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OfficePresident
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1960 - 12:00pm
Polls Open February 01, 1960 - 06:00am
Polls Close July 01, 1960 - 08:00pm
Term Start January 20, 1961 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1965 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedChronicler April 17, 2025 06:53pm
Data Sources
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/06/1956
NameDwight D. Eisenhower Votes35,590,472 (57.38%)
Term01/20/1957 - 01/20/1961 Margin9,567,720 (+15.43%)
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

07/01/1957 05/01/1960

CANDIDATES
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Name Sen. John F. Kennedy Gov. Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, Sr. George H. McLain Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr. Sen. George A. Smathers Gov. Michael V. DiSalle Unpledged
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes1,847,259 (31.41%) 1,354,031 (23.02%) 646,387 (10.99%) 590,410 (10.04%) 322,235 (5.48%) 315,312 (5.36%) 241,958 (4.11%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -493,228 (-8.39%) -1,200,872 (-20.42%) -1,256,849 (-21.37%) -1,525,024 (-25.93%) -1,531,947 (-26.05%) -1,605,301 (-27.29%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Gallup 
05/01-05/01		 41.00% (+2.0) 0.00% (-3.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 7.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
04/01-04/01		 39.00% (+5.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 7.00% (+2.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
03/01-03/01		 34.00% (-1.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 5.00% (-1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
02/01-02/01		 35.00% (+3.0) 0.00% (-2.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 6.00% (+1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
01/01-01/01		 32.00% (+8.0) 2.00% (-1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 5.00% (+1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
11/01-11/01		 24.00% (-3.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D NCdem
D Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. [L]
D EastTexasDem
D John
S Zackatron
I Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson [L]
D Eugene J. "Gene" McCarthy [L]
DS Bob Sacamano
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Albert S. Porter Sen. Wayne L. Morse Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson II Lawrence "Lar" Daly John H. Latham Sen. Stuart Symington V.P. Richard M. Nixon
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes208,057 (3.54%) 147,262 (2.50%) 51,833 (0.88%) 48,389 (0.82%) 42,084 (0.72%) 29,740 (0.51%) 16,899 (0.29%)
Margin-1,639,202 (-27.87%) -1,699,997 (-28.90%) -1,795,426 (-30.53%) -1,798,870 (-30.59%) -1,805,175 (-30.69%) -1,817,519 (-30.90%) -1,830,360 (-31.12%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Gallup 
05/01-05/01		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 21.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 7.00% (+1.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
04/01-04/01		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 21.00% (-2.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 6.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
03/01-03/01		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 23.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 6.00% (+1.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
02/01-02/01		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 23.00% (-5.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 5.00% (-1.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
01/01-01/01		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 28.00% (+2.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 6.00% (+1.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
11/01-11/01		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 26.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 5.00% (-1.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
I E Pluribus Unum
IndP 6921
Laf-W Craverguy
G BR_Green
D Eleanor Roosevelt
Veg Thomas Walker
D Some say...
D Harry S. Truman
D Clark M. Clifford
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson Andrew J. Easter Gov. Frank G. Clement Gov. Orval E. Faubus Sen. C. Estes Kefauver Gov. G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes15,691 (0.27%) 3,881 (0.07%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
Margin-1,831,568 (-31.14%) -1,843,378 (-31.34%) -1,847,259 (-31.41%) -1,847,259 (-31.41%) -1,847,259 (-31.41%) -1,847,259 (-31.41%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Gallup 
05/01-05/01		 11.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
04/01-04/01		 11.00% (-4.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
03/01-03/01		 15.00% (+2.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (-6.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
02/01-02/01		 13.00% (+1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 6.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (-2.0)
Gallup 
01/01-01/01		 12.00% (-2.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 6.00% (-4.0) 2.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
11/01-11/01		 14.00% (+3.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 10.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (-1.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R John B. Connally

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