KENNEDY V NIXON: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On November 8, 1960 the presidential election between Senator John F. Kennedy (D) and Vice-President Richard M. Nixon (R) was held in the United States.
It proved to be one of the closest in American history. In fact, the winner was not declared until 7. a.m. the next morning. John F. Kennedy became the 35th POTUS, the youngest elected, and the first of the Roman Catholic faith.
Mr. Nixon, who served two terms as Vice-President, spoke to supporters in California at 3 a.m. but did not concede. The race was called by NBC NEWS at 7 a.m., and the Vice-President conceded "at midday." President Dwight D. Eisenhower promised an "orderly transition."
Charlotte Montague writes..."There were questions of foul play. There were suspicions...about rigged voting in Illinois...but it was not unusual. Republicans were given an investigation...but nothing illegal was uncovered and the vote stood."
The final vote was...
Kennedy-Johnson (D) 34,226,731 [49.7%] 303 electoral votes
Nixon-Lodge (R) 34,108,157 [49.5%] 219 electoral votes
JFK+50 NOTE
At this time, with votes still being counted, 3 percentage points separate the popular votes of the presidential candidates of 2020. Compare that to .02 points in 1960.
JFK won by 118,574 popular votes. Compare that to the current 4,425,137 popular vote advantage held by Joe Biden.
SOURCE
"John F. Kennedy, The Life and Death of a U.S. President," by Charlotte Montague, Chartwell Books, New York, 2017.
