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 County John F. KennedyDemocratic Richard NixonRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Allegany13,70140.07%20,48959.93%-6,788-19.86%34,190Anne Arundel26,06346.00%30,59554.00%-4,532-8.00%56,658Baltimore94,39649.57%96,02750.43%-1,631-0.86%190,423Baltimore City202,75263.87%114,70536.13%88,04727.74%317,457Calvert2,53553.84%2,17346.16%3627.68%4,708Caroline3,38147.76%3,69852.24%-317-4.48%7,079Carroll5,76333.49%11,44566.51%-5,682-33.02%17,208Cecil6,06545.15%7,36854.85%-1,303-9.70%13,433Charles5,48254.59%4,56045.41%9229.18%10,042Dorchester4,96451.76%4,62648.24%3383.52%9,590Frederick9,91042.50%13,40857.50%-3,498-15.00%23,319Garrett2,35731.79%5,05768.21%-2,700-36.42%7,414Harford9,29343.46%12,09056.54%-2,797-13.08%21,383Howard5,41243.42%7,05156.57%-1,639-13.15%12,465Kent3,07948.54%3,26451.46%-185-2.92%6,343Montgomery66,02551.30%62,67948.70%3,3462.60%128,704Prince George's62,01358.05%44,81741.95%17,19616.10%106,830Queen Anne's3,12651.82%2,90648.18%2203.64%6,032Somerset3,94849.49%4,03050.51%-82-1.02%7,978St. Mary's5,75265.13%3,08034.87%2,67230.26%8,832Talbot3,46240.94%4,99559.06%-1,533-18.12%8,457Washington15,63246.72%17,82853.28%-2,196-6.56%33,460Wicomico7,35045.88%8,67154.12%-1,321-8.24%16,021Worcester3,34745.71%3,97654.29%-629-8.58%7,323Totals565,80853.61%489,53846.39%76,2707.22%1,055,349
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Baltimore (City) Calvert Charles Dorchester Montgomery Prince George's Queen Anne's St. Mary's
See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 1960 United States presidential election 1960 United States elections
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