1960 United States presidential election in Alabama

The 1960 United States presidential election in Alabama was held on November 8, 1960, as part of that year's national presidential election. Eleven Democratic electors were elected, of whom six voted for Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia and five for Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts.

In Alabama, voters voted for electors individually instead of as a slate, as in the other states. Twenty-two electors were on the ballot, 11 Republicans and 11 Democrats. Voters could vote for up to eleven candidates. As a result of a state primary, the Democratic Party had a mixed slate of electors, five being pledged to Kennedy and the remaining six being unpledged. The highest vote for a presidential elector was 324,050 votes for Frank M. Dixon, who was unpledged; the highest vote for an elector pledged to Kennedy was 318,303 for C. G. Allen, and the highest vote for a Republican elector was 237,981 for Cecil Durham, which was fewer than the vote for any Democratic elector. As a result, six unpledged electors and five electors pledged to Kennedy were elected. All six elected unpledged electors cast their vote for Byrd.

Varying methods have been used to break down the vote into Kennedy and unpledged votes. One method is to take the 318,303 votes as Kennedy votes and the 324,050 votes as unpledged votes, giving a total much higher than the actual votes cast. Another is to take the 318,303 votes as Kennedy votes and the remainder (5,747 votes, ≈ 1% of the total votes cast) as unpledged votes. A third is to split the 324,050 in the proportion of to , following the proportion of electors, giving 147,295 votes for Kennedy and 176,755 for unpledged electors. In all cases, Republican candidate Richard Nixon of California, then Vice President of the United States, has 237,981 votes. If the last method is used, it means that Nixon won the popular vote in Alabama; it also means that he won the popular vote nationally. Congressional Quarterly calculated the popular vote in this manner at the time of the 1960 election. This remains the last election in which Lee County, Shelby County, Baldwin County, and Mobile County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; "How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century"; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Alabama was one of six states that swung toward Republicans compared to 1956, along with Georgia, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Tennessee.Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections; 1960 Presidential General Election Data -- National

Elector primary

General election results + General election resultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes % Democratic Party Unpledged Frank M. Dixon324,05056.83 Democratic Party Unpledged Bruce Henderson323,01856.65 Democratic Party Unpledged Edmund Blair322,59356.57 Democratic Party Unpledged C. E. Hornsby Jr.322,12456.49 Democratic Party Unpledged W. W. Malone Jr.322,08456.48 Democratic Party Unpledged Frank Mixell320,95756.29 Democratic Party John F. Kennedy C. G. Allen318,30355.82 Democratic Party John F. Kennedy C. L. Beard318,26655.81 Democratic Party John F. Kennedy J. E. Brantley317,22655.63 Democratic Party John F. Kennedy Dave Archer317,17155.62 Democratic Party John F. Kennedy Karl Harrison316,93455.58 Republican Party Richard Nixon Cecil Durham237,98141.73 Republican Party Richard Nixon Charles H. Chapman Jr.237,37041.63 Republican Party Richard Nixon W. H. Gillespie236,91541.55 Republican Party Richard Nixon J. N. Dennis236,76541.52 Republican Party Richard Nixon Robert S. Cartledge236,11041.41 Republican Party Richard Nixon W. J. Kennamer235,41441.28 Republican Party Richard Nixon Perry O. Hooper234,97641.21 Republican Party Richard Nixon Tom McNaron234,85641.19 Republican Party Richard Nixon Mrs. John Simpson234,00241.04 Republican Party Richard Nixon T. B. Thompson233,45040.94 Republican Party Richard Nixon George Witcher230,95140.50 National States' Rights Party Orval E. Faubus George E. Allen4,3670.77 National States' Rights Party Orval E. Faubus Lodwick H. Bartee3,7750.66 National States' Rights Party Orval E. Faubus Annette M. Bartee3,7690.66 National States' Rights Party Orval E. Faubus Lee J. Crowder3,7570.66 National States' Rights Party Orval E. Faubus Therman De Lee3,7350.66 National States' Rights Party Orval E. Faubus John Douglas Knowles3,5550.62 National States' Rights Party Orval E. Faubus Mrs. Lila Evans3,4840.61 National States' Rights Party Orval E. Faubus Jack Andrew Tomlinson3,4770.61 National States' Rights Party Orval E. Faubus Ernest Wilson3,4600.61 National States' Rights Party Orval E. Faubus Sanford D. Rudd3,3960.60 National States' Rights Party Orval E. Faubus Willie Bazzell Garrett2,7960.49 Independent African-American Unity Clennon Washington King Jr. Grover C. Allen1,4850.26 Independent African-American Unity Clennon Washington King Jr. Marie W. Bailey1,2740.22 Independent African-American Unity Clennon Washington King Jr. Grover Banks1,2050.21 Independent African-American Unity Clennon Washington King Jr. Eddie Jones1,1850.21 Independent African-American Unity Clennon Washington King Jr. Isaac Nicholson1,1540.20 Independent African-American Unity Clennon Washington King Jr. Ernest Thomas Taylor1,1430.20 Independent African-American Unity Clennon Washington King Jr. James H. Hollie1,0770.19 Independent African-American Unity Clennon Washington King Jr. James C. Williams1,0770.19 Independent African-American Unity Clennon Washington King Jr. Jasper J. Thomas1,0630.19 Independent African-American Unity Clennon Washington King Jr. James Kersh1,0070.18 Independent African-American Unity Clennon Washington King Jr. Will Mike9980.18 Write-in John P. Newsome390.01 Write-in Walter C. Givhan300.01 Write-in John D. McQueen300.01 Write-in Lawrence E. McNeil280.00 Write-in Sam M. Johnson240.00 Write-in Walter C. Graham90.00 Write-in Sam W. Johnson90.00 Write-in Clarence E. McNeil90.00 Write-in John D. McQueen Jr.90.00 Write-in John Patterson30.00 Write-in Sam Englehardt30.00 Write-in Bill Agee30.00 Write-in Stanley Pace30.00 Write-in Matt Lawson30.00 Write-in Hubert Stewart20.00 Write-in C. T. Kelley20.00 Write-in "Red" Waites20.00 Write-in M. A. Keith20.00 Write-in Tom Strong20.00 Write-in Chambliss Keith20.00 Write-in Harmon Carter20.00 Write-in Tom McBryde20.00 Write-in J. B. Stalworth10.00 Write-in J. W. Staggers10.00 Write-in Clarence Latham10.00 Write-in James Murry10.00 Write-in John Hays10.00 Write-in H. A. Waites10.00 Write-in J. E. Hood10.00 Write-in J. S. Powell10.00 Write-in Tom Smith10.00 Write-in James Johnson10.00 Write-in Bob Brown10.00 Write-in Tom Anderson10.00 Write-in J. R. Bennett Jr.10.00Votes cast 570,225 100

