Harry F. Byrd vs Richard M. Nixon

Harry F. Byrd vs Richard M. Nixon 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	Richard M. Nixon	Gap (pts)	EV
Alabama	—	41.7%	—	5
Alaska	—	50.9% 3	—	3
Arizona	—	55.5% 4	—	4
Arkansas	—	43.1%	—	8
California	—	50.1% 32	—	32
Colorado	—	54.6% 6	—	6
Connecticut	—	46.3%	—	8
Delaware	—	49.0%	—	3
Florida	—	51.5% 10	—	10
Georgia	—	37.4%	—	12
Hawaii	—	50.0%	—	3
Idaho	—	53.8% 4	—	4
Illinois	—	49.8%	—	27
Indiana	—	55.0% 13	—	13
Iowa	—	56.7% 10	—	10
Kansas	—	60.4% 8	—	8
Kentucky	—	53.6% 10	—	10
Louisiana	—	28.6%	—	10
Maine	—	57.0% 5	—	5
Maryland	—	46.4%	—	9
Massachusetts	—	39.6%	—	16
Michigan	—	48.8%	—	20
Minnesota	—	49.2%	—	11
Mississippi	—	24.7%	—	—
Missouri	—	49.7%	—	13
Montana	—	51.1% 4	—	4
Nebraska	—	62.1% 6	—	6
Nevada	—	48.8%	—	3
New Hampshire	—	53.4% 4	—	4
New Jersey	—	49.2%	—	16
New Mexico	—	49.4%	—	4
New York	—	47.3%	—	45
North Carolina	—	47.9%	—	14
North Dakota	—	55.4% 4	—	4
Ohio	—	53.3% 25	—	25
Oklahoma	—	59.0% 7	—	7
Oregon	—	52.6% 6	—	6
Pennsylvania	—	48.7%	—	32
Rhode Island	—	36.4%	—	4
South Carolina	—	48.8%	—	8
South Dakota	—	58.2% 4	—	4
Tennessee	—	52.9% 11	—	11
Texas	—	48.5%	—	24
Utah	—	54.8% 4	—	4
Vermont	—	58.6% 3	—	3
Virginia	—	52.4% 12	—	12
Washington	—	50.7% 9	—	9
West Virginia	—	47.3%	—	8
Wisconsin	—	51.8% 12	—	12
Wyoming	—	55.0% 3	—	3

Compare with

Neither won the presidency. Electoral votes: Harry F. Byrd 15, Richard M. Nixon 219. Popular vote: Harry F. Byrd 0.0%, Richard M. Nixon 49.5%.

Harry F. Byrd carried 0 and Richard M. Nixon carried 26.

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