1960 United States presidential election

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The 1960 United States presidential election was a closely contested race between Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard Nixon that marked a turning point in modern American politics, notably featuring the first televised presidential debates.

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instanceOf United States presidential election
campaignStartYear 1960
closePopularVoteMargin approximately 0.17 percentage points
country United States of America
surface form: United States
democraticNominee John F. Kennedy
democraticRunningMate Lyndon B. Johnson
electoralVoteRunnerUp Richard Nixon
electoralVotesNeededToWin 269
electoralVotesReceivedByHarryFByrd 15
electoralVotesReceivedByJohnFKennedy 303
electoralVotesReceivedByRichardNixon 219
electoralVoteWinner John F. Kennedy
featuredTelevisedDebates true
firstTelevisedDebateDate 1960-09-26
firstTelevisedDebateLocation Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
firstTelevisedDebateNetwork CBS
followedBy United States presidential election, 1964
surface form: 1964 United States presidential election
follows 1956 United States presidential election
hasEndDate 1960-11-08
hasStartDate 1960-11-08
incumbentParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
incumbentPresident Dwight D. Eisenhower
keyIssue Cold War
civil rights
economy
missile gap
loser Richard Nixon
losingParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
mainOpponent John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
notableFeature first general-election televised presidential debates in U.S. history
numberOfTelevisedDebates 4
officeContested President of the United States
popularVoteRunnerUp Richard Nixon
popularVotesReceivedByJohnFKennedy 34270209
popularVotesReceivedByRichardNixon 34108984
popularVoteWinner John F. Kennedy
regionOfStrongSupportForKennedy Northeastern United States
surface form: Northeast

parts of the South
regionOfStrongSupportForNixon Midwestern United States
surface form: Midwest

West
republicanNominee Richard Nixon
republicanRunningMate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
resultedInPresident John F. Kennedy
resultedInVicePresident Lyndon B. Johnson
thirdPartyCandidate Harry F. Byrd Sr.
surface form: Harry F. Byrd
turnoutPercentage 62.8
votingSystem Electoral College
winner John F. Kennedy
winningParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)

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this entity surface form: 1960 United States presidential campaign