1960 United States presidential election in South Dakota
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The 1960 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Voters chose four[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
South Dakota was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. of Massachusetts, with 58.21% of the popular vote, against Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy (D), running with Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 41.79% of the popular vote.[3][4]
As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which majority Native American Todd County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.[5] With 58.21% of the popular vote, South Dakota would prove to be Nixon's fifth strongest state in the 1960 election after Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Vermont.[6]
Primaries
Both the Republican and Democratic parties held primaries on June 7.[7][8]
Democratic primary
Hubert Humphrey was unopposed on the Democratic primary ballot.[7] Kennedy had decided against competing in the state because he recognized that Humphrey, who had grown up in the state, had a distinct advantage there.[7]
| 1960 South Dakota Democratic Presidential Primary Results[8] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| Democratic | Hubert Humphrey | 24,773 | 100.00% | |||
| Totals | 24,773 | 100% | ||||
Republican primary
No candidates ran in the Republican primary.
| 1960 South Dakota Republican Presidential Primary Results[8] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| Republican | Unpledged delegates | 48,461 | 100% | |||
| Totals | 48,461 | 100% | ||||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Nixon | 178,417 | 58.21% | |
| Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 128,070 | 41.79% | |
| Total votes | 306,487 | 100% | ||
Results by county
| County | Richard Nixon Republican |
John F. Kennedy Democratic |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Aurora | 1,267 | 49.94% | 1,270 | 50.06% | -3 | -0.12% | 2,537 |
| Beadle | 5,911 | 59.17% | 4,079 | 40.83% | 1,832 | 18.34% | 9,990 |
| Bennett | 779 | 56.20% | 607 | 43.80% | 172 | 12.40% | 1,386 |
| Bon Homme | 2,730 | 57.09% | 2,052 | 42.91% | 678 | 14.18% | 4,782 |
| Brookings | 5,710 | 65.75% | 2,974 | 34.25% | 2,736 | 31.50% | 8,684 |
| Brown | 8,037 | 50.45% | 7,893 | 49.55% | 144 | 0.90% | 15,930 |
| Brule | 1,403 | 46.72% | 1,600 | 53.28% | -197 | -6.56% | 3,003 |
| Buffalo | 294 | 46.82% | 334 | 53.18% | -40 | -6.36% | 628 |
| Butte | 2,496 | 65.44% | 1,318 | 34.56% | 1,178 | 30.88% | 3,814 |
| Campbell | 1,330 | 78.61% | 362 | 21.39% | 968 | 57.22% | 1,692 |
| Charles Mix | 2,446 | 47.04% | 2,754 | 52.96% | -308 | -5.92% | 5,200 |
| Clark | 2,204 | 61.05% | 1,406 | 38.95% | 798 | 22.10% | 3,610 |
| Clay | 2,772 | 59.61% | 1,878 | 40.39% | 894 | 19.22% | 4,650 |
| Codington | 5,309 | 55.23% | 4,304 | 44.77% | 1,005 | 10.46% | 9,613 |
| Corson | 1,290 | 54.13% | 1,093 | 45.87% | 197 | 8.26% | 2,383 |
| Custer | 1,533 | 63.58% | 878 | 36.42% | 655 | 27.16% | 2,411 |
| Davison | 4,105 | 49.98% | 4,108 | 50.02% | -3 | -0.04% | 8,213 |
| Day | 2,626 | 48.09% | 2,835 | 51.91% | -209 | -3.82% | 5,461 |
| Deuel | 1,907 | 61.92% | 1,173 | 38.08% | 734 | 23.84% | 3,080 |
| Dewey | 1,168 | 52.80% | 1,044 | 47.20% | 124 | 5.60% | 2,212 |
| Douglas | 2,002 | 78.73% | 541 | 21.27% | 1,461 | 57.46% | 2,543 |
| Edmunds | 1,728 | 51.78% | 1,609 | 48.22% | 119 | 3.56% | 3,337 |
| Fall River | 2,492 | 63.60% | 1,426 | 36.40% | 1,066 | 27.20% | 3,918 |
| Faulk | 1,240 | 54.31% | 1,043 | 45.69% | 197 | 8.62% | 2,283 |
| Grant | 2,611 | 55.26% | 2,114 | 44.74% | 497 | 10.52% | 4,725 |