Results by county County John F. Kennedy and unpledgedDemocratic Richard NixonRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Autauga 1,324 52.17% 1,149 45.27% 65 2.56% 175 6.90% 2,538 Baldwin 5,647 53.09% 4,812 45.24% 177 1.67% 835 7.85% 10,636 Barbour 2,148 64.47% 1,166 34.99% 18 0.54% 982 29.48% 3,332 Bibb 1,697 61.66% 1,052 38.23% 3 0.11% 645 23.43% 2,752 Blount 3,404 56.98% 2,557 42.80% 13 0.22% 847 14.18% 5,974 Bullock 757 64.48% 412 35.09% 5 0.43% 345 29.39% 1,174 Butler 2,873 69.69% 1,231 29.87% 18 0.44% 1,642 39.82% 4,122 Calhoun 9,590 65.97% 4,821 33.17% 125 0.86% 4,769 32.80% 14,536 Chambers 5,165 72.74% 1,865 26.26% 71 1.00% 3,300 46.48% 7,101 Cherokee 3,097 77.95% 872 21.95% 4 0.10% 2,225 56.00% 3,973 Chilton 1,798 35.91% 3,201 63.93% 8 0.16% -1,403 -28.02% 5,007 Choctaw 1,094 60.85% 612 34.04% 92 5.11% 482 26.81% 1,798 Clarke 1,878 47.34% 2,016 50.82% 73 1.84% -138 -3.48% 3,967 Clay 1,743 52.71% 1,548 46.81% 16 0.48% 195 5.90% 3,307 Cleburne 1,510 59.87% 1,008 39.97% 4 0.16% 502 19.90% 2,522 Coffee 4,470 76.19% 1,381 23.54% 16 0.27% 3,089 52.65% 5,867 Colbert 7,550 71.85% 2,815 26.79% 143 1.36% 4,735 45.06% 10,508 Conecuh 1,815 72.17% 650 25.84% 50 1.99% 1,165 46.33% 2,515 Coosa 1,493 57.98% 1,073 41.67% 9 0.35% 420 16.31% 2,575 Covington 5,744 73.42% 2,047 26.16% 33 0.42% 3,697 47.26% 7,824 Crenshaw 2,923 83.49% 573 16.37% 5 0.14% 2,350 67.12% 3,501 Cullman 6,346 59.87% 4,248 40.08% 5 0.05% 2,098 19.79% 10,599 Dale 2,563 60.76% 1,634 38.74% 21 0.50% 929 22.02% 4,218 Dallas 2,103 41.69% 2,872 56.94% 69 1.37% -769 -15.25% 5,044 DeKalb 5,844 51.08% 5,585 48.82% 12 0.10% 259 2.26% 11,441 Elmore 3,440 63.60% 1,919 35.48% 50 0.92% 1,521 28.12% 5,409 Escambia 3,990 67.57% 1,810 30.65% 105 1.78% 2,180 36.92% 5,905 Etowah 14,372 66.28% 7,128 32.87% 185 0.85% 7,244 33.41% 21,685 Fayette 2,274 54.08% 1,923 45.73% 8 0.19% 351 8.35% 4,205 Franklin 3,422 45.58% 4,069 54.20% 16 0.22% -647 -8.62% 7,507 Geneva 3,050 66.90% 1,502 32.95% 7 0.15% 1,548 33.95% 4,559 Greene 723 64.38% 381 33.93% 19 1.69% 342 30.45% 1,123 Hale 1,309 63.54% 741 35.97% 10 0.49% 568 27.57% 2,060 Henry 2,115 77.93% 588 21.67% 11 0.40% 1,527 56.26% 2,714 Houston 3,897 48.61% 4,055 50.58% 65 0.81% -158 -1.97% 8,017 Jackson 4,789 69.93% 2,036 29.73% 23 0.34% 2,753 40.20% 6,848 Jefferson 