Harry F. Byrd vs John F. Kennedy

Harry F. Byrd vs John F. Kennedy in 1960: electoral votes, popular vote and every state, side by side.

Harry F. Byrd

269 to win

Every state, 1960

State	Harry F. Byrd	John F. Kennedy	Gap (pts)	EV
Alabama	—	56.8% 5	—	5
Alaska	—	49.1%	—	3
Arizona	—	44.4%	—	4
Arkansas	—	50.2% 8	—	8
California	—	49.6%	—	32
Colorado	—	44.9%	—	6
Connecticut	—	53.7% 8	—	8
Delaware	—	50.6% 3	—	3
Florida	—	48.5%	—	10
Georgia	—	62.5% 12	—	12
Hawaii	—	50.0% 3	—	3
Idaho	—	46.2%	—	4
Illinois	—	50.0% 27	—	27
Indiana	—	44.6%	—	13
Iowa	—	43.2%	—	10
Kansas	—	39.1%	—	8
Kentucky	—	46.4%	—	10
Louisiana	—	50.4% 10	—	10
Maine	—	43.0%	—	5
Maryland	—	53.6% 9	—	9
Massachusetts	—	60.2% 16	—	16
Michigan	—	50.9% 20	—	20
Minnesota	—	50.6% 11	—	11
Mississippi	—	36.3%	—	—
Missouri	—	50.3% 13	—	13
Montana	—	48.6%	—	4
Nebraska	—	37.9%	—	6
Nevada	—	51.2% 3	—	3
New Hampshire	—	46.6%	—	4
New Jersey	—	50.0% 16	—	16
New Mexico	—	50.2% 4	—	4
New York	—	52.5% 45	—	45
North Carolina	—	52.1% 14	—	14
North Dakota	—	44.5%	—	4
Ohio	—	46.7%	—	25
Oklahoma	—	41.0%	—	7
Oregon	—	47.3%	—	6
Pennsylvania	—	51.1% 32	—	32
Rhode Island	—	63.6% 4	—	4
South Carolina	—	51.2% 8	—	8
South Dakota	—	41.8%	—	4
Tennessee	—	45.8%	—	11
Texas	—	50.5% 24	—	24
Utah	—	45.2%	—	4
Vermont	—	41.3%	—	3
Virginia	—	47.0%	—	12
Washington	—	48.3%	—	9
West Virginia	—	52.7% 8	—	8
Wisconsin	—	48.0%	—	12
Wyoming	—	45.0%	—	3

Compare with

John F. Kennedy won the presidency. Electoral votes: Harry F. Byrd 15, John F. Kennedy 303. Popular vote: Harry F. Byrd 0.0%, John F. Kennedy 49.7%.

Harry F. Byrd carried 0 and John F. Kennedy carried 24.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data