| Gregory | 2,063 | 53.71% | 1,778 | 46.29% | 285 | 7.42% | 3,841 |
| Haakon | 980 | 62.22% | 595 | 37.78% | 385 | 24.44% | 1,575 |
| Hamlin | 2,139 | 63.49% | 1,230 | 36.51% | 909 | 26.98% | 3,369 |
| Hand | 1,872 | 57.27% | 1,397 | 42.73% | 475 | 14.54% | 3,269 |
| Hanson | 1,087 | 48.53% | 1,153 | 51.47% | -66 | -2.94% | 2,240 |
| Harding | 676 | 63.89% | 382 | 36.11% | 294 | 27.78% | 1,058 |
| Hughes | 3,320 | 61.99% | 2,036 | 38.01% | 1,284 | 23.98% | 5,356 |
| Hutchinson | 3,948 | 71.72% | 1,557 | 28.28% | 2,391 | 43.44% | 5,505 |
| Hyde | 773 | 53.94% | 660 | 46.06% | 113 | 7.88% | 1,433 |
| Jackson | 581 | 61.35% | 366 | 38.65% | 215 | 22.70% | 947 |
| Jerauld | 1,165 | 57.45% | 863 | 42.55% | 302 | 14.90% | 2,028 |
| Jones | 644 | 60.36% | 423 | 39.64% | 221 | 20.72% | 1,067 |
| Kingsbury | 2,887 | 63.26% | 1,677 | 36.74% | 1,210 | 26.52% | 4,564 |
| Lake | 3,520 | 61.28% | 2,224 | 38.72% | 1,296 | 22.56% | 5,744 |
| Lawrence | 5,083 | 66.06% | 2,612 | 33.94% | 2,471 | 32.12% | 7,695 |
| Lincoln | 3,553 | 64.16% | 1,985 | 35.84% | 1,568 | 28.32% | 5,538 |
| Lyman | 1,166 | 57.78% | 852 | 42.22% | 314 | 15.56% | 2,018 |
| Marshall | 1,704 | 50.44% | 1,674 | 49.56% | 30 | 0.88% | 3,378 |
| McCook | 2,375 | 56.93% | 1,797 | 43.07% | 578 | 13.86% | 4,172 |
| McPherson | 2,354 | 79.26% | 616 | 20.74% | 1,738 | 58.52% | 2,970 |
| Meade | 2,644 | 57.89% | 1,923 | 42.11% | 721 | 15.78% | 4,567 |
| Mellette | 774 | 60.28% | 510 | 39.72% | 264 | 20.56% | 1,284 |
| Miner | 1,377 | 51.13% | 1,316 | 48.87% | 61 | 2.26% | 2,693 |
| Minnehaha | 23,238 | 60.53% | 15,152 | 39.47% | 8,086 | 21.06% | 38,390 |
| Moody | 2,119 | 52.49% | 1,918 | 47.51% | 201 | 4.98% | 4,037 |
| Pennington | 11,364 | 60.31% | 7,478 | 39.69% | 3,886 | 20.62% | 18,842 |
| Perkins | 1,767 | 60.29% | 1,164 | 39.71% | 603 | 20.58% | 2,931 |
| Potter | 1,326 | 56.91% | 1,004 | 43.09% | 322 | 13.82% | 2,330 |
| Roberts | 2,857 | 48.05% | 3,089 | 51.95% | -232 | -3.90% | 5,946 |
| Sanborn | 1,254 | 50.10% | 1,249 | 49.90% | 5 | 0.20% | 2,503 |
| Shannon | 655 | 36.59% | 1,135 | 63.41% | -480 | -26.82% | 1,790 |
| Spink | 2,738 | 51.65% | 2,563 | 48.35% | 175 | 3.30% | 5,301 |
| Stanley | 678 | 48.15% | 730 | 51.85% | -52 | -3.70% | 1,408 |
| Sully | 864 | 64.14% | 483 | 35.86% | 381 | 28.28% | 1,347 |
| Todd | 909 | 50.14% | 904 | 49.86% | 5 | 0.28% | 1,813 |
| Tripp | 2,466 | 58.52% | 1,748 | 41.48% | 718 | 17.04% | 4,214 |
| Turner | 4,120 | 72.70% | 1,547 | 27.30% | 2,573 | 45.40% | 5,667 |
| Union | 2,688 | 53.56% | 2,331 | 46.44% | 357 | 7.12% | 5,019 |
| Walworth | 2,406 | 62.11% | 1,468 | 37.89% | 938 | 24.22% | 3,874 |
| Washabaugh | 260 | 54.97% | 213 | 45.03% | 47 | 9.94% | 473 |
| Yankton | 4,065 | 57.04% | 3,061 | 42.96% | 1,004 | 14.08% | 7,126 |
| Ziebach | 568 | 52.59% | 512 | 47.41% | 56 | 5.18% | 1,080 |
| Totals | 178,417 | 58.21% | 128,070 | 41.79% | 50,347 | 16.42% | 306,487 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References
- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1960 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ "1960 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ "1960 Presidential General Election Results - South Dakota". Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960". Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- ^ "1960 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ a b c Oliphant, Thomas; Wilkie, Curtis (2017). The road to Camelot: Inside JFK's Five-Year Campaign. Simon & Schuster.
- ^ a b c "RESULTS OF 1960 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PRIMARIES". John F. Kennedy presidential library. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
