Who won Maine in the 1960 presidential election?

Kennedy (Democratic) carried Maine in 1960, winning its 5 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Maine have in 1960?

Maine cast 5 electoral votes in the 1960 presidential election.

Did Maine vote for the national winner in 1960?

Yes. Maine backed John F. Kennedy, who won the presidency that year.

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1960

Maine: Kennedy carries 5 EV.

Maine cast its 5 electoral votes for Kennedy (Democratic). National winner: John F. Kennedy (Democratic) — Maine voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Maine, 1960

In 1960, Maine awarded its 5 electoral votes to Kennedy of the Democratic party. Maine ended up on the winning side — John F. Kennedy captured the White House that year.

Kennedy's win closed out Maine's 6-election run of voting Republican. It stood apart from its neighbors: New Hampshire went the other way that year. Across the 52 presidential elections Maine has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (29 times). The vote fell within the New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

In the national count, John F. Kennedy took 303 of the 537 electoral votes, against Richard Nixon's 219. John F. Kennedy led the national popular vote with 49.72% of the ballots cast.

The 1960 national map

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