eisenhower Offers 'Orderly Transition'," by James Reston, The New York Times, November 10, 1960, www.nytimes.com/
JFK VOTING
Boston Public Library
November 8 1960
AP Photo
New York City (JFK+50) Senator John F. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) was elected POTUS by a close margin over Vice-President Richard M. Nixon on November 8, 1960.
The Senator's electoral margin left no doubt but the popular vote difference was calculated at less than 1/2 of 1 per cent making it the closest presidential election since 1880.
The New York Times reported on November 10, 1960 that the Democrats had won control of the White House, the House of Representatives and the United States Senate along with a 34 to 16 advantage in state governorships.
The Times also stated that President Dwight D. Eisenhower offered an "orderly transition."
*Nixon won 26 states with 219 electoral votes while Kennedy won 22 states with 303 electoral votes. JFK received 34,220,984 or 49.72% of the popular vote & Nixon won 34,108,157 or 49.55%.
SOURCE
"Kennedy's Victory Won By Close Margin; He Promises Fight For World Freedom; Eisenhower Offers 'Orderly Transition'," by James Reston, The New York Times, November 10, 1960, www.nytimes.com/
JFK VOTING
Boston Public Library
November 8 1960
AP Photo
