See main article: 1960 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1956 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Previous Year: | 1956 |
| Next Election: | 1964 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960[1] |
| Image1: | Jfk2 (3x4).jpg |
| Nominee1: | John F. Kennedy |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Massachusetts |
| Running Mate1: | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Electoral Vote1: | 9 |
| Popular Vote1: | 565,811 |
| Percentage1: | 53.61% |
| Nominee2: | Richard Nixon |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | California |
| Running Mate2: | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 489,538 |
| Percentage2: | 46.39% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John F. Kennedy |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 390px |
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[2] 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.[3] [4]
| County | John F. Kennedy Democratic | Richard Nixon Republican | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||||||||||||
| Allegany | 13,701 | 40.07% | 20,489 | 59.93% | -6,788 | -19.86% | 34,190 | ||||||||
| Anne Arundel | 26,063 | 46.00% | 30,595 | 54.00% | -4,532 | -8.00% | 56,658 | ||||||||
| Baltimore | 94,396 | 49.57% | 96,027 | 50.43% | -1,631 | -0.86% | 190,423 | ||||||||
| Baltimore City | 202,752 | 63.87% | 114,705 | 36.13% | 88,047 | 27.74% | 317,457 | ||||||||
| Calvert | 2,535 | 53.84% | 2,173 | 46.16% | 362 | 7.68% | 4,708 | ||||||||
| Caroline | 3,381 | 47.76% | 3,698 | 52.24% | -317 | -4.48% | 7,079 | ||||||||
| Carroll | 5,763 | 33.49% | 11,445 | 66.51% | -5,682 | -33.02% | 17,208 | ||||||||
| Cecil | 6,065 | 45.15% | 7,368 | 54.85% | -1,303 | -9.70% | 13,433 | ||||||||
| Charles | 5,482 | 54.59% | 4,560 | 45.41% | 922 | 9.18% | 10,042 | ||||||||
| Dorchester | 4,964 | 51.76% | 4,626 | 48.24% | 338 | 3.52% | 9,590 | ||||||||
| Frederick | 9,910 | 42.50% | 13,408 | 57.50% | -3,498 | -15.00% | 23,319 | ||||||||
| Garrett | 2,357 | 31.79% | 5,057 | 68.21% | -2,700 | -36.42% | 7,414 | ||||||||
| Harford | 9,293 | 43.46% | 12,090 | 56.54% | -2,797 | -13.08% | 21,383 | ||||||||
| Howard | 5,412 | 43.42% | 7,051 | 56.57% | -1,639 | -13.15% | 12,465 | ||||||||
| Kent | 3,079 | 48.54% | 3,264 | 51.46% | -185 | -2.92% | 6,343 | ||||||||
| Montgomery | 66,025 | 51.30% | 62,679 | 48.70% | 3,346 | 2.60% | 128,704 | ||||||||
| Prince George's | 62,013 | 58.05% | 44,817 | 41.95% | 17,196 | 16.10% | 106,830 | ||||||||
| Queen Anne's | 3,126 | 51.82% | 2,906 | 48.18% | 220 | 3.64% | 6,032 | ||||||||
| Somerset | 3,948 | 49.49% | 4,030 | 50.51% | -82 | -1.02% | 7,978 | ||||||||
| St. Mary's | 5,752 | 65.13% | 3,080 | 34.87% | 2,672 | 30.26% | 8,832 | ||||||||
| Talbot | 3,462 | 40.94% | 4,995 | 59.06% | -1,533 | -18.12% | 8,457 | ||||||||
| Washington | 15,632 | 46.72% | 17,828 | 53.28% | -2,196 | -6.56% | 33,460 | ||||||||
| Wicomico | 7,350 | 45.88% | 8,671 | 54.12% | -1,321 | -8.24% | 16,021 | ||||||||
| Worcester | 3,347 | 45.71% | 3,976 | 54.29% | -629 | -8.58% | 7,323 | ||||||||
| Totals | 565,808 | 53.61% | 489,538 | 46.39% | 76,270 | 7.22% | 1,055,349 | ||||||||