1960 United States presidential election in Maryland
election in Maryland
The 1960 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. State voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maryland was won by Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 53.61% of the popular vote against incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 46.39% of the popular vote.
Results
Results by county
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Baltimore (City)
Calvert
Charles
Dorchester
Montgomery
Prince George's
Queen Anne's
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