1960 United States presidential election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1960_United_States_presidential_election
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:controversy allegations of voter fraud in Illinois and Texas
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 8, 1960
gptkbp:debate_date October 13, 1960
October 21, 1960
October 7, 1960
September 26, 1960
gptkbp:debate_participants gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:Democratic_running_mate gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:DemocraticNominee gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkbp:electoral_college_total_votes 537
gptkbp:electoral_votes_(Byrd) 15
gptkbp:electoral_votes_(Kennedy) 303
gptkbp:electoral_votes_(Nixon) 219
gptkbp:format televised
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1960 United States presidential election
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkb:Harry_F._Byrd
gptkbp:major_third_party none
gptkbp:mapType Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Kennedy/Johnson, red by Nixon/Lodge, orange by Byrd/Thurmond.
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:1964_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:notableEvent first televised presidential debates
gptkbp:notableFeature Alaska and Hawaii voted for the first time
closest popular vote margin in 20th century
faithless electors voted for Harry F. Byrd
first Catholic president elected
first election with all 50 states participating
gptkbp:number_of_states_carried_(Byrd) 2
gptkbp:number_of_states_carried_(Kennedy) 22
gptkbp:number_of_states_carried_(Nixon) 26
gptkbp:ongoing no
gptkbp:percentage_(Byrd) 0.97%
gptkbp:percentage_(Kennedy) 49.72%
gptkbp:percentage_(Nixon) 49.55%
gptkbp:popular_vote_(Byrd) 501,643
gptkbp:popular_vote_(Kennedy) 34,220,984
gptkbp:popular_vote_(Nixon) 34,108,157
gptkbp:presidentAfterElection gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:1956_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:RepublicanNominee gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:runningMateOf gptkb:Henry_Cabot_Lodge_Jr.
gptkbp:type presidential
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:voterTurnout 62.8%
gptkbp:winner gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1960_Kennedy–Nixon_debate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4