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The 1960 United States presidential election in Texas was held on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. The Democratic Party candidate John F. Kennedy , narrowly won the state of Texas with 50.52 percent of the vote to the Republican candidate Vice President Richard Nixon 's 48.52%, a margin of two percent ...
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June 23, 1960 – Tropical Storm One of 1960 hit 30 miles (48 km) south of Corpus Christi, Texas as a 45 mph (72 km/h) storm. The storm looped over southern Texas, dumping heavy rain over the area. It moved slowly northward, and eventually dissipated over Illinois. Though weak, the storm caused $3.6 million in damage (1960 dollars) and 15 deaths.
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Texas, ordered by year.Since its admission to statehood in 1845, Texas has participated in every U.S. presidential election except the 1864 election during the American Civil War, when the state had seceded to join the Confederacy, and the 1868 election, when the state was undergoing Reconstruction.
The 1960 presidential election was the closest election since 1916, and this closeness can be explained by a number of factors. [2] Kennedy benefited from the economic recession of 1957–1958 , which hurt the standing of the incumbent Republican Party, and he had the advantage of 17 million more registered Democrats than Republicans. [ 3 ]
The 1960 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 8, 1960. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson, who was simultaneously running for Vice President of the United States, was re-elected to a third term in office. Johnson had Texas law changed to allow him to run for both offices at once. [1]
The 1960 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor Price Daniel was easily reelected to a third term, winning 73% of the vote to Republican William Steger 's 27%.