44,369 41.90% 60,004 56.66% 1,525 1.44% -15,635 -14.76% 105,898 Lamar 2,386 70.36% 964 28.43% 41 1.21% 1,422 41.93% 3,391 Lauderdale 8,565 70.10% 3,570 29.22% 84 0.68% 4,995 40.88% 12,219 Lawrence 2,929 68.10% 1,365 31.74% 7 0.16% 1,564 36.36% 4,301 Lee 3,759 61.63% 2,301 37.73% 39 0.64% 1,458 23.90% 6,099 Limestone 4,147 80.59% 991 19.26% 8 0.15% 3,156 61.33% 5,146 Lowndes 796 64.19% 432 34.84% 12 0.97% 364 29.35% 1,240 Macon 1,327 59.53% 877 39.34% 25 1.13% 450 20.19% 2,229 Madison 10,959 66.88% 5,299 32.34% 128 0.78% 5,660 34.54% 16,386 Marengo 1,436 51.45% 1,235 44.25% 120 4.30% 201 7.20% 2,791 Marion 3,099 51.19% 2,938 48.53% 17 0.28% 161 2.66% 6,054 Marshall 6,595 65.94% 3,398 33.98% 8 0.08% 3,197 31.96% 10,001 Mobile 28,626 52.48% 24,608 45.12% 1,308 2.40% 4,018 7.36% 54,542 Monroe 2,130 67.55% 989 31.37% 34 1.08% 1,141 36.18% 3,153 Montgomery 9,421 43.92% 11,778 54.91% 249 1.17% -2,357 -10.99% 21,448 Morgan 7,822 64.11% 4,357 35.71% 21 0.18% 3,465 28.40% 12,200 Perry 973 54.30% 744 41.52% 75 4.18% 229 12.78% 1,792 Pickens 1,836 58.17% 1,277 40.46% 43 1.37% 559 17.71% 3,156 Pike 3,421 76.91% 1,006 22.62% 21 0.47% 2,415 54.29% 4,448 Randolph 3,175 64.73% 1,697 34.60% 33 0.67% 1,478 30.13% 4,905 Russell 3,480 65.69% 1,770 33.41% 48 0.90% 1,710 32.28% 5,298 Shelby 3,225 50.17% 3,157 49.11% 46 0.72% 68 1.06% 6,428 St. Clair 3,039 53.88% 2,589 45.90% 12 0.22% 450 7.98% 5,640 Sumter 765 52.33% 623 42.61% 74 5.06% 142 9.72% 1,462 Talladega 5,729 54.41% 4,723 44.86% 77 0.73% 1,006 9.55% 10,529 Tallapoosa 5,460 71.39% 2,150 28.11% 38 0.50% 3,310 43.28% 7,648 Tuscaloosa 8,254 58.99% 5,598 40.01% 140 1.00% 2,656 18.98% 13,992 Walker 8,109 59.75% 5,463 40.25% 0 0.00% 2,646 19.50% 13,572 Washington 1,929 69.49% 792 28.53% 55 1.98% 1,137 40.96% 2,776 Wilcox 905 63.51% 513 36.00% 7 0.49% 392 27.51% 1,425 Winston 1,681 32.93% 3,421 67.01% 3 0.06% -1,740 -34.08% 5,105Total318,30356.39%237,98142.16%8,1891.45%80,32214.23%564,473

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Baldwin Macon Mobile Shelby St. Clair

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Clarke Houston

See also United States presidential elections in Alabama United States presidential elections in which the winner lost the popular vote